Please welcome our newest members!
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Maya M Bahns
Cortland, NY. USA
I am a young jewelry designer. I have attended the Fashion Institute
of Technology for Jewelry Design and am trying to break into the
industry.
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Diana L Jarrett, GG
Knoxville, TN. USA
trade journalist, writer for consumer publications, author and
editor to the jewelry and gemstone industry
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Katherine Gleiter
Gemological Tools
Newport beach, California
http://www.GemologicalTools.com
I have been passionate about this business for along time! I have
worked in some many different aspects of the industry primarily in
sales, wholesale, retail etc. and some expert witnessing and
appraising. I am an alumnus of GIA and Duke University. Recently, I
started a little company named Gemological Tools that offers people
with gemological equipment they no longer need a fair price and
people in search of equipment at fair prices to buy. I repair and
refurbish everything I offer to “like new” condition, I guarantee
all of the Gemological Microscopes for three years and I provide a
100% satisfaction guarantee with no questions asked. I do this
because like all of us, I am a mixture of artist and scientist and I
am passionate about our industry.
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Michele Stewart
MikiCat Designs
Coconut Creek, FL. USA
I’m a rather new jewelry designer, attempting to teach myself many
different disciplines from wire wrapping, to chainmaille, to beading
and on in to metalsmithing, the hardest for me to master on my own.
I currently create what I can as inspiration strikes me. My designs
are ever changing, often on e of a kind, and rather illustrative of
my learning processes. I work with a partner who got me hooked on
this particular art media hence the Cat in MikiCat. She’s a behind
the scenes type of person, but I don’t hold that against her. As
long as she keeps inspiring me to do better and better. For now, I
can use all the help I can get. And love to share what I’ve learned
with others.
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Judy Ech
Makati city, Philippines
i work for a designer and he has diversed to jewelry designing. i
now work closely with goldsmiths. gold jewelry making is totally
alien to me and i am doing personal research to better understand
the process. im a class A newbie but i am hoping to learn much from
orchid.
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Kathrin Schoenke
Platinum Solutions
Cliffside Park, NJ. USA
My company KNS Consulting LLC, Platinum Solutions is specialized in
providing consultancy services to the platinum manufacturing and
fine jewelry industry. We assess manufacturing equipment needs, we
suggest factory set-ups and review blue prints for loss prevention
and manufacturing optimization.We also provide advice and
on-location assistance to solve manufacturing problems, and trouble
shoot casting defects or other manufacturing related challenges.
Another service of our company is working with designers with no or
limited platinum experience and guide them in understanding the
specific attributes of platinum and how to design for this unique
metal.
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Jason Marchiafava
Dancing Designs Jewelry
Bethlehem, PA. USA
My work is a reflection of my lifetime pursuit of the highest forms
of metal adornment. All my work is hand sculpted,carved, and
fabricated from sheet and wire stock under a microscope. I prefer to
express myself through a small hand held chisel.
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Aaron Miller
Sturgis, USA, 49091
I have been collcting rocks and gems at the age of five years old,
and now I am about 25 and just finished a graduate program to be a
bench jeweler. I really love this type of work! I also like a bunch
of other things but I am not wanting to type anymore. haha