Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist: Gems, Beads, Jewelry Making and more
Subject Index

The following section contains the index to all articles by subject in volumes 47 through 57 (April 1993-March 2004). Another index is organized by author, and lists article title, page number, month, and year under each author's name. To look up older articles, please use our Lapidary Journal Index (currently print only). To look up articles by volume/year, please return to our main index page.

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Adventure
Rough Trip to Brazil, 57, 11-95

Analysis
What is Polishing?, 51, 2-99

Archaeology
At the Sacrifical Well, 44, 10-93
Common Intrigue, 41, 6-93
Crystal Cache, 40, 5-94
Culture Thieves, 81, 5-96
Legacy of the Atocha, 46, 9-95
The Legend of the Ancient Ones, 24, 12-95
Master Goldsmith of El Doraho, 40, 4-95
Rediscovering Ancient Nubia, 34, 5-93
Sowing the Beads of Change, 79, 10-94
Sowing the Beads of Change, Part II, 49, 11-94
Spoils from the Sea, 34, 4-93
Sumatra's Lost Kingdom, 108, 10-93

Auctions
Jewels on the Block, 22, 9-00

Awards/Competition
2002 Jewelry Arts Awards Winners, 09-02
2003 Bead Arts Awards Winners, 42, 10-03
2003 Jewelry Arts Awards Winners, 25, 9-03
2004 Bead Arts Awards, 42, 9-04
2004 Jewelry Arts Awards Winners, 24, 9-04
2004 AGTA Spectrum Awards, 30, 2-04
2005 Gemmys Winners, 18, 1-05
The Best and the Brightest, 72, 10-99
Making the Cut, 28, 9-00
The Magnificent Seven, 48, 12-99
Outstanding Performance, 80, 10-98
True Colors, 46, 3-99

Bead Jewelry
Seed Bead Forever, 45, 12-93

Beadcraft
Balinese Silver and Gold, 70, 10-95
Bisbee Beads, 36, 12-94
First Glass Traveler, 52, 5-96
Glass Under Fire, 36, 10-93
Great Balls of Fire!, 28, 7-95
Making Faces, 68, 10-93
Puttin' on the Glitz, 34, 10-94

Beads
Abstract Reasoning, 30, 11-97
An Affinity for Experiment, 32, 4-99
The African Money Dictionary, 181, 4-94
Angel in the Details, 36, 10-00
At the Cultural Crossroads, 276, 5-99
Bead Buff, 244, 5-00
Bead Integration, 24, 10-02
Bead Obsession, 36, 10-02
Bead Soup, 38, 2-01
Beads in Cyberspace, 20, 10-00
Beads & Kisses, Kate Fowle, 36, 10-01
Beads to Make You Marvel, 78, 10-96
Beans, Beets, Berries, & Beads, 55, 4-97
The Best of Two Worlds, 50, 2-98
A Blend of Influences, 52, 10-99
Body in Motion, 34, 5-01
Breaking the Bead Barrier, 46, 4-98
Breakthrough, 36, 1-97
Breath of Fresh Air, 51, 9-97
Burnished Palette, 290, 5-98
Cascade of Color, 46, 7-99
City Zen Masters, 38, 12-98
Chasing Rainbows, 40, 6-00
Cut, Stack, and Fuse, 50, 8-98
Drawing with Glass, 56, 10-98
Drawn to the Flame, 50, 6-97
An Eye for Detail, 38, 8-96
Fire & Nice, 67, 7-97
First, Find Some Beads . . ., 42, 7-99
Flights of Fancy, 44, 2-00
Flying by the Seat of Her Pants, 28, 10-00
From Marketer to Maker, 32, 10-00
Garden Under Glass, 56, 10-97
Gem Show Beads, 54, 9-04
Ghost Story, 50, 9-98
Glass Bead Gallery, 58, 10-03
Glass de Deux, 314, 5-97
Glass Evolution, 54, 11-00
Glass From the Gold Coast, 46, 10-99
Glass From the Past, 32, 9-00
Glass in Bloom, 54, 1-00
Here's Looking at You, 38, 8-99
A History Told in Beads, 40, 2-99
Interrupted Images, 42, 8-97
Jazz Bead Comes to Life, A, 51, 10-02
Jazzin' on Beads, 47, 10-02
A Keen Eye for Contrast, 40, 4-00
Killer Beads, 76, 10-97
Landing in Bead Heaven, 44, 10-01
Layers upon Layers, 72, 10-98
Light as Air, 70, 10-96
Making the Cut in Idar, 58, 10-99
Modern Mountain Man, 47, 3-96
A New Spin on Kentucky Crafts, 40, 10-99
On a Roll, 44, 12-99
Open a Window, 42, 9-99
Painting with Fire, 34, 12-97
Painting Without Numbers, 44, 3-98
Pan-Pacific Patterns, 28, 10-02
Passing the Torch, 24, 10-01
Planting Seeds, 36, 10-03
Quick on Her Feet, 36, 8-00
Rhapsody in Blue, 30, 10-99
Scavo, 38, 2-05
Scented Glass, 37, 5-02
Sense of Drama, 38, 12-00
Shades of the Season, 40, 3-99
Solar Flair, 28, 6-02
Something Borrowed, Something New, 70, 10-97
Small Object, Big Business, 52, 10-03
Splendor in the Glass, 66, 10-99
Subdued Splendor, 85, 10-97
Sublime Serendipity, 36, 10-96
Success Story, 56, 12-98
Sure Hand, Keen Eye, 46, 10-98
Sweet Obsession, 58, 1-99
Tactile Vision, 60, 1-98
Taking Chances, 63, 11-98
Taking the Heat, 50, 10-98
A Taste of the Trade Winds, 46, 1-01
Teaching Beads. 49, 4-96
Tour of Beauty, 30, 10-01
The Trio Plays On, 66, 7-98
Turning Corners, 49, 3-97
Upbeat Attitude, 38, 6-98
The Value of Play, 48, 11-96
The Very Fiber of Her Being, 26, 6-99
Vital Differences, 44, 3-00
Water Colors, 43, 11-99
A Whole New World in a Grain of Sand, 34, 10-99

