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| [661] Ivy Solomon - Marrying Metal Clay and Resin |
Ivy Solomon combining resin, metal clay, and traditional fabrication techniques, her award-winning pendants are structured around textures and colors in ways that frequently depart from traditional jewelry designs. "When you use stones, you have to design to enhance the stone. The piece is all about the stone," says Solomon. "With metal clay, it its more about texture, because that iss what metal clay does the best"....
(2005)
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| Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Suzanne Wade] |
| Releated Categories:[Behind The Design] |
| ISBN: B00006K39S |
| [809] Jeweler Experiences in Designing Tools |
As you may have guessed, I highly recommend taking out frustrations at the bench on your tools. If you are a jeweler struggling with a process, stop and re-evaluate your tools and procedures. A few swift strokes of a file or a couple of minutes at the grinding wheel can make the tool youve been struggling with much more effective. Take the process of evaluating your jewelry designs a step further by evaluating your tools and processes, as well. Tool design may not become a business for you, but it can help your business be more enjoyable and profitable.... (2006)
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| Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Kate Wolf] |
| Releated Categories:[Tools] |
| ISBN: B00006K39S |
| [438] Jewelers share their stories about working with findings |
When a commercial finding isn't quite right but making the component by hand seems like reinventing the wheel, creative modification comes into play. That's what designer Jayne Redman of Cumberland, Maine, encountered when searching for the perfect clasp for her Palm Neckwire.... (2004)
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| Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Tina Wojtkielo] |
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| ISBN: B00006K39S |
| [660] Joan Dulla - Promoting Respect for Niobium |
Dulla crochets niobium wire into airy beads and necklaces studded with Swarovski crystals. The result is jewelry that is bright, colorful, and exuberantly joyful. The sheer brightness of her work is even more surprising if you know her personal history. An incest survivor, Dulla has used niobium wire to make sculptures that vividly express the pain of that formative experience, as well as to create bright jewelry that represents her triumph over the past.... (2005)
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| ISBN: B00006K39S |
| [927] Just Say No Way |
There´s nothing like landing a new client. Whether you´re a large manufacturer or a bench jeweler in a home studio, the prospect of new work coming in is always exciting. Sometimes, though, she added workload can turn delight into disaster. Knowing when to say "no" can be the most important business skill you possess.... (2010)
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