Lapidary Journal 1996 - Abstracts

Lapidary Journal 1996
TitleSubjectAuthors
African opal unearthed.Hobbies and craftsPaul B. Downing
Anticlastic bracelet.(Guide to Gem & Jewelry Arts, Bead Making & Bead Stringing)Hobbies and craftsJudy Staby Hoch
A passion for jade.Hobbies and craftsFred Ward
Arvitron: advanced faceting project.Hobbies and craftsJerry Capps
Atop the Andes: mining Chile's mountain-high lapis.Hobbies and craftsFred Ward
Beaded sterling brooch. (intermediate metalsmith project)Hobbies and craftsTracy Hale
Bead roll call: a register of regional bead societies and other sources of bead information and education.(Directory)Hobbies and crafts 
Beginning cabbing. (cabochon cutting and polishing for beginners)Hobbies and craftsAlan Jr. Fisk, Jeannine Shaw
Big Sky collecting. (Yellowstone River, Montana)(includes related article on agate sites)Hobbies and craftsTom Harmon
Blood from a stone. (myrickite)Hobbies and crafts 
Blue cabochon pin.Hobbies and craftsJane Culp. Zeitner
Bumpy business. (botryoidal jade)(jewelry designers Thea and Elizabeth Satter)(includes related article on etymology of botryoidal)Hobbies and craftsCathleen McCarthy, John Sampson White
Burnt wood necklace.Hobbies and craftsPatrick Kutza
Character studies. (works of Los Angeles jeweler Tzipora Hoynik)Hobbies and craftsNina K. Hammerling
Cleaning & preserving fossils.(Jewelry Journal)Hobbies and craftsAlan Fisk Jr., Annette Beale
Cuprite in calcite.Hobbies and craftsRussell C. Feather II
Digs for everyone. (garnet hunting)Hobbies and craftsPamela Selbert
Double stone bayonet clasp: intermediate metal and stone project.Hobbies and craftsSean Gilson
Echoes of the past. (Wyoming's Spanish Diggings area)Hobbies and craftsGeorge Post
Face canes. (part 2)Hobbies and craftsJuli McCarthy
Face canes. (polymer clay faces)Hobbies and craftsJuli McCarthy
Flower necklace.Hobbies and craftsMyrna Kanter
Freeform amber earrings.Hobbies and craftsAlan Jr. Fisk
From Russia with love. (trilobites)Hobbies and craftsAndy Secher
Gems of the Cumberland. (Cumberland Plateau region of Alabama and Tennessee)Hobbies and craftsBill Reynolds, Dewey Moss
Gemstone rosary.(Guide to Gem & Jewelry Arts, Bead Making & Bead Stringing)Hobbies and craftsJane Weinberg
Getting a rough start. (intermediate project on choosing appropriate material for gem carving)Hobbies and craftsSharon Elaine Thompson, Thomas R. McPhee
Grinding a cabochon: tips for beginners on grinding and shaping stone.Hobbies and craftsBetty Witworth, Otis Witworth
Hinged panel bracelet. (intermediate metalsmith project)Hobbies and craftsTim McCreight
Hinged silver box.Hobbies and craftsT.J. Lane
Hollow beaded bead with tubular necklace.Hobbies and craftsCarol Wilcox Wells
Home on the range. (paleontology exhibits)Hobbies and craftsKristin Donnan
Hot stuff: its cool heavenly shades have been known for ages, but blue chalcedony is also a hot new gem. (includes related article)Hobbies and craftsAnn Frazier, By Si
Journey to the mantle of the earth. (New Mexico's Kilbourne Hole)Hobbies and craftsRobert Beard
Kentucky classic. (Headley-Whitney Museum)(includes related article on jeweler Dennis Meade)Hobbies and craftsMaryann Nordyke
Lampwork heart bead.(Guide to Gem & Jewelry Arts, Bead Making & Bead Stringing)Hobbies and craftsJo Rebeka, Bernadette Fuentes
Layered clay brooch.(Jewelry Journal)Hobbies and craftsPatricia Kutza
Legally starting a hobby/tax business: tips for those interested in turing a hobby into a legitimate business.Hobbies and craftsMark E. Battersby
Looking for changes. (Karen Davidson's career as a jeweller)Hobbies and craftsHazel Wheaton
Maltese cross.(Guide to Gem & Jewelry Arts, Bead Making & Bead Stringing)Hobbies and craftsDavid Tuttle
Mammoth hunters. (elephant ivory)Hobbies and craftsRandall Hyman
Medal of honor: intermediate faceting project.Hobbies and craftsCharles Covill
Mercury choker: intermediate metalsmithing project.Hobbies and craftsShelly Rabuse
Microcosmic thing. (rock specimens of sculptor Richard Rosenblum)Hobbies and crafts 
Moon & star necklace: intermediate mixed media (polymer clay, silver, and gemstone) project.Hobbies and craftsLeigh Ross
Netted beads.Hobbies and craftsMary T. Klotz
Newly blue. (aquamarine) (includes related article)Hobbies and craftsAnn Frazier, By Si
Off to market. (Philadelphia Craft Week)Hobbies and crafts 
Older and wiser but copal also has a history of its own.Hobbies and craftsGeorge Poinar
Peruzzi crown. (faceting)Hobbies and craftsJim Finlayson