Beadwork
The Birds and the Beads, 34, 11-95
Points of Perfection, 50, 10-96
A World Bead, 30, 10-95

Biography
Woman of the Millennium, 32, 6-98

Book and Video Reviews
Africa Adorned, 137, 1-94
Amber: Window to the Past, 114, 8-96
Amethyst: Geschichte, Eigenschafter, Fundorte (Amethyst: History, Properties, Localities), 118, 12-95
Ancient Sea Creatures, 121, 5-93
The Art of Inlay, 180, 10-95
Assembling California, 160, 4-94
Australian Precious Opal: A Guide for Professionals, 138, 1-95
Banded Agates Origins and Inclusions, 103, 5-95
Basic Questions in Paleontology, 129, 7-94
The Basics of Bead Stringing, 151, 10-93
Bead Embroidery, 100, 3-94
The Beading Book, 121, 6-94
Beading with Seed Beads, Gemstones, & Cabochons, 150, 10-93
Beads and Threads, 165, 10-94
Beadweaving: New Needle Techniques & Original Designs, 79, 9-96
The Buyers Guide to Affordable Antique Jewelry, 121, 6-94
Collectible Beads: A Universal Aesthetic, 114, 6-96
Collection the Earth's Natural Treasures, 123, 11-94
Contemporary Wire Wrapped Jewelry, 105, 3-96
Creating with Polymer Clay: Designs, Techniques, and Projects, 113, 11-96
Creative Bead Jewelry, 112, 10-96
Creative Beaded Earrings, 119, 12-93
Dazzle: Creating Artistic Jewelry & Accessories, 106, 4-96
Designer Jewelry: The World's Top Artists, 128, 2-95
Diamond Mine, 126, 8-93
Dinosaur Tracks and Other Fossil Footprints of the Western United States, 114, 8-96
Discovering the Mysteries of Amber, 80, 9-96
Dorling Kindersley Science Encyclopedia, 180, 4-95
Emerald and Tanzanite Buying Guide, 122, 2-96
Ethnic Jewelry, 127, 8-93
Fossil Sharks of the Chesapeake Bay Region, 180, 4-95
The Fossils of the Burgess Shale, 105, 3-96
Gem and Lapidary Materials for Cutters, Collectors, and Jewelers, 126, 1-97
Gem Trails of Arizona, 122, 2-96
Gem Trails of Northern California, 118, 12-95
Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, 113, 11-96
Gem Trails of Southern California, 72, 3-97
Gemology: An Annotated Bibliography, 117, 11-93
The Gemstones, 112, 7-95
Geology of the Lake Superior Region, 136, 1-95
Glass Bead Making, 151, 10-93
Greenburg's Guide to Marbles, 126, 1-96
A Guide to Fossils, 124, 9-95
Hidden Beauty: The Art of Gemstone Photography, 123, 12-94
How to Bead Earrings, 165, 10-94
How to Collect North American Indian Artifacts, 129, 8-94
How to Tumble Polish Rocks into Gems, 124, 9-95
Hunting Dinosaurs, 126, 8-95
Humbolt's Travels to Siberia (1837-1842):
Hydraulic Die-Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths, 130, 8-94
Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide, 137, 1-94
Jewelry in America 1600-1900, 114, 6-96
Jewelry in Europe and America: New Times, New Thinking, 128, 1-97
The Lake Superior Agate, 129, 9-94
Lapidary Carving for Creative Jewelry, 162, 4-94
LaRune's Rockpecker, 117, 11-95
Life in Amber, 129, 7-93
Mastering the New Clay: A Live Workshop Series with Tory Hughes/Foundations: The Beginning Workshop, 112, 10-96
Mineralogy of Maine Volume I: Descriptive Mineralogy, 180, 10-95
Mokume Gane in the Small Shop, 115, 7-96
My Search for Beauty (Picks, Packs, and Mud Puddles), 121, 11-94
The New Beadwork, 197, 4-93
Opal, 122, 2-97
Opal Cutting Made Easy, 129, 2-94
One of a Kind American Art Jewelry Today, 112, 7-95
The Peacock Thrones of the World, 120, 9-93
Pearls, 103, 5-95
Petrified Forests, 123, 2-97
Photographing Minerals, Fossils & Lapidary Materials, 114, 12-96
Picot Lace, 106, 4-96
PolyShrink™ Jewelry Techniques, 126, 1-96
Rings: Symbols of Wealth, Power, and Affection, 114, 6-93
Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters, 128, 2-95
Rubies and Sapphires, 130, 7-93
The Splender of Ethnic Jewelry, 116, 6-95
State Stones & Other Symbols, 128, 9-94
Topaz, 116, 6-95
Trilobites, 129, 7-94

