Issues

January 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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Adapt a Polymer Technique to Texture Metal Sheet
By Lillian Jones

A tear-away sheet and a rolling mill team up in this innovative etching alternative.

  • Online Extras! Download copyright-free texture patterns. Use these free templates for metal clay tear-away techniques, to etch metal, or for any other technique you might dream up. Also, read about artist Lillian Jones' clever marketing move -- a treasure hunt!
pg. 32
chain-mail-flower-bracelet
Link Modern Chain Mail Flowers in Five Easy Steps
By Spider

Use two pairs of pliers to make a pattern that’s as simple as a 2+2 chain.

pg. 38
wire-wrapped-claw-earrings
Capture a Pearl in Wire-Wrapped Prongs
By dona diCarlo

Edgy earrings hang from handmade hoop-posts.

pg. 52
metal-clay-hinges
Build Your Own Hinges with Metal Clay Paper
By Maggie Bergman
Cotter pins are the secret to this fundamental construction technique.
pg. 56
knotted-leather-necklace
Knot Your Own Easy Leather Necklace
By Sandra Younger
Use a jig to make an economical necklace in under 30 minutes.
pg. 61
fold-form-copper-earrings
Foldform Mini Copper Stars
By Judy Freyer Thompson
Easy, affordable earrings you can make tonight.
pg. 65
Departments
From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton
Define “traditional.”
Contributors: About Our Artists
Our artists talk about the first piece of jewelry they made.
Reader Forum
Your thoughts and questions.
News and Announcements
An exhibit on gold, the Yuma Art Symposium, Michael Boyd’s lapidary workshop, and The Enamelist Society’s call for entries.
Reviews
  • Amulets and Talismans: Simple Techniques for Creating Meaningful Jewelry by Robert Dancik is full of technical tricks.
  • Enameling on Metal: The Art and Craft of Enameling on Metal Explained Clearly and Precisely by Nuria Lopez-Ribalta and Eva Pascual i Miro is a gorgeous reference that lives up to its name.
Stone Sense by Richard M. Shull G.G.
Agate.
Studio Savvy by Christopher C. Darway
Double Agents: Favorite Repurposed Objects.
Metalsmithing 101 by Michael David Sturlin
Wire 101.
Business Savvy by Marlene Richey
Smart Buying and Selling Practices.
Gallery
A collection of jewelry to intrigue and inspire you.
A Conversation with Sydney Lynch
A time-honored sense of craftsmanship is fundamental to Sydney Lynch’s landscape- and stone-inspired jewelry.
Creative Clasps by Marthe Roberts/Shea
Hidden Toggle Clasp.
Beyond Jewelry
Three metal flowers by Paula Newman Pollachek mimic the real thing with more than their looks.
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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