Student of the Week-Jackie Bartush

September 14, 2010

22k gold and sapphires Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Jackie Bartush. Jackie came to us from  Texas for a few of our Summer Intensives and these earrings are what she made during our 22k Gold Week. She learned how to alloy her gold for granulation , mill it out properly with no […]

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Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week-Ellen Jacobs

September 5, 2010

Here’s to Ellen Jacobs!  This beautiful enamel is based on a famous painting.  Do you recognize it?  Ellen did such a wonderful job and the elegant frame setting she made really showcases her enamel.  Our method here at JAI for enamel in gold is as follows. We make our enameling cups out of fine silver […]

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Student of the Week-Jacqueline McLoughin

August 29, 2010

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Jacqueline McLoughin. She did a wonderful job on her necklace. The majority of the techniques she used were fusing and granulation. Her bezels and links were fused, her bezels fused down to their backsheets and granules fused down around her grossular garnet. Let me introduce you to […]

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Student of the Week- Julie Schuman

August 22, 2010

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Julie Schuman. This piece is one of our important beginner projects. It requires a lot of soldering that the student can practice themselves after our initial demonstration. Working with twisted wire can be tricky, both in the fitting and soldering stages. Julie used two three foot sections […]

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Student of the Week- Barbara Clayton

August 15, 2010

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week-Barbara Clayton. She finished this piece during our July Intensives. I worked with Barbara some of the time on this and it was a perfect project to deepen our student’s understanding of the principals of soldering. She first tried to solder the bezel down by heating the whole […]

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Student of the Week- Leslie Berg

August 8, 2010

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Leslie Berg. She oxidized the back ground to make her granulation stand out in contrast. You can see what a clean job she did without any flooding of her granules. That is definitely not easy to do because there is such a fine line between flowing the […]

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Student of the Week: Christina Hunt

August 3, 2010

Congratulations to Christina Hunt, our latest Student of the Week. These two 22k gold and Tourmaline bracelets represent no small achievement. This much stone setting isn’t for the easily discouraged. It’s a great project to hone your cabochon setting skills. Cabochons date back to the ancient times before man developed lapidary equipment capable of faceting […]

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Student of the Week- Lydia Thein

July 25, 2010

Congratulations on a job well done by Lydia Thein. This quadruple loop in loop chain was made with 22 gauge wire on a 5/16 dowel. This is a signature JAI piece and an essential part of the learning process. Each link is coiled, cut, butted together and fused closed. Fusing shut 22 gauge wire is […]

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Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week: Ellen Jacobs

July 19, 2010

These gorgeous earrings made by Ellen Jacobs illustrate a technique we are well known for at JAI, fusing. Fusing  is based on the concept of joining very pure metals such as fine silver and 22k gold without the use of additional metal such as solder. It is the basis for granulation and much of the […]

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Student of the Week: Kate Sheehan

July 13, 2010

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week: Kate Sheehan. I worked with Kate on this piece and we had to overcome her fear of opals. I know so many talented jewelers who won’t touch opals. I think their bad reputation is undeserved. I’ve set tons of opals successfully and I think I have figured […]

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