Business
Applying to Juried Shows, 16, 3-99
Are You Cut Out for Custom?, 26, 2-05
Are You Ready for the Patriot Act?, 31, 11-04
Avoiding an International Incident, 54, 10-01
Back on Her Feet, 60, 10-01
Bead Buyers Beware, 107, 1-95
Best Face Forward, 29, 4-02
Bringing It All Back Home, 21, 6-01
Business & Babies, 16, 9-00
Business in Paradise, 28, 11-00
Business, Pleasure, or Both?, 33, 3-05
Buying on the Border, 28, 11-03
Changing Opal Market, The, 62, 10-03
Can I Get It Wholesale?, 18, 1-03
Defending Your Rights, 16, 6-00
Design Right, 49, 4-97
Finding a Balance, 26, 6-03
Gem of an Idea, 18, 1-01
Gotcha Covered, 35, 12-04
Granting a Wish, 25, 8-00
Hidden Value, 27, 4-04
How to Prepare for & Sell at Shows, 91, 12-95
The Ideal Rep, 103, 1-96
If You Really Love Beads, 20, 10-96
Inventory Control, 20, 3-02
Is It Time to Quit Your Day Job? 18, 12-00
Legally Starting a Legitimate Hobby/Tax Business, 82, 12-96
New York Stories, 18, 4-03
No Place Like Home, 14, 4-01
Online Auctions, 34, 11-01
Plan On It! 24, 2-01
Preparing for an In-Home Jewelry Show, Part I, 70, 4-97
Preparing for an In-Home Jewelry Show, Part II, 349, 5-97
The Price of Success, 18, 11-99
Seasonal Savvy, 36, 9-01
Selling Silver, 28, 12-02
Setting Up Shop, 82, 3-96
Show Shopping, 76, 1-99
Show Your Stuff, 31, 1-05
A Site of Your Own, 21, 8-01
Small Object, Big Business, 52, 10-03
Starting a Business, 175, 10-99
Suppliers: Your Best Allies, 102, 1-97
Supporting Inspiration, 20, 3-01
Taking Stock, 33, 6-02
Taxes and Homework, 332, 5-99
To Market, To Market, 63, 5-03
Understanding Public Relations, 108, 9-99
Virtual Double Take, 18, 3-01
When Gold Is Low, 240, 5-00
Where Did That Go?, 41, 5-02
Wrapping It Up, 33, 1-04
Writing an Effective Artist's Statement, 112, 4-99
See also E-Business/E-Commerce

Carving
Alabaster Sublime, Alabaster Bizarre, 22, 8-96
Beyond Realism, 32, 1-00
Carving with a Light Touch, 54, 12-99
Cutting It Up in Cape May, 26, 1-00
Danse Macabre, 30, 2-96
Don't Fence Me In, 50, 1-00
Elusive Talent, 14, 2-97
Family Connection, 30, 7-97
Gem Carving with a Fixed Arbor, 58, 1-01
Happy Accidents, 38, 6-97
The Illuminated Man, 32, 12-99
Lapidary Choices, 62, 7-99
A Passion for Jade, 61, 11-96
Primal Call, 22, 2-97
Smooth Finish, 28, 2-98
Wind Songs, 46, 2-97
Wizard of Light and Movement, 90, 5-96

