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Deborah Hamm's Spectrum ring of 18K gold and brushed platinum, set with a .92-ct. sapphire and 31 tcw. of rubies. Photo: Gary Hamm. Bottom: Starlight brooch by Barry Hansen, with diamonds, rainbow moonstone, and moldavite (a tektite, or stone associated with meteorite impacts). Photo: Barry Blau.

















































Lapidary Journal - December 1998
Table of Contents

Features | Jewelry Journal | Departments

Print Features

28
Back on Track - JEWELRY
Barry and Diana Hansen were devastated when almost their entire stock was stolen. A year later, they have a new son, a new start, and a new appreciation for their fellow jewelers. By Annie Ross.
32
A Light Touch - JEWELRY
Weaving her greatest passions into her jewelry, Deborah Hamm creates pieces that express her love for nature and her sense of humor. By Andy Oriel.
Deborah Hamm shows you how to make a bezel-set pendant in Jewelry Journal.
38
City Zen Masters - POLYMER CLAY/BEADS
Endless variations of color, pattern, texture - David Forlano and Steven Ford take full advantage of the possibilities of their medium. By Cathleen McCarthy.
44
Shades of Smoky - GEMSTONES
From the Scottish Highlands to the Swiss Alps, from Russia to Arkansas, our experts turn a keen eye upon the cloud of confusion surrounding smoky quartz. By Si & Ann Frazier.
52
Framing the Art Hidden Within - JEWELRY
For jewelry designer Scott Rasmussen, metalwork takes a back seat to stones - unusual, sumtous, eye-catching stones. By Cathleen McCarthy.
56
Success Story - BEADS/EDUCATION
A detour into the world of bead making gave one glass artist an idea: a scholarship program for low-income women. Almost two years later, The Bead Project at New York's Urban Glass studio is up and running. By Annette Rose Shapiro
For the author's step-by-step instructions for lampworking, see Jewelry Journal, page 77.
61
Jewelry on the Beach - JEWELRY/COLLECTIONS
Fran Cummins celebrates the freedom of retirement by traveling around the U.S. with her husband, collecting minerals and fossils, then sitting on the beach, transforming her finds into jewelry. By Sue Ki Wilcox
64
Order of Excellence - PEOPLE
The time has come again to pay tribute to the best and the brighest, as we induct five new members into the National Rockhound and Lapidary Hall of Fame. By June Culp Zeitner.
Hall of Fame member Jerry Harr gives tips on constructing a silver necklace in Jewelry Journal, page 85.
69
Almost Heaven - EXPEDITION
Visitors to the Rose Creek mine near Franklin, North Carolina, not only have the chance to find native stone, but to see Spanish silver. By Maryann Hamer.

Step by Step

75
Bezel-Set Pendant, Part I
By Deborah Hamm
77
Horizontal Stripe Bead
By Annette Rose-Shapiro
79
Pine Tree Intarsia
By Tom Benham
83
Making Ladybug Murrini
By Lezlie Levitt
85
Constructed Silver Necklace
By Jerry Harr
88
Glass Bottle Pendants
By Kate Drew-Wilkinson
91
Making a Pointed Pin
By June Culp Zeitner
94
Barbara's Cushion Cut
By John Franke
96
Ice Crystal Necklace
By Sharon Bateman
99
Making Mokume Gane, Part IV
By Sara M. Sanford with Sharon Elaine Thompson

Departments

6
FROM THE EDITOR
8
FACETS
15
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING
Sara M. Sanford on Solder
102
SHOP HELPS
Faster mirror polishing; Wire-wrapping quartz crystal; Using natural objects in jewelry; Beginning casting, metalwork; Tumbling obsidian and feldspar; Making wire spirals; Alternatives to ivory for scrimshaw
108
MAIL BAG
Clarification to "Granulated SIlver Earrings" workshop by Sandra Buchholz; Any good material left to find?; Information on faceting synthetic gemstones
111
MEDIA REVIEWS
The National Gem Collection by Jeffrey E. Post
Cultured Pearls: The First Hundred Years by Andy Muller
113
PRODUCT NEWS
Silver coffee bean jewelry; Moissanite tester; Auction Findings CD-ROM; Voyager density kit; Solder absorbing Technology's portable microscopes; Conquest's spincasting machines
123
NEWS & NOTICES
Exhibition at Brookline; PJA honors Perelman; Entries due for Art in the Part; Jewelry technician intensive class at Revere; Cuff Link contest; New Bead Directory; Beading in Paradise workshop; Brookfield winter classes; In Memoriam: Dr. Michael Fleischer
126
SHOW CALENDAR

Advertising Sections

18
INTERNATIONAL SHOWS SPOTLIGHT
114
BEAD BOARD
142
MARKETPLACE
151
CLASSIFIEDS
161
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