Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, March/April 2018 Print Edition

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You?ll love this if:

• You want to learn to use metalsmithing equipment such as a hydraulic press or rolling mill
• You want to make jewelry with sheet silver, metal clay, patterned wire, or stones
• You want to find tips for advancing your jewelry business and technical know-how

This special issue of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist explores jewelry-making education from established names to brand-new opportunities! Learn about the long history and lasting impact of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Artists, explore three different ways to utilize a rolling mill for magical results from Jeff Fulkerson, and discover helpful advice to finance your education. Jim Landon tells you about a successful jewelry design competition for high school students. You?ll also find out about edgy jewelry artist and instructor Brad Nichols and learn to create superb flowers in metal through forging and use of the hydraulic press. In Cool Tools & Hip Tips, Helen Driggs discusses the best large tools every jewelry maker wants. And the projects! Janet Alexander teaches you to make a metal clay bracelet with a fabricated hinge hidden beneath a crazy lace agate. Michael Paone shows you how to make a penetrating design in a lapis eye pendant. Kylie Jones shares a chain maille earring design, Denise Peck add movement to a patterned wire ring by putting a twist in it, and Betsy Lehndorff tells how she learned to carve a wax for casting and how she won a grant to pay for the class! Debbie Yonick?s Trends column shows you how you how top jewelry artists use recycled and upcycled materials to create beautiful pieces, and Net Profits gives you great tips on saving money when you travel for shows. This issue also includes the Index to Volume 71 of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist.

Order your copy of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, March/April 2018 today to:

• Learn to use artist grants to increase your jewelry-making education.
• Explore the history of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts.
• Find out about a phenomenally successful jewelry design competition for high school students.
• Read a profile of jewelry artist and instructor Brad Nichols, then learn how he uses a hydraulic press to create floral forms.
• See what top designers are doing with recycled materials.
• Practice jewelry-making techniques for metal clay, silver bead making, wax carving, chain maille, stone setting and more!
• Discover so much more!