Collectibles
Daddy-O of Gone, 46, 2-96

Collecting
More is Never Enough, 35, 11-93
Splendor in the Glass, 66, 10-99

Collections
At the Gates of St. Petersburg, 24, 12-94
Following the Dream, 44, 9-97
Jewelry on the Beach, 61, 12-98
Let There Be Fiber Optics!, 20, 6-97
Small But Significant, 49, 10-93
Struck Speechless, 52, 7-96

Conference
Echoes of the Past, Visions of the Future, 38, 10-98
Four Days of Gem Talk, 46, 11-99
Landing in Bead Heaven, 44, 10-01
Metals Magnet, 24, 1-01
Viva Amber!, 302, 5-99

Covers
The Bead Annual, 10-95
Bird is the Word, 1-96
Buyer's Guide 95, 4-95
Cast in a Different Light, 12-95
Cowboy Color, 3-96
Free Spirit Sweeps Across Jewelry Landscape, 11-95
Lapidary Layers Stone in Architectural Jewelry, 9-95
Mosaic Jewelry, 5-95
Opal for All Reasons, 6-95
Quartz's Amazing Journey into Fossil Wood Realism Goes Virtual, 7-95
Sun Temple Glows with Transatlantic Vision, 2-96

Crystals
Scepters Rule!, 52, 1-98

Culture
Atlas Odyssey, 26, 6-98
Elusive Desert Smiths, 44, 6-99
Glass From the Gold Coast, 46, 10-99
A History Told in Beads, 40, 2-99
Imagery in Beads and Paint, 46, 10-97
In Search of the Shadow Soul, 18, 10-94
Northern Light, 48, 11-00
Spiritual Circles, 20, 10-93
Warrior Beads: The Zulu Culture, 42, 10-95
Written in Beads, 60, 10-96

Cutting
What is Polishing?, 51, 2-99

Design
A Matter of Perspective, 22, 4-01
Common Questions on Design, 14, 4-00
Creative Connections, 24, 11-04
Design of the Times, 34, 4-00
Hot Rocks in Paradise, 14, 4-04
In Chains, 24, 3-04
Judgement Call, 18, 9-03
Mechanical Chic, 16, 7-04
Neon Rainbow, 20, 9-01
Quick Change Artist, 36, 4-02
Reinventing the Pearl, 20, 3-05
Virtual Facet Designing, 45, 1-02

E-Business/E-Commerce
The Net Effect, 21, 12-99
Online Auctions, 34, 11-01
A Site of Your Own, 21, 8-01
What Would You Like to Sell Today?, 16, 3-00
The Wild, Wild Web, 20, 3-00

Education
Back to School, 84, 4-93
Catching the Light, 46, 4-99
Community Arts, 40, 10-02
Extraordinary Glass, 36, 10-95
Feeding the Edge, 298, 5-97
Finding a Home in the Classroom, 95, 5-96
Gems of the Golden Gate, 53, 7-95
A Great Place to Learn, 28, 7-98
Hammering Out a Jewelry Career, 58, 7-97
Haywood Keeps Them Coming Back, 50, 12-00
Integrated Approach, 282, 5-98
Jewelry Making in the Desert, 286, 5-99
The Maine Event, 46, 1-96
Making It as a Jewelry Maker, 30, 9-96
Master Class with Munsteiner, 20, 5-01
Money to Learn, 55, 9-97
Opal Talk, 26, 6-93
Penland In Session, 28, 3-00
Revered Teacher, 51, 11-97
Stepping into the Light, 63, 1-99
Success Story, 56, 12-98
The Ripple Effect, 36, 2-00
Thundering Spirit, 60, 4-95
Try the Y, 58, 4-94
Written in Stone, 38, 1-94
You Can Do It, 38, 9-99

Enameling
Enigmatic Enamels, 40, 4-98
Windows on the World, 28, 11-98

Engraving
A New Generation, 16, 7-96
Engraved Finesse, 42, 9-93

Equipment
Diffusion Detective, 89, 4-93
An Extension of Self, 32, 7-99
The Fascination of Faceting, 71, 7-99
First, Find Some Beads . . ., 42, 7-99
The Heat Is On, 66, 7-99
Hot Enough for You?, 30, 7-03
Lapidary Choices, 62, 7-99
Light-Years Removed, 41, 12-93
On Your Mark, Get Set!, 28, 7-99
Saws I Have Seen, 69, 11-93
Sewing It Up, 87, 8-93
So You Wanna Make Jewelry, 119, 4-94
So You Wanna Make Jewelry, 323, 5-97
To Cut a Giant, 16, 1-00
See Also: Tools

