[Jewelry making - Article 00241] - Re: [Orchid] Lapidary Journal

[Rodney Carroll]

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    Over the course of the last 12-18 months I think the magazine has
    really taken a turn. When I renewed my last subscription in Sept. I
    thought twice before I did, but I did just to see what 2003 would
    bring. I am glad to see this thread because I thought it was just me
    thinking all of this in my little head. Has anyone really looked at
    the covers lately? One thing that I have noticed in the last year,
    they have but a person on the cover for the first time in memory.
    More to the point they have put women on two or three of the cover.
    What is this, a high fashion magazine? Has any one noticed that the
    covers now say "Jewelry Arts"? This started back in 2001, but I had
    noticed that they was messing around with the front cover layout a
    lot trying to just slip these things in. I think that they should
    just change the name of the magazine and be done with it. I really do
    see the turn away from the lapidary side of things. Case in point in
    the Nov 2002 issue there was a article written in the "Facets"
    section on a gentleman that I had the pleasure of meeting at one of
    the gem shows. This gentleman makes some of the most incredible
    looking stones by a part Intarsia and a part doublet. All that was
    given this Artist was a third of the page and one example of his
    work. Having seen these stones in person they are just incredible
    lapidary work. The piece that was shown with the article could have
    been stunning on the cover of the magazine. It would have been nice
    to have seen a page or two devoted to his work. So they would have
    had to kill the "Fish bead" project for some space. Send the article
    over the Bead and Button. Also, let us not forget this is the issue
    with the infamous "Jellyfish" pendant. Thank you for letting me rant. 

Regards,

Rodney Carroll
RC Gems 

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