Birthstones: Which one are you and what does it mean?

Jade: Imperial, Celestial Stone

Titanium – Properties – Design – Processing

Enchanted Mankind by Gemstones

Handling Colored Stones at the Bench Part 4

Handling Colored Stones at the Bench Part 2

Gemstone Setting Tip: Shape

2014 Hottest Colored Stone Hues

Handling Colored Stones at the Bench Part 1

Bezel Setting Cabochon Stones

Gemstone Guide

Cutting Down Repair Costs

Death of the Thai Ruby

Definitions of Physical Properties of Gemstones

Burma’s Jade Mines – An Annotated Occidental History

Basic Optical Principles for Gemology

Amber – Frozen Moments in Time

Gemstone Fluorescence

Morro Redondo Tourmaline

Nesosilicate – Topaz Gemstone

Uncommon Sorosilicate Gemstones

A Journey to Burma’s Jade Mines

Ways to Choose a Birthstone

Diamond Grading System

Mohs Scale of Common Gems

Chalcedony Gemstones

Diamond, The Brilliant Ice

Jadeite and Nephrite Gemstones

Lapis Lazuli Gemstones

Jasper Gemstones

The Ubiquitous Mineral Feldspar

Tanzanite – Zoisite

Benitoite Gems

Kyanite Gemstone Properties

Cyclosilicate: Dioptase

The Story of Red Spinel

Setting Gemstone on Precious Metal Clay

Gemstone Care Tips

From Beryllium to Beryl

Minerals and Gemstones Formation

GemBits – Turquoise for Jewelry

GemBits – Quartz Diversity

Ruby, King of Gems

How Gemstones Get Their Colors

Opal – Water Filled with Fire

Tourmaline Colors – A Gift from Nature

The Lore of Emeralds

The Hard Facts of Sapphires and Rubies

Diamond Setting Applications

Let’s Talk Gemstones – Zircon Group

Gem Creation and Enhancement

Cyclosilicate: Aquamarine

Let’s talk Gemstones – Staurolite

Cyclosilicate: Axinite

Understanding the Different Beryl Varieties

Morganite – Pink Beryl

Let’s Talk Gemstones – Opal Part 1

Goshenite – Transparent, Colorless Beryl

Yellow-Green and Green Beryl

Finding the Origin of Sapphires

The Secret Life of Rocks

Tanzanian Burma Ruby

Introduction to Silicates

Uncommon Sorosilicate Gemstones – Epidote group

New Gem Identification Techniques

Selling Natural, Unenhanced Gem Material

Chalcedony – A Gem for the Ages

Gem Cutting Machinery

Let’s Talk Gemstones – Opal Part 2

Gemstone Exploration Techniques

The Opal Variety Cacholong

Let’s Talk Gemstones – Peridot

A Second Look at Tiger’s Eye

Moissanite Gemstone – Marketing Dynamite

Gemstone Cut Value

Working with Topaz

Gem Production Update

Pearl Treatments Explained

The Truth About Gem Smuggling

Nesosilicate – Garnet Group

A Look at Pearl Quality

Vietnam’s Quy Chau Ruby Mine

Afghanistan’s Ruby and Spinel Mines

Introduction to Burmese Sapphires

Gemstone Coloration and Dyeing – Introduction

Sapphire Retail Sales Back with a Twist

Gemstone Coloration and Dyeing – Cobalt Series

Gemstone Coloration and Dyeing – Copper Series

Gemstone Chemical Coloration Techniques

Gemstone Coloration and Dyeing – Iron Process

Corundum: Rubies and Sapphires

Chrysoberyl – Alexandrite and Cat’s-Eye

The Different Beryl Varieties

Gemstone Name Reference List

The Treatment of Gemstones

The 4 C’s of Gemstone Valuation

The Formation of Gem Materials

Optical and Physical Properties of Gemstones

The Joy of Gems

The Beauty that is Iolite

Our Gemstones Information section covers a variety of gems, from amber to zoisite, and offers data on their properties, sources, and jewelry use.

Gemstones Information

Birthstones and Anniversary Stones

What is Red Labradorite?