Essay
Paleontology, Charles Dickens, and Jurassic Park, 32, 3-94

Exhibits/Exhibitions
Ancient and Timeless, 24, 4-98
Australian Aces, 30, 5-93
Canadian Classic, 20, 9-93
Clash of the Titans, 49, 6-99
The Crash of Metal and Glass, 34, 10-97
Dazzling!, 62, 11-99
Echoes of the Past, Visions of the Future, 38, 10-98
Fabergé in Context, 44, 12-00
Imperial Debut, 48, 8-99
Kentucky Down Underground, 34, 3-97
Lalique's Pale Flame, 34, 8-98
The Last Days of the Tsar, 44, 11-98
Meant to Inspire, 54, 6-97
Mother Earth, Father Sky, 54, 3-99
A Museum in Spite of Itself, 61, 12-93
The Orogenous Zone, 38, 7-94
The Power of Beads, 26, 10-94
Recapturing Australia's Mad Gold Rush, 42, 1-95
Rising Above the Rest, 103, 7-93
The Smithsonian's New Gem Hall, 28, 12-97
So Big and Bizarre They Can't Be Ignored, 36, 3-96
The Sterling Treasure, 38, 9-97
Tent Show, 34, 8-99
Tourmaline Romance, 26, 9-01

Expedition/Field Trip
About Face, 48, 11-95
Ace of Quartz, 61, 9-97
Across the Karoo, 40, 2-00
An Agate and Amethyst Vacation, 77, 10-99
Almost Heaven, 69, 12-98
Amethyst Alley, 80, 2-94
Aptly Named, 85, 4-94
Beach Gems, 32, 8-00
Big Sky Collecting, 57, 7-96
Bringing Home the Blue, 62, 7-97
Bruneau Bonanza, 50, 1-94
Buckets of Fun, 73, 3-94
By Any Other Name, 61, 2-97
Can You Dig It?, 254, 5-99
Carr Talk, 51, 3-97
The Connecticut Connection, 47, 6-00
Concrete Evidence, 61, 7-94
Cooks Peak, New Mexico, 54, 7-00
Cretaceous Cavortings at Big Brook, 67, 8-95
Crystallized, 89,-5-93
Desert Fire, 109, 4-93
Desert Outpost, 51, 11-93
Dig it Yourself, 56, 6-95
Dig Those Dinos, 77, 7-93
Digs for Everyone, 101, 5-96
Echoes of the Past, 43, 9-96
Empire in Idaho, 71, 2-96
Exploring a Nest of Gold, 43, 12-94
Fear Kept Them Alive, 51, 5-94
Field Forays, 68, 5-94
Fluorite Fantasy, 45, 11-94
Following the Mud Map, 67, 6-94
Fossils from the Savannah, 73, 9-94
Gathering Roses, 85, 7-93
Gems of the Cumberland, 53, 4-96
Glacial Beach Holiday, 63, 7-95
Going for the Gold, 80, 12-93
Guaranteed Success, 52, 12-97
Having a Field Day, 49, 3-98
Heading West, 53, 6-99
Hexagon Heaven, 75, 8-93
Honey in a Rock, 51, 5-03
Hope Springs Eternal, 55, 2-98
Hourglass Gypsum, 69, 9-93
Journey to the Mantle of the Earth, 61, 12-96
John Reed's Potato Patch, 67, 1-99
Land of the Lapps, 27, 5-93
Let's Make a Deal, 75, 8-94
Little Cities of Salt, 20, 5-94
Missouri's Gem Jackpot, 57, 2-99
Missouri's Show-Me Minerals, 83, 2-95
The Morefield Mine Turns 70, 67, 3-99
Mount Ida Magic, 34, 3-95
Nordic Tracks, 44, 6-97
On the Horizon, 32, 2-05
On the Road Again, 309, 5-98
On the Trail in Oregon, 44, 4-00
Opal Oasis, 65, 6-93
Opal on the Ridge, 24, 1-05
Outback Adventure, 59, 6-93
Outstanding in the Field, 362, 5-97
Paradise on the Rocks, 51, 1-97
Pennsylvania Shell Fossils, 248, 5-00
Platinum a Kilometer Down, 24, 8-01
Play It Again, Sam, 38, 3-95
Providencia Canyon, Arizona, Rhodochrosite, 32, 6-01
A Refuge for Collectors, 41, 5-93
Return to Petersen Peak, 47, 1-98
Rise and Fall of the Vulture Mine, 59, 9-95
Rising Sunstone, 28, 6-04
Road Trip!, 56, 3-95
Rollin' to the Rowley, 49, 3-96
Sagebrush Saga, 57, 1-96
Sapphire Mining in the Great Indoors, 61, 1-95
Shuffling Geodes, 44, 5-94
Sierra Silver, 71, 1-94
Skyrocket Creek, 24, 5-94
Smoky Mountain Bound, 57, 9-98
Sri Lanka's Glittering Gravel, 40, 12-94
Staking a Reclaim, 61, 12-95
Star Garnet: Emerald Creek, Idaho, 90, 10-00
Star Search, 49, 3-95
Subterranean Surrealism, 38, 5-01
Texas Ranging, 61, 6-96
Treasure of the Hualapai, 51, 9-95
Try for Trilobites! 34, 3-01
Turning Over an Old Leaf, 55, 8-96
Unexpected Enchantment, 28, 8-94
Venturing Forth, 107, 5-96

