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ABOUT OUR COVER...
Top: Mokume Gane bead by James Binnion; photo: George Post.
Below left: Autumn Leaf bead, by Kim Miles, photo by Kevin Black. Below
right: Traditional Paisley Bead by Rob Eaton.
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Lapidary Journal - October 2005
Print Magazine Table of Contents
Features | Step-By-Step
| Departments
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T . F E A T U R E S |
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Precious Metals - COVER STORY
James Binnion creates his own alchemy with the ancient craft of Mokume Gane.
By Annie Osborn. |
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The Compleat Beadmaker - LAMPWORKING
Rob Eaton applies the scientific method to the art of glass beadmaking.
By Alice Korach. |
36 |
Bringing Lampwork into the Limelight - MARKETING
Beads are big business - but with the growing competition, how do independent
artisans keep their bottom lines healthy?
By Suzanne Wade.
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44 |
Gold of Africa - MUSEUM/GOLD
A museum newly relocated to Cape Town, South Africa, preserves and celebrates
the golden art and artifacts of Africa's diverse history.
By Terri Haag. |
50 |
Bead Arts Award Winners 2005 - COMPETITION
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55 |
Two-Timing Kiln - EQUIPMENT
You can get double duty out of your kiln, using it for both firing metal clay
and annealing glass beads.
By Kathleen Bolan. |
| S T E P . B Y .
S T E P |
| Levels:
 Beginner:
Someone just starting out can complete this project and be
happy with the results.
 Beginner/Intermediate:
Someone who has had experience with the material can happily
complete this project, but will also learn something new by doing it.
 Intermediate:
A comfortable project for someone who has a good working knowledge
of the material.
 Intermediate/
Advanced:
A project for someone who is ready for a more challenging
approach to a material they have worked with repeatedly.
 Advanced:
A good project for someone who is confident with the material
and has had a lot of experience with the techniques. |
| 75 |
Stepping Out
By Denise Peck, Step by Step Editor |
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Autumn Leaves Bead
Advanced lampwork technique - Part I of II.
By Kim Fields.
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Free-form Flower Beads
Lampwork bead sculpture.
By Karen Moyer.
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Spring Brilliant Apex Cut
Cut in any material with no angle changes.
By Jim Perkins.
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88
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Caged Gold Obsidian Earrings
Fabricated setting for a small slab.
By Arthur C. Rediske.
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94
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My First Tricycle
Part III of III: finishing the basket and building the body and stand.
By Silvia Schmelzer.
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