The Different Garnet Varieties

Feldspars: Moonstones and Labradorite

Jade – Jadeite and Nephrite

Lapis Lazuli Gemstone Properties

The Use of Pearls in Cosmetics

Beryllium-Diffused Blue Sapphire

Power and Magic of Gemstones

The Kinds of Opals

Turquoise Gem Properties

Andalusite Stones: Nature and Rarity

Topaz Gemstone Kinds and Colors

The Effects of Global Warming on Pearl Oysters

Gemstone Coloration and Dyeing – Pinks and Reds

Tanzanite Mines Interrupted

Gemstone Coloration and Dyeing – Table of Contents

Tourmaline: Rubellite and Indicolite

Zircon Gem Properties

Quartz: Crystalline and Chalcedonies

Tanzanite Gemstones

Gem Dealer’s Secret – Table of Contents

Gemstone Coloration and Dyeing – The Blacks

The Olivine Peridot

Cabochon Stone Full Bezel Setting

Spinel Gemstone Properties

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6 Basic Wire Skills to Make a Necklace

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Master goldsmith <a href="http://www.brainpress.com/LewtonBrain.html">Charles Lewton-Brain</a> trained, studied and worked in Germany, Canada and the United States to learn the skills he uses. Charles Lewton-Brain is one of the original creators of Ganoksin.

Charles Lewton-Brain

Mechelle Lois is a professional bench jeweler who was classically trained in jewelry making and repair at the highly regarded North Bennet Street School in Boston MA. Now based in her hometown of Pittsburgh PA, she enjoys stone setting, repair work, and creating custom designs. When not making jewelry, Mechelle enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.

Mechelle Lois

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Chris Ploof

Gerry Davies

George W. Fischer

Kelly Jean Conroy was born in 1983, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Growing up in New England and being raised by an artist mother who emphasized making and painting, eventually led her to attaining her BFA from Syracuse University in art education and painting. She completed her MFA in Jewelry Metals from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2013. She is currently teaching metalsmithing at Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School and Metalwerx. She has previously taught Continuing Ed Jewelry courses at Massachusetts College of Art, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Peters Valley School of Craft, Snowfarm, and the Worcester Center for Crafts. Her personal work focuses on life cycles in nature within a jewelry format. Her specialties are enameling, working with natural materials: carving bone, piercing mother of pearl, laser cutting, and casting.

Kelly Jean Conroy

Pattie Parkhurst has been pursuing jewelry craft since she was a young child.  This passion led her to pursue metalsmithing in college.  After graduating, she worked as a jeweler and continued her education by taking a multitude of workshops taught by master metalsmiths, which expanded her skills tremendously.  By 35, Pattie became part owner of a metalsmithing school that specialized in master workshops.
After college, Pattie served on the board of The Colorado Metalsmithing Association (COMA) where she learned the anticlastic raising metal technique.  This process involves hammering different metals, over and over on an antler-like form.  By immersing herself in this ancient technique, she combines her love for nature and metalsmithing into cohesive nature inspired metal forms.
Her work is mastered and constantly evolving through observational learning, a continuous process that comes from having many jewelry-related businesses.  Pattie loves outdoor adventures, guest lecturing, and teaching.
Richard Sweetman is an artist and teacher with a BFA degree from Colorado State and an MFA degree from the University of Oregon.  He worked as a goldsmith for George McLean Goldsmith in San Francisco.  Richard then taught for many years and has the distinction of starting the Jewelry and Metalwork Program at Arapahoe Community College near Denver.  Several summers he continued to learn and sharpen his skills at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine.  He currently teaches workshops at his studio and for other guilds.

Pattie Parkhurst and Richard Sweetman

Milt Fischbein is an independent metal artist and educator. He is a professional 
engineer who discovered his love of working with precious metals almost 30 
years ago, while taking an introduction to jewellery class at the Alberta College of 
Art and Design.
He is one of only a handful of metal artists in North America whose primary focus 
is the design and fabrication of filigree objects. Milt has been fine tuning ancient 
filigree fabrication techniques in his Calgary Alberta studio, creating a body of 
contemporary silver and gold filigree jewellery. Milt has been passing on his 
knowledge of filigree techniques through in person and online workshops and 
lectures. He is a professional member of the Alberta Craft Council.
His works have been published in Edmonton’s Where Magazine, Alberta Craft 
Magazine and in Victoria Lansford’s 2019 Update of her Russian Filigree DVD. 
A write up on his studio was featured in the July 2017 issue of the MJSA Journal.

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