Faceting
Amateur Competition Faceting, 41, 5-03
Before You Facet, 32, 4-03
A Clutch of Cutters, 42, 1-99
Easy Answers to Rough Questions, 32, 7-02
The Fascination of Faceting, 71, 7-99
Geometry of Beauty, The, 55, 5-03
Meditations on Faceting, 36, 5-04
Putting the Sparkle in the Stone, 22, 2-03

Fossils
Across the Karoo, 40, 2-00
Bad to the Bone?, 22, 8-97
Batter Up!, 58, 8-94
Beyond Burgess, 53, 3-98
Big in Alberta, 61, 8-95
The Case of the Disappearing Cave, 55, 1-94
A Case of Mistaken Identity, 26, 8-96
Close to the Bone, 36, 12-93
Cretaceous Park, 99, 4-95
Fossil Fish Fry, 34, 5-94
Garmon and Siphuncle, 18, 7-94
Global Politicking of Paleontology, 53, 3-94
Golden Windows, 22, 7-93
History's Helpers, 93, 4-94
Home on the Range, 60, 5-96
Ice Age on the Rocks, 49, 6-98
In Search of Texas Mosasaurs, 55, 11-94
Keeping the Faith, 53, 9-93
Made in Morocco?, 54, 6-93
Mike and Dad's Excellent Adventure, 54, 4-93
Nemo Nightmares, 63, 9-94
Night Stalker, 40, 7-93
Porthole to the Past, 299, 5-98
River of Fossils, 43, 3-95
A River Runs Through It, 60, 2-94
Roots of Fossil Addiction, 57, 1-95
Saving Trilobites from Extinction, 61, 11-95
Serpents of the Sahara, 49, 7-94
Silurians of the Empire State, 61, 12-94
Stan's Place, 40, 11-93
A Stitch in Time, 42, 1-98
Stories From Deep Time, 310, 5-97
Suspended Animation, 55, 5-93
Tales from the Trilobites Trail, 65, 1-96
A Torch for Dinosaurs, 50, 8-93
Triceratops Two-Step, 63, 2-95
Viva Amber!, 302, 5-99
What's Made of Quartz and Goes Tweet-Tweet?, 18, 8-95

Galleries
Breaking In, 43, 11-96
Shedding Light, 14, 4-97
Xzentrek Circles, 65, 2-96

Gem Art
Elegant Vessels, 20, 3-99
Gem of a Timepiece, 30, 4-98
Learning Curve, 22, 11-97
Patterns We Weave, 298, 5-99

Gem Carving
Eleven Tears, 18, 1-04
Emitting Energy, 30, 8-98
Gem Carving with a Fixed Arbor, 58, 1-01
In the Groove, 16, 12-96
Master Class with Munsteiner, 20, 5-01
Outside the Tradition, 38, 1-99
Portrait of a Free Bird, 30, 4-96
Stepping into the Light, 63, 1-99

Gem Competition
Outstanding Performance, 80, 10-98

Gem Cutting
Cutters on Quartz, 22, 7-98
Idar, Ontario, 22, 6-00
Making it Stick, 49, 7-00
Naturesteiner, 24, 2-02
Primitive Lapidary, 44, 7-01
Return to Elegance, 32, 9-98
Sure Hand, Keen Eye, 46, 10-98

Gem Materials
Is Opal...?, 16, 8-98
Mean Green, 294, 5-98
Sure Hand, Keen Eye, 46, 10-98

Gem Mining
Lost and Found, 41, 3-98
The Perils of Peridot Pursuit, 18, 3-97
The Spice of Light, 14, 1-98
The Story Beyond the Story of the Great Tourmaline Discovery, 52, 7-97
Uphill Battle, 290, 5-99

