Tag: faceting
3 Tips for Faceting Peridot
Faceting peridot can produce beautiful jewelry pieces and highlight the brilliance of this green gem. Lapidary, Jim Perkins, shares his peridot faceting design and...
Catching Up With Cutting Edge Supply
By Antoinette Rahn
Do you recall the person(s) who introduced you to geology, rockhounding, or lapidary work, or perhaps was the first to fully encourage...
Gem Artists of North America — Celebrating 25 Years
By Helen Serras-Herman
A quarter century has passed since the birth of the Gem Artists of North America (GANA), an organization comprising lovers of the...
Artist recalls getting ‘starstruck’ by gemstones
By Antoinette Rahn
Derek Katzenbach
Katzenbach Designs
www.katzenbachdesigns.com
(Mr. Katzenbach is an artist featured in the Tools of the Trade profile sponsored by ULTRA-TEC.)
Inspiration and encouragement are two...
Family heirloom sparks fondness for faceting
By Antoinette Rahn
Arya Akhavan
Lapidary hobbyist
(Mr. Akhavan is an artist featured in the Tools of the Trade profile sponsored by ULTRA-TEC.)
At some point in life,...
Lapidary endeavors offer infinite beauty
By Antoinette Rahn
Tom Mitchell
Mitchell Jewelry Studio
(Mr. Mitchell is an artist featured in the Tools of the Trade profile sponsored by ULTRA-TEC.)
How often have you...
Tailoring life around passions ignites joy
By Antoinette Rahn
Ryan Anderson
Ryan Joseph Gems
(Mr. Anderson is an artist featured in the Tools of the Trade profile sponsored by ULTRA-TEC.)
If you ask...
Faceting Focus: Trisparkle 12 Design
By Mark Oros
Faceting Focus is sponsored by…
New Design Marks New Approach
I want to thank Jim Perkins for his many years of providing outstanding faceting...
COMING SOON: Glorious Gemstones Digital Series
How much do you appreciate gemstones? Do you admire the vast colors? How about the dynamic shapes that can be created by cutting, polishing,...
Investing in knowledge brings limitless results
By Antoinette Rahn
Chen Xue (a.k.a. Yoyo)
Yoyo Gems LLC
www.yoyogems.store
(Ms. Xue is an artist featured in the Tools of the Trade profile sponsored by ULTRA-TEC.)
Lapidary artist...
