Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Sarina Menassemay

March 28, 2011

  Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Sarina Menassemay.  She just finished this fantastic ring recently and is submitting it to the latest Lark “500” series of books.  This ring is a perfect example of using both wax and metals techniques together to achieve your design goals.  I thought we could talk about […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Sheila Uniti.

March 15, 2011

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Sheila Uniti.  Last weeks Student of the Week work was modern and monochromatic so I thought this week’s piece should be a riot of color with lots of detail work.  Granulation on a curved surface is a tricky business so I thought we could discuss a few tips […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Beth Sosin

March 8, 2011

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Beth Sosin.  This great ring looks deceptively simple but with a piece like this everything is in the execution.  Nothing is hidden, so every file stroke and solder seam is clearly visible.  Let’s talk about some really simple methods Beth used to pull this off. I’m sure […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Lillian Meyers

February 22, 2011

                     Congratulations to our latest student of the Week-Lillian Meyers.  We have been having an ongoing discussion about the difference between using wax or metals techniques in your design.  These great earrings by Lillian are a perfect example of a design that is far better done […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Sarah Blumenthal

February 14, 2011

Congratulations to our latest  Student of the Week- Sarah Blumenthal.  These fab earrings were made from wax and I thought their design was appropriate for today, Valentines Day.  A few weeks ago  I was discussing the virtues of using both metal and wax techniques for freedom in design.  I thought we could go into a […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Mia Medak

February 8, 2011

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Mia Medak.  She worked long and hard on this ring and I’m really proud of how well it came out.  Let’s talk about some of the techniques she used. It’s a bit difficult to tell from the photo but as the foundation of her ring Mia choose […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Shu Hsuan Tu

January 31, 2011

  Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Shu Hsuan Tu.  Her beautiful ring was made using wax and metals technique in combination.  Let’s discuss how.   To achieve the greatest artistic freedom I believe a jeweler must embrace both metalsmithing and wax carving.  Using only one method or the other can produce beautiful results […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Melissa Caraway

January 18, 2011

Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week- Melissa Caraway.  This beautiful ring is a student project modeled on an ancient ring from Rome.  As a learning project, it emphasizes soldering and stone setting.  Melissa did a wonderful job of mastering both lesson.  I though we would go over some of the construction steps. Our […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week-Laurie Grossman

January 11, 2011

 Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week-Laurie Grossman.  Her ring is sterling silver and 22k gold and her stone is rutilated quartz.  There was a bit of a challenge in setting the stone so I thought we might discuss some of the elements of setting cabochons.   Cabachons are generally considered easy to set […]

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Jewelry Arts Institute’s Student of the Week- Richard Ross

December 21, 2010

    Congratulations to our latest Student of the Week-Richard Ross.  This amazing chainmail bracelet is an exercise in precision soldering.  Let’s discuss some of the “dos’ and “don’ts”.  First you must make all your links with well-annealed wire and pull it very tightly so the links will be identical.  To get the best results […]

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