Gemcraft
Angular Arrangements, 34, 9-94
Baltic Bounty, 45, 7-93
The Bleiberg Box, 37, 9-94
A Bone to Pick, 51, 7-93
Born on the Equinox, 24, 3-95
Captured in Glass, 26, 3-94
Carvers, Unite!, 72, 2-95
Chasing Rainbows, 22, 8-93
Cutting Through Barriers, 24, 9-95
Fancy Wrapper, 54, 5-95
Free to Carve, 45, 11-93
Gems Just Wanna Have Fun, 18, 9-94
Genesis, 69, 4-93
Head for New Zealand…, 40, 2-94
Hunt for Light, 48, 4-95
Landing on His Feet, 48, 12-95
Little Cliffs, 22, 8-94
The Master's Voice, 24, 5-95
Melting into Flight, 18, 6-95
Message in a Bottle, 28, 11-94
Panoply of Lightscapes, 36, 9-93
Paragon of Paradox, 32, 6-95
Post-Modern Swans, 41, 3-94
Precision Personified, 24, 2-95
Prehistoric Connections, 57, 9-96
Revolutions in Stone, 28, 1-95
Role Reversal, 40, 7-95
Rutilated Serendipity, 18, 1-95
Small Wonders, 20, 6-93
Smirking Alligators, 30, 12-93
Sparkle and Motion, 24, 9-94
Stories in Stone, 20, 12-97
Swords of Peace, 26, 12-93
Verstility in Crystal, 18, 12-94
Taking Chances, 30, 2-94
Tales from the Belly of the Whale, 34, 8-95
Telling Stories in Stone, 22, 2-94 Tempest in a Crystal, 40, 12-95

Gemology
A Brew of Opals, 44, 6-94
The Inside Story, 56, 2-94
Light: Bending the Rules, 38, 11-94
Light: Split Personality, 59, 9-95
Light: Still Bending the Rules, 59, 7-95

Gems
African Opal Unearthed, 39, 7-96
All That Glitters...May Be Aventurine, 60, 10-02
Azure Suns, 68, 10-02
Bead Integration, 24, 10-02
Building “Be”-tter Sapphires, 39, 2-04
Capturing the Sky, 20, 2-99
Carving a Niche, 16, 2-98
Changing Opal Market, The, 62, 10-03
The Chrysocolla-Chalcedony Connection, 34, 2-99
Classic Facets, 32, 3-98
Clean and Simple, 16, 6-98
A Clutch of Cutters, 42, 1-99
Crystalline Cityscapes, 40, 2-98
Cut Like Crystals, 36, 2-98
Dendrites: Nature’s Line Drawings, 32, 2-02
Different Grits of Sidewalk, 32, 2-98
Echoes of the Sea, 278, 5-98
Emeralds from the Far North, 28, 2-03
Fragrant Gems, 14, 3-98
Gems Inside Gems, 22, 1-99
Gems to Glass, 54, 10-02
The Himalaya Rises Again, 24, 2-99
Hope's Wonderful Opal, 44, 8-98
Jaded Perspective, Part 1 of 2 Jaded Perspective, Part 2 of 2, 28, 9-97
Jewels for Gents, 18, 11-04
Landlocked Coral, 51, 5-04
Like Father, Like Son, 34, 1-99
Matchmaking, 18, 11-02
Metallurgical Balancing Act, The, 24, 5-02
Mystery Man, 37, 6-02
Order and Chaos, 90, 10-98
Outside the Tradition, 38, 1-99
Polar Jade, 22, 11-98
Putting the Sparkle in the Stone, 22, 2-03
What is Rainbow Calsilica?, 68, 9-04
Rainbow Over Big Sky, 44, 12-96
Revelations, 18, 1-96
Rough Treatment, 22, 6-04
Sacred Blue, 22, 5-03
Sculpture Writ Small, 18, 6-02
Soaring in from South America, 40, 12-96
A Symphony of Stones, 20, 1-98
Today’s Pearls, 36, 1-02
Touch of Grace, A, 18, 3-03
Tourmaline Romance, 26, 9-01
What About Rose Quartz?, 46, 10-01
Wild About Turquoise, 30, 5-03

