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Rock stars: gem and jewelry artist Trent Mann

Trent Mann was painting canvases and sculpting full-time when he started his lapidary business 21 years ago. He learned production...
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How to photograph jewelry: DIY tips from successful designers #3

When you have to produce new jewelry images every week, as many sucessful Etsy shop owners do, it helps to have nature working for you. Sheila Arguello Slick's backdrop is the tropical paradise in her own backyard.
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So Young Park: hammered, soldered abstractions

You can tell at a glance that So Young Park combines several ancient techniques in her jewelry, but the designs...
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Season of JAR: a connoisseur’s approach to gems

As yet another eye-popping jewel by the Bronx-born designer known as "JAR of Paris" goes on the block next month, a few observations of what a designer can achieve by going against convention when it comes to gemstones.
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Jewelry shopping in Curaçao

If your particular island fantasy is to open a little shop and sell baubles to the tourists, here’s an option...
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Rock stars: gem carver Lew Wackler

A master machinist, Lew Wackler is famous for reviving long-forgotten lapidary techniques using 19th-century machinery that he restores himself. For...
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Patricia Tschetter: white hot granulation

Except for the help of electricity and modern chemistry, most of what jewelry artists do at the bench isn’t all...
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Joan Sonnabend’s artist-made jewelry on the block

On September 11, what’s left of the amazing jewelry Joan Sonnabend once wore and sold at her New York City...
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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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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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Revenge: character studies in jewelry

Oh, just admit it. You’re watching Revenge, that Sunday night soap that takes place in the Hamptons. I started watching...
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Pierre-Yves Paquette: modern mokume gane

When you first look at the sleek ring designed by Montreal-based jewelry artist Pierre-Yves Paquette, nominated for last year’s Niche...
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Tiffany puts a ring on it: Super Bowl XLVI rings for New York Giants

Once again, Tiffany & Co. nabbed the jewelry commission of the year and it was for a bunch of guys:...
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JAR in full flower: 18 rare jewels on the block

As Christie’s prepares to sell the largest private collection of JAR jewels ever offered at auction – at Geneva’s Four...
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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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