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Phil Dismuke made these hinged earrings with 18K gold, boulder opal, chalcedony, and tsavorite. Photo: Seth Tice-Lewis. Inset: Platinum ring by David Liska with a 5.83-ct. blue-green tourmaline cut by Michael Dyber. Photo: John Parrish/AGTA

Lapidary Journal - October 1998
Table of Contents

Features | Jewelry Journal | Departments

Print Features

38
Echoes of the Past, Visions of the Future - EXHIBIT/CONFERENCE.
At the Society of Beadmakers' annual conference in Corning, New York, some of the finest bead makers in the world celebrated the history of their art and ensured its continuation. By Marilyn Fox.
46
Sure Hand, Keen Eye - BEADS/GEM CUTTING
With a seemingly endless supply of patience and a painstaking determination to get it right, Daniel Lopacki produces mouthwatering strands of hand-cut stone beads. By Maryann Nordyke.
Daniel Lopacki shares tips on cutting beads in Jewelry Journal, page 179.
50
Taking the Heat - BEADS/GLASSBLOWING
Working together in the furnace of a glassblowing studio, Lark Dalton and Corrie Haight adjust and adapt to a changing marketplace, but refuse to chase trends.
56
Drawing with Glass - BEADS/LAMPWORKING
Reflecting the world outside her studio window, Kristen Frantzen Orr creates flower gardens in her rich, colorful lampworked beads. By Pamela Selbert.
Kristen Frantzen Orr gives step-by-step instructions in Jewelry Journal
66
Bead Sleuth - PEOPLE
Investigating imitation amber beads, researching a particularly elusive African bead, following bead trails all around the world, or making his own beads, Jamey Allen has "lived beads" for more than 25 years. By Si & Ann Frazier.
72
Layers Upon Layers - BEADS/LAMPWORKING
In a few inches of glass, lampworker Lezlie Levitt captures a detailed, populated landscape, crammed with pure joie de vivre. By Nina Graci.
80
Outstanding Performance - GEM COMPETITION
In the eight annual AGTA Cutting Edge competition, three judges thinned a crowd of 140 entrants to a final list of 21, representing the finest in colored gemstones.
84
Hooked on Classics - JEWELRY
"Young in age, but very old at heart," Peter Konidas creates richly granulated jewelry in the tradition of Hellenistic design. By Mark Lurie.
Learn how to make a “Hammered Gold Bead on Woven Silver Chain” with Peter Konidas in Jewelry Journal, page 157.
90
Order and Chaos - GEMS
A native New Yorker who found his true home in the Arizona desert, Bill Gangi also found a living doing what he loves best: lapidary. By Marcia Detweiler Riley.

Step by Step

151
Dear Jewelry Journal Reader
By Adrianne O'Brien
153
Designing with Art Glass Beads
By Diane Fitzgerald
157
Hammered Gold Bead on Woven Silver Chain
By Peter (Panos) Konidas
161
Embracing the Snake Seed Bead Necklace, Part I
By Kim Z. Franklin
165
Drawing with Glass
By Kristen Frantzen Orr and David Orr
168
Making Enameled Beads
By Kate Fowle
170
Fuchsia Follies Necklace, Part I
By Sharon Bateman & Carol Perrenoud
172
Beaded Bezel Cabochons
By Ann Brodrick
174
Granulated Silver Earrings, Part II
By Sandra Buchholz
177
Making Mokume Gane, Part II
By Sara M. Sanford & Sharon Elaine Thompson
179
Cutting Stone Beads, Part III
By Daniel Lopacki
181
Barion Octagon Cut
By John B. Green

Departments

6
FROM THE EDITOR
20
FACETS
30
MINERAL NOTES
91
SHOP HELPS
Acquiring top-quality gem material; working with iris agate; recycling tools; using soldering pics; bleaching stones; cabbing malachite; polishing Apache tears
186
PRODUCT NEWS
Polymer clay products; cable wire necklaces; Magna-Sprue; MindStorm videos; New Rio Grande catalog; Beaded barette kits; Abrasive Technology acquires Habit
186
MAIL BAG
Avoiding flat spots in cabs; Cutting and polishing black star sapphire; Moissanite; Finding blue chalcedony; Verifying information on the Internet; Winfield quarry
188
MEDIA REVIEWS
Artists at Work (Polymer Clay Comes of Age) by Pierette Brown Ashcroft and Lindly Haunans; Beaded Adornment
192
NEWS & NOTICES
Entries due for Frederick Festival, Emerging Artists competition, and ASG certification; Pittsburgh Metals Society Exhibition; new bead gallery opens; ICG '99; MJSA scholarships awarded; ISA classes; Polymer clay workshop; AGS conclave; New Chicago gem lab; Wirecraft videos; Address changes; The Guide adds enhancements information
199
SHOW CALENDAR

Advertising Sections

123
BEAD BOARD
226
MARKETPLACE
235
CLASSIFIEDS
244
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