Issues

January 2009

Evey issue of Art Jewelry gives you:
  • Step-by-step instructions to teach you how to make beautiful pieces of jewelry
  • Full color photos to get you inspired by others' work
  • Artist interviews where you'll learn about the artists' motivation and inspiration
  • Plus exclusive online access to download jewelry projects, post photos of your own work in the Subscriber Gallery, and read reviews of products tested by the editors
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Features
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A Fresh Take on a Floral Brooch
Tap the potential of repoussé to give your jewelry dimension without added weight.
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Pop Art Pin
Learn the basics of working with ceramic in this easy beginner project.
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Get to Know Fine-silver Wire
Skip the solder - fuse and ball up fine silver to fabricate an elegant chain.
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A Conversation with Helen Drutt
Helen Williams Drutt English, one of the foremost American collectors of art jewelry, discusses what makes a piece collectible.
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Take Your Riveting to New Levels
How to join four pierced layers with precise cold connections - it's all in the planning. Want to "paint" your titanium layers with an anodizer? We show you how in "Anodizing Explained: Precision-Color Titanium" (July 2008). Click here to download this article. Subscribers can get it free until January 31, 2009.
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Splat!
By Elaine D. Luther
Assemble modular metal clay cutouts into a fun, funky pendant.
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By Beth Hall
Adapting a flat weave into a round form is easier than it looks.
Want to know what materials, tools & supplies you'll need to complete the projects in the January 2009 issue? Click here to download the free PDF.
Departments
From the Editor: Hazel Wheaton
Thanks for your help!
Contributors: About Our Artists & Writers
Our artists talk about making seasonally inspired jewelry.
Reader Forum
We share your thoughts and questions.
News & Announcements
An online metalwork exhibit, an exhibition of Calder's jewelry, workshops with Alan Revere and Sharilyn Miller (in Italy!), a show of Pacific Asian arts, and an online project for a clever chain mail capture.
Business Savvy
How to sell your jewelry online. By Marlene Richey.
Product Reviews
A hands-free firing system and a useful magnetic bur holder.
Book Reviews
Innovative jewelry made with rubber O-rings and a showcase of jewelry with handmade-movement appeal.
Gallery
A collection of pieces to intrigue and inspire you. View magazine gallery.
Basics
Demonstrations and definitions of beginning jewelry-making techniques needed for projects in this issue. View basic techniques.
Contacts & Suppliers
How to get in touch with the featured artists, and where to find the materials and tools used in this issue. View contacts & suppliers.
Shows & Workshops
A listing of events throughout the U.S. To find events in your area, visit our Events Calendar.
Beyond Jewelry
A hollowware cactus container fabricated and enameled by Sarah Perkins, using jewelry techniques.
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