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March 2011 | 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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Looking for Downloadable Projects? Click here to view and purchase projects found in the
March 2011 issue.
Features  | 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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 | Polymer Clay Inlay By
Jill L. Erickson
Carve, cure, fill, and cure again to make graphic polymer designs.
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Online Extra! Watch a video tutorial to learn how to calibrate a toaster oven.
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 | Wire Wrap the Perfect Frame for Your Stone By
Erin Paton Shape a delicate framework pendant around a gemstone briolette.
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 | Give it a Whirl -- Make a Fidget Ring! By
Jewelyn Vanoni Fire once to get this metal clay ring moving. |
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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.
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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.
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