Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist November/December 2020 Print Edition

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The November/December 2020 issue of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist takes a look at wire jewelry making. Cool Tools & Hip Tips brings you the latest in wire working tools, and Kaska Firor teaches you to create a fantastic wire weave and jasper pendant. In addition, you’ll find a great chain maille necklace by Kyle Jones that incorporates tourmaline into the design.

Deborah Yonick’s Trends column discusses how several top jewelry artists are using their art to give back to their communities and advocate for change. And Francesca Watson shows you how she and Robert Lopez collaborated on a stunning piece to raise funds at a charity auction.

The Smokin’ Stone for this issue is Picasso stone. Peggy Haupt then shows you to set this delightful stone in a pendant.Kieu Pham Gray explores how to grow your own bismuth crystal and set it in a torch-patina copper flower pendant.

If “big and weird” is your thing, Terri Haag brings you some of the most unusual finds that appeared at the annual Tucson shows over the past several years.For a bit of gem industry history, Sharon Elaine Thompson presents a profile of diamond mogul Cecil Rhodes.

If you’re looking for ways to market and sell your jewelry during a time of social distancing, Cathleen McCarthy’s Net Profits column tells you how to stage an online trunk show.You’ll also find an incredible pictorial of all of the winners of Interweave’s Jewelry, Bead and Gem Arts Awards competition.

You’ll love this if:

• You want to know how jewelry artists are giving back and advocating for change.
• You’re a fan of wire jewelry and want to try your hand at wire wrap and chain maille.
• You want to explore Picasso stone and learn to set it.
• You want to grow and set your own Bismuth crystal.
• You want to see all of the winners of Interweave’s Jewelry, Bead and Gem Arts Awards.

Order your copy of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, November/December 2020 today to:

• Explore working with wire and try your hand at wire wrapping and chain maille.
• Discover how top jewelry artists are giving back to their communities and advocating for social change.
• Take a look at Picasso stone and learn to set it.
• Find out how to stage your own online trunk show.
• See all the winners for the Interweave Jewelry, Bead and Gem Arts Awards.
• Discover so much more!