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Femme métal: women who paved the way for today’s jewelry designers

If you think building a career as a jewelry designer is challenging today, imagine what it was like 50 years...
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Learning the art of jewelry making: a tribute to Alan Revere

Passing on tricks of the trade for both design and craftsmanship is a crucial part of maintaining high standards for...
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Femme métal: women who paved the way for today’s jewelry designers

There is much we don't know about the history of women jewelers. But we know they were designing and making jewelry, even running businesses, back to the mid-19th century. Here are just a few women who paved the way.
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Tools rule: secrets behind Carolyn Morris Bach’s jewelry

In this day of mass production, with high-end craft galleries shuttering at an alarming rate, studio jewelers feel a mounting...
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A short history of the chain

Since ancient times, the chain has enjoyed a coveted place in jewelry. It represents eternal love and all the other...
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What to do with your wedding ring after the marriage ends

Do you have post-divorce wedding or engagement rings burning a hole in your jewelry box? Join the club. About 43...
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How to shoot jewelry on a model: yourself

As jewelry models go, no one is more available than you. Ask anyone who posts jewelry regularly on Instagram. Most...
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A little opal and zircon JAR for the ears

Three pairs of JAR ear clips in the December Magnificent Jewels sales showcase designer Joel Arthur Rosenthal's way with unusual gem material like pink and blue opal, carved quartz and zircon.
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Joyce Scott: narrative beadwork

Joyce Scott’s beaded jewelry is often figurative, and not in a subtle way. Her figures swell beyond jewelry proportions: faces...
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How to photograph jewelry: DIY tips from successful designers #2

Second in a series on DIY tips from jewelry artists for shooting your own jewelry Like Hilary Hachey, jewelry artist...
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Baiyang Qiu: reinventing gold wire jewelry

Baiyang Qiu combines the precision of industrial design with a love of organic form to create her unique award-winning jewelry.
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ENJI Studio: Niki Grandics’ edgy, wearable handmade jewelry

Only three years after graduating college, Niki Grandics of ENJI Studios has racked up a pile of awards and grants for her edgy but wearable handmade jewelry. Here's the backstory of this talented emerging designer.
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Oscar jewelry: what I would wear on the red carpet

Young actresses and red carpet stylists should use their 15 minutes wisely. Make a statement with that statement jewelry! Consider less-familiar talent, one-of-a-kind designs, unusual colored stones. Here's what I would wear.
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Helen Drutt: advocate of contemporary studio jewelry

Few people have done more to push contemporary studio art jewelry forward than Helen Drutt. She was teaching craft history...
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How to photograph jewelry: DIY tips from successful designers #1

Selling jewelry online requires compelling digital images, and lots of them. If you have the time and money, you can hire a professional product photographer to shoot your jewelry - or you can do it yourself. More and more jewelry artists are learning to do just that. A few are really good at it.
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