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March 2011

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Every issue of Art Jewelry gives you:
  • Step-by-step instructions to teach you how to make beautiful pieces of jewelry
  • Full-color photos to get you inspired by others' work
  • Artist interviews where you'll learn about the artists' motivation and inspiration
  • Plus exclusive online access to download jewelry projects, post photos of your own work in the Subscriber Gallery, and read reviews of products tested by the editors
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Features
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Discovering an Unsung Master
By Hazel L. Wheaton

The author of four books and teacher of hundreds of metalsmiths, Emil Kronquist remains a mystery. Luckily, a collection of his work and teaching materials remains.

pg. 28
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The Many Faces of the Modern Apprenticeship
By Kristin Sutter

The craft of jewelry making is still being handed down from master jewelers to eager students in a variety of ways.

pg. 32
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The Ultimate Field Trip
By Addie Kidd

Two teachers in Canada are pioneering a new curriculum for their jewelry students -- an international crash course in shopping.

pg. 38
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Creative Clasps: Twist Dome Clasp
By Marthe Roberts Shea
To blend in with its fellow beads, this clasp closes by means of a hidden tongue-and-slot mechanism.
pg. 48
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Polymer Clay Inlay
By Jill L. Erickson

Carve, cure, fill, and cure again to make graphic polymer designs.

  • Online Extra! Watch a video tutorial to learn how to calibrate a toaster oven.
pg. 50
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Wire Wrap the Perfect Frame for Your Stone
By Erin Paton
Shape a delicate framework pendant around a gemstone briolette.
pg. 54
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Give it a Whirl -- Make a Fidget Ring!
By Jewelyn Vanoni
Fire once to get this metal clay ring moving.
pg. 60
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Stamp, Dap, and Solder a Simple Focal Link
By Cassie Donlen
Break in your dapping set and fire up your butane torch.
pg. 65
Departments
From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton
Focus on education.
Contributors: About Our Artists
Our artists tell us what they do differently from how they were taught.
Reader Forum
Our readers share their thoughts and questions.
Reviews
  • Turquoise: The World Story of a Fascinating Gemstone by Joe Dan Lowry and Joe P. Lowry is a hefty love letter to the gemstone.
  • Jewelry Design Challenge: 10 Materials, 30 Artists, 30 Spectacular Projects by Linda Kopp is a compilation of design-challenge results.
News and Announcements
Van Cleef & Arpels on exhibit, workshops by Cynthia Rohrer and Susan Jones, The Freehand Gallery annual show, and gold jewelry by Lisa Gralnick.
Stone Sense by Richard M. Shull G.G.
Jasper.
Studio Savvy by Christopher C. Darway
The Simple Things in Life: Simple Machines.
Business Savvy by Marlene Richey
Owning Up to a Mistake.
Gallery
A collection of jewelry to intrigue and inspire you.
A Conversation with Joanna Gollberg
Beyond Jewelry
With a focus on fantastical line work, metalworker Mike Route bends steel to his creative will.
Basics
See demonstrations and definitions of beginning jewelry-making techniques needed for projects in this issue.
Contacts & Suppliers
Where to find the materials and tools used in this issue.
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