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Lapidary Journal and Colored Stone are proud
to present the winners of the third annual Gemmys competition. Entries were judged
for overall design, visual appeal and impact, originality, and execution in five
categories: faceted, cabochon, specially cut, gem objects, and man-made gem materials.
Our esteemed judges were John Nels Hatleberg, a conceptual gem artist and authority
on creating exact replicas of famous diamonds; Gordon D. Aatlo, a goldsmith and
jewelry maker who has been designing and manufacturing world-class jewelry for
more than 40 years; and Robert Weldon, a noted photographer and writer, currently
the manager of Photography and Visual Communications at the Gemological Institute
of America.
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who entered their
exquisite work in our competition.
For all those who put stone to wheel, we invite you to enter the 2008 Gemmy
Awards - entry forms will be available at www.lapidaryjournal.com/contest
early in mid-February 2007.
Compiled by Kristen L. Gibson, Assistant Editor. For more information about
our competitions, e-mail Kristen or
call (610) 232-5715.
Howard Friedler
Best of Competition
Also First Place, Gem Objects
Pixies and Fairies turning Water into Wine, Ukraine bicolored topaz
(1,719 carats), Bolivian ametrine (19.5 carats), and Yukon jade (950 carats).
13 cm x 8 cm x 4 cm.
Photo: Howard Friedler.
Howard Friedler
Fantasy Gems
P.O. Box 1493
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
fantasygems@comcast.net, www.howardfriedler.com
Phone: (503) 624-5098.
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| specialty
cut gems : first place |
Tom Munsteiner
First Place, Specially Cut Gems
Jutta, natural blue/green aquamarine. 32 mm x 30 mm. 144.80 cts.
Tom Munsteiner
Wiesenstrasse 10
Stipshausen
Rh.-Pf 55758 Germany
munsteiner@t-online.de, www.munsteiner-cut.de
Phone 0049-6544-600, fax 0049-6544-8511.
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cut gems : second place |
 John
Dyer
Second Place, (tied) Specially Cut Gems - Right
ZigZag™ Cut, Afghani tourmaline. Flat faceted and carved in a
ZigZag ™ Cut. 23 mm x 9.1 mm. 10.36 cts.
Photo: John Dyer.
Matt Casteen
Second Place, (tied) Specially Cut Gems - Below
Stellar Garden, three citrines and one amethyst. Four convex cut stones,
all cut on a faceting machine. 52 mm long, 22 mm widest point. 64.2 cts. Photo:
Matt Casteen.
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| gem
objects : first place |
Howard Friedler
First Place, Gem Objects
Also Best of Competition
Pixies and Fairies turning Water into Wine, Ukraine bicolored topaz
(1,719 carats), Bolivian ametrine (19.5 carats), and Yukon jade (950 carats).
13 cm x 8 cm x 4 cm.
Photo: Howard Friedler.
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objects : second place |
Darryl Alexander
Second Place, Gem Objects
Bumbule Upagus, black jade, chrysoprase, rutilated quartz, opal, yellow
agate and copper for the stand, fossilized ivory. Carved with diamond burs. 80
mm x 72 mm x 25 mm. 135 cts.
Photo: Darryl Alexander.
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| cabochon
gems : first place |
Tom Munsteiner
First Place, Cabochon Gems
Imagination, natural green tourmaline (Paraiba). 23 mm x 21 mm. 34.25
cts.
 
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gems : second place |
Dalan Hargrave
Second place, Cabochon Gems
Symmetry, cross-section of natural ametrine from the Anahi mine in
Bolivia, backed with mother-of-pearl. 22 mm x 19 mm. 37 cts.
Photo: Phillip.
Dalan Hargrave
Dust Devil Mining
160 Creekside Park, Suite 204
Spring Branch, TX 78070
Gemstarz@gvtc.com
Phone (830) 438-8688, fax (830) 438-8689. |
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made gem materials - first place |
Rick Stinson
First Place, Man-Made Gem Materials
Amitahba, lab-grown Czochralski ruby with natural diamond accent. Traditional
techniques: sawing, grinding, sanding, drilling and polishing, done by hand with
flex-shaft and HS micromotor. 14.73 mm x 24.12 mm x 11.87 mm. 41.36 cts. Photo:
Rick Stinson.
Rick Stinson
Stinson's Gemcutting, Inc.
P.O. Box 780075
Wichita, KS 67278,
stinsons@gemservice.com, www.gemservice.com
Phone: (316) 733-8133.
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| faceted
gems : first place |
Richard Homer
First Place, Faceted Gems
Hexagonal Satin Snowflake™, colorless topaz. 15.6 mm x 15.6 mm
x 11.5 mm. 15.22 cts.
Photo: Richard P. Homer.
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gems : second place |
Dalan Hargrave for Stephanie Michael Young (Left)
Second place (tied), Faceted Gems
Barion Emerald Cut, natural aquamarine. Barion emerald cut aquamarine,
flat faceted. 35 mm x 28 mm. 102 cts.
Photo: Phillip.
Phill Mason (Below)
Second place (tied), Faceted Gems
The Conception of Color, Lightning Ridge dark crystal opal. Ovoid cut
entirely in the round; 352 triangular facets in 22 courses, cut on an Imahashi
machine. 8.1 mm x 12.2 mm. 4.76 cts.
Photo: Uffe Schultze.
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