Politician pin. (intermediate metalsmithing)Hobbies and craftsDick Jensen
Polymer clay angel pin: beginner-to-intermediate polymer clay project.Hobbies and craftsKris Richards
Porcelain beads. (beginner-to-intermediate beadmaking and firing project)Hobbies and craftsVicki Kahn
Porcelain millefiori beads: intermediate beadmaking project.Hobbies and craftsVicki Kahn
Portrait of a free bird. (gem carver Gary Knack)(includes related article)Hobbies and craftsJennifer Whitlock
Prehistoric connection. (Dale Cannon and the art of flint knapping)(includes related article on the method used by Cannon)Hobbies and craftsPamela Selbert
Puffed hollow heart bead.Hobbies and craftsMatt Marchand
Reverse bezel. (intermediate metal project)Hobbies and craftsArch Gregory
Rhapsody in blue: jewelry designers paint from a rich pallette of gemstone blues.Hobbies and craftsKathleen McCarthy
Ribbon knot earrings. (intermediate polymer clay project)Hobbies and craftsElise Winters
Rock of ages. (discovery of a 365-million fish skull)Hobbies and crafts 
Roller printing metal.Hobbies and craftsSara M. Sanford, Sharon Elaine Thompson
Rural route. (glass artist Sara Creekmore)Hobbies and craftsMaryann Nordyke
Setting up a glass beadmaking studio.Hobbies and craftsCousette Copeland
Setting up a glass beadmaking studio. (part 2)Hobbies and craftsCousette Copeland
Shell cameo carving.(Guide to Gem & Jewelry Arts, Bead Making & Bead Stringing)Hobbies and craftsJoyce McMaster
Shell game. (shell motif in jewelry making)Hobbies and craftsGail Shaffer Blankenau
Slabbing on shares. (the practice of commissioning a lapidary club member to cut a rock)Hobbies and craftsWarren Redford
Something to believe in. (jewelry designer Gail Goldin)Hobbies and craftsNina K. Hammerling
Star light, star bright. (beaded Christmas trees by Joan Halford)Hobbies and crafts 
Striped doughnut necklace: beginner-to-intermediate polymer clay project.Hobbies and craftsDonna Kato
Struck speechless. (gemstone collection of K. Elawar Ltd.)Hobbies and craftsK. Elaine Thompson
Sublime serendipity: the combination of traditional techniques of lampwork and pate de verre result in unusual contemporary design.Hobbies and craftsAnnie Ross
Tales from the trilobite trail.Hobbies and craftsAndy Secher
Techniques for beaded earrings.Hobbies and craftsLori S. Berry
Texas ranging. (Texas as a rich source of petrified wood)Hobbies and craftsLou W. Sloat
Textured metal earrings: beginner-to-intermediate metalsmith project.Hobbies and craftsAllyson Hagan-Morrison
The hand of the maker. (Charles and Tami Kegley's hand-crafted jewelry)(includes related article on a handcrafted piece)Hobbies and craftsMark Lurie
The Maine event. (16th Annual Antique and Period Jewelry and Gemstone Course)Hobbies and craftsDeborah Weiner
The mark of the master.Hobbies and craftsLarry Audette
The Martians are here? (origin of life on earth)Hobbies and crafts 
There was an Old Woman.... (meteorite found in Old Woman Mountains, California)Hobbies and craftsO. Richard Norton
The value of play. (bead making)Hobbies and craftsHayley Nicholas
Tool making for the jeweler.(Jewelry Journal)Hobbies and craftsJim Dailing
Transferring your design. (Intermediate project, transferring carving model to the material)(Seventh in a Series)Hobbies and craftsSharon Elaine Thompson, Thomas R. McPhee
Tumble polishing polymer clay beads.(Guide to Gem & Jewelry Arts, Bead Making & Bead Stringing)Hobbies and craftsElise Winters
Turning over an old leaf. (leaf fossil hunting in Pennsylvania)(includes related article on how to get to Ralston, Pennsylvania)Hobbies and craftsScott Stepanski, Karenne Snow
Venturing forth. (trails and field trips)Hobbies and craftsDavid Walker, Clois Walker
Water casting with silver.Hobbies and craftsKathleen Schonauer
What goes down. (on geology)Hobbies and crafts 
Wheels of time. (applying the concept of the wheel to jewelry)Hobbies and crafts 
Winning pearls. (24th International Pearl Design Contest)Hobbies and crafts 
Woodstock, Arizona. (Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)Hobbies and craftsKristin Donnan
Working with a draw plate: intermediate pin making project.Hobbies and craftsJoy C. Reside
Working with Alaskan stones.Hobbies and craftsRon Wendt
Woven "Y" necklace.Hobbies and craftsKris Peterson, Emily Storm
Written in beads: without a written language, the Huichol Indians create vivid works of art to record their cultural legacy. (includes related article on Huichol symbols)Hobbies and craftsDebra Diamond Smit
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