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[Ganoksin] [Issue #140] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
The Ganoksin Project
S i n c e 1 9 9 6 Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Techniques http://www.ganoksin.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imagine a world in which every person has free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing. And we need your help. Take action now and ensure that we can continue to provide the same level of service you and thousands of people each day have come to appreciate. With your financial support, the Orchid community will continue to flourish and grow! Please consider setting up an Orchid subscription account. Donate: Safe, easy, secure! http://www.ganoksin.com/donate Thank You! Hanuman ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In This Edition: 1. The Architectural Portraits of Vicki Ambery-Smith 2. The Cheapside Hoard 3. Jewels Made of Paper Bags 4. Avoiding Destructive Tack-Welds when Tack-Welding 5. Jewelry Retail Entrepreneur Michael Gerwig Goes CAD/CAM 6. Superb Mographs About Three Contemporary Metalsmiths ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In This Edition of Tips From The Jeweler's Bench http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Architectural Portraits of Vicki Ambery-Smith By Deirdre O'Day For nearly 30 years, Ambery-Smith has been using architecture as an inspiration for her work. Her name has become synonymous with finely wrought precious metal jewelry, boxes, and condiment sets whose inspiration lies in Renaissance, Palladian, and classical architectural precedents: a pendant based on the fifteenth-century Florentine architect Brunelleschi's lantern, for example, or the Temple of Jupiter brooch, an exercise in pure classicism. Her work is represented in galleries, museums, and private collections in Europe, the United States, and around the world.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/vicki-ambery.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. The Cheapside Hoard By Erika Speel A cache of treasures that had lain hidden for some 300 years was unearthed in 1912, during excavation work in the Cheapside area of London. This was therefore known as the Cheapside Hoard and it is a collection of considerable historical importance. The pieces that comprise the Cheapside Hoard are chiefly in the Museum of London, and the most important items of jewellery are on permanent display. The collection, since its discovery has been an unparalleled marker for secular objects made prior to the second half of the 17th century. Indeed, so little comparative jewellery has survived th at the discovery of the Hoard has been described as the finding of a 'time capsule'.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...side-hoard.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Jewels Made of Paper Bags By Karola Braun-Wanke For a long time now in artisan jewelry work, all that glitters is not gold. Precious metals, diamonds, and pearls now have competition. Four Berlin-based designers allow themselves the luxury of blazing new trails with unusual materials such as skin, paper bags, cardboard, plant fibers, glue, felt, and fur. What unites all four of these jewelry designers together is the fact that they learned a traditional artisan craft, but longed to experiment with atypical materials and forms of expression even before they had finished their studies.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/paper-bags.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Avoiding Destructive Tack-Welds when Tack-Welding By Mark B. Mann As a technical adviser to bench jewelers I often troubleshoot tack-, fusion- and pulse-arc-welding applications. One of the more frequently asked questions is related to what causes destructive tack-welds. Destructive tack-welds fail at temporarily welding the parts and often result in damage such as arcing, surface splatter, part deformation, excessive soot and permanent weld joints.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...tack-welds.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Jewelry Retail Entrepreneur Michael Gerwig Goes CAD/CAM By Mark B. Mann After 30 years in the jewelry industry working as a bench jeweler, sales professional, manager and owner, Michael Gerwig had a very clear image of how he wanted to establish and build his new store in Fayetteville, AR. He envisioned Michael-Seigler Jewelry & Design as a unique jewelry design and custom manufacturing salon built exclusively on the foundation of CAD/CAM technology.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...ael-gerwig.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Superb Mographs About Three Contemporary Metalsmiths By Toni Greenbaum Superb mographs about three contemporary metalsmiths have recently become available: Ah Xian -- a Chinese sculptor who uses time-honored practices from the land of his birth, such as pierced and/or painted and glazed porcelain, carved lacquer, jade inlay and, especially, cloisonne enamel, to create exquisite, life-size human figures; Michael Rowe -- a British modernist whose "deconstructed" silver and patinated brass tabletop objects have set the standard for avant-garde holloware around the world; and Tone Vigeland, the legendary Norwegian jeweler, who combines tiny, identical units of hammered silver or steel, evocative of Vikin mail and Nordic landscapes, to make both wearable pieces and large-scale sculpture.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...s-mographs.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Put an Orchid on your Bench Join the most popular online community for jewelery makers, The Orchid forums at http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ganoksin Project (http://www.ganoksin.com) is the largest virtual single information source for searchable archived content for jewelry and metals in the world. Its 5,500 Orchid members foster sharing, support community, enhance productivity and encourage studio safety, by promoting education in the jewelry and metal arts worldwide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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