Tag: jewelry
Shakespeare’s Jewelry and Gemstones
Shakespeare's jewelry and gemstones mentioned in his writing serve as metaphors for wealth and beauty and as words that evoke images and emotions. Here's...
Intarsia Jewelry Making Explored
Intarsia jewelry is an art form also called "pietra dura" during the Italian Renaissance. It involves layered stones intricately pieced together to create stunning...
Color Therapy Gemstones 101
Color therapy gemstones may sound to some like a modern, new-age concept; however, color therapy has actually been around for centuries. For instance, in...
Heathergems Jewelry 101
Heathergems jewelry, from the Scottish Highlands, is a beautiful example of turning nature into art by making colorful gemstones from heather plants. The Highlands...
How to Make a Textured Sheet with Bench Scrap
For the studio jeweler, the ultimate in precious metals recycling is the ability to transform bench scrap into material that can be used to...
Business Spotlight: Blue Stone Gems
By Antoinette Rahn
In north-central Colorado, situated along the foothills of the Front Range of the Southern Rocky Mountains, is the community of Loveland, which...
Bench Tips: Making Homemade Wax
By Bob Rush
In my two most recent columns, I discussed the process of using flexible wax and a homemade wax pen to draw the...
Carrying on Cutting Traditions
By Bruce McKay
In a Western Germany valley between Frankfurt and Luxembourg is the town of Idar-Oberstein, the heart of the gemstone industry. Long past...
GIA Offering Gemology Scholarships
Aspiring gem and jewelry professionals interested in GIA (Gemological Institute of America) gemology and jewelry manufacturing arts programs, distance education courses and lab classes...
Rock & Gem Kids: Considering Clinochlore
Chlorite Group
(Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Clinochlore is in the chlorite group of minerals. Its name comes from the Greek words klino (“to incline”) and chloros (“green”) because it...
