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Family history: hawking handmade jewelry on the boardwalk

Both of my grandmothers were good with their hands, made and designed their own clothes, taught us all to love...
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Fullerton-Bahr: mokume gane

John Bahr and Lynda Fullerton like to learn new things. Having designed jewelry together since 1990, they had the basics...
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Jewelry by Pablo Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar

In case you were wondering, the Picasso in From Picasso to Koons, the Artist as Jeweler, is Pablo, not his...
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Wedding rings reinvented: customizing through a gallery

Not all designers work individually with couples to customize wedding rings, but sometimes galleries that represent those designers will serve...
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Karen Gilbert: science and nature as muse

Karen Gilbert doesn’t consider herself a chain-maker in the traditional sense, even though she has been obsessed with exploring the...
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Snakes and stones: Jean-François Fichot, ex-pat designer in Bali

If you’re ever in Bali, check out Treasures Gallery in Ubud where you’ll find three primary designers – Carolyn Tyler,...
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Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 3

Continued from Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 2 Gloria Lieberman, director of fine jewelry at...
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Thinking outside the jewelry box

I admit it. I’m obsessed with jewelry boxes. This is partly because my own jewelry is overflowing my current jewelry...
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Birgit Kupke-Peyla: German craftsmanship, California style

As you might expect from a goldsmith trained in Germany but living in California, Birgit Kupke-Peyla makes jewelry that blends the exquisite craftsmanship of her homeland with the multicultural influences of her adopted home.
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Enamel jewelry: palette of glass

If metalsmiths are the sculptors of the jewelry world, attracted to form and texture, enamellists are the painters, obsessed with...
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Making art and jewelry on a Caribbean island

Ever dream of dropping everything, moving to an island and making art for the rest of your life – surrounded...
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Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 2

Continued from Jewelry by Picasso: the secret stash of Dora Maar, part 1: At the auction, a chrome-metal watch with...
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Barbara Bayne: from the woods

Barbara Bayne’s jewelry is often dark and organic, like something dug from the earth. Perhaps this has something to do...
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Ancient gold jewelry: timeless beauty, technical mastery

Nothing is more captivating than the glow of ancient gold under museum lights, except maybe for ancient gold in an...
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Lucie Heskett-Brem: gold weaver, snake charmer

Lucie Heskett-Brem makes chains, but not as we’ve come to know them. She makes chains Old World-style: hand-crafted, luxury items...
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