Gemstones
Age Has Its Advantages, 57, 7-93
Amber in the Mist, 18, 8-97
Beads of a Different Color, 66, 10-95
Beyond Realism, 32, 1-00
Bumpy Business, 26, 9-96
China’s Amazing New Pearls, 26, 4-00
Citrine Q&A, 56, 11-99
A Closer Look at Virgin Valley Opal, 32, 12-00
Crystal, Quartz, or What?, 26, 9-98
Cutting It Up in Cape May, 26, 1-00
Dazzling!, 62, 11-99
Deliciously Different, 44, 4-96
Discovering Drusy, 28, 9-93
Domestic Delights, 68, 6-95
Eye on Tigereye, 44, 7-00
The Gem Feldspars, 35, 8-93
Green Knight to the Rescue, 43, 3-96
Hot Stuff, 22, 6-96
The Illuminated Man, 32, 12-99
Iris: Goddess of Agates, 52, 2-97
Is This Patuxent River Agate?, 53, 9-98
Jet Set, 46, 9-00
Like Fine Wine, 40, 6-99
Making the Cut in Idar, 58, 10-99
Mammoth Hunters, 18, 8-96
Montana Originals, 47, 9-93
Montana Revival, 65, 8-93
More Wine!, 52, 7-99
Newly Blue, 51, 6-96
Obsidian Is a Gem? 40, 11-00
Older and Wiser, 52, 1-96
Opal Fever in a Wheat Field, 34, 9-99
Out of the Blue, 34, 6-97
Post-Jurassic Gems, 53, 9-94
Return of a Royal Blue, 318, 5-97
Rhapsody in Blue, 30, 10-99
Rubies are Red, 34, 9-94
Rutilated Q & A, 36, 11-98
Shades of Smoky, 44, 12-98
Stone Directed, 22, 2-00
Strawberry Fields Forever, 40, 3-97
Surprising Suite, 20, 6-94
Taking the Heat, 36, 11-96
To Cut a Giant, 16, 1-00
Turquoise in the Sky, 36, 12-99
Unveiling the Secrets of Lace Agate, 40, 1-01
What’s Red and Green and Hard as Quartz? 42, 10-00
You Say Tomato, 69, 4-95

Geology
A Crash Course in Plate Tectonics, 45, 12-95
Looking for Lechuguilla, 30, 9-94

Glass
Cathedral Colors, 22, 12-02
Gems to Glass, 54, 10-02
Glass From the Gold Coast, 46, 10-99
Hitting the Mark, 46, 10-96
Scented Glass, 37, 5-02
Splendor in the Glass, 66, 10-99
Taking the Heat, 50, 10-98
A Whole New World in a Grain of Sand, 34, 10-99

Glassblowing
Taking the Heat, 50, 10-98

Glasswork
Beyond Tradition, 34, 4-96
Mistress of the Mountain Bead, 50, 10-95
Rural Route, 32, 1-96

Goldwork
Hooked on History, 14, 8-99
The Sound of His Own Whisper, 26, 4-99

Hall of Fame
2001 Hall of Fame, 42, 11-01
Thanks to Seven Leaders, 33, 1-03

Health
Healthcare Climate for Artists, 34, 9-04
Twist and . . . Ouch!, 61, 5-03
See Also: Safety

History
Across the Gobi, 32, 7-94
Agate and Achates, 24, 11-94
The Amber Room Returns to Life, 20, 8-99
Bead Counters, 73, 10-94
Blue Gold, 49, 3-00
Capturing the Essence, 46, 9-99
City of Black Gold, 94, 7-93
City of Silver, 38, 11-99
Contemporary Ancients, 26, 11-96
Copper Confinement, 68, 5-93
Dazed and Duped by Diamonds, 59, 7-96
Devotion to Opal, 63, 6-95
A Different Money Market, 52, 10-93
Empires & Emeralds, 34, 4-97
Fossil Feud, 48, 9-94
Gems as Medicine, 49, 5-95
The Great Meteorite Caper, 55, 12-95
Growing Up with LJ, 20, 7-97
John Reed's Potato Patch, 67, 1-99
Kellogg and His Jack, 22, 1-94
The Last Days of the Tsar, 44, 11-98
Leadville Legacy, 80, 4-95
Magical Malbork, 64, 4-93
Making the Cut in Idar, 58, 10-99
Masters of Mosaic, 28, 2-97
Modern Concept of a Gem, 25, 3-03
Old Gold and New, 28, 5-01
One for the Money, 42, 8-96
Opal Fever in a Wheat Field, 34, 9-99
Opal or Iris?, 58, 6-94
Opal or Iris?, Part II, 48, 8-94
Pearls from the Southland, 44, 7-95
Picasso's Secret Tokens D'Amour, 30, 2-99
Precious?, 2-03
Ptolemy II’s Magnificent Cameo, Pt. I, 31, 9-01
Ptolemy II’s Magnificent Cameo, Pt. II, 67, 10-01
Quest for Beauty, 56, 2-95
Restoration Drama, 30, 3-96
Rhodes to Empire, 57, 5-94
The Roman Connection, 60, 3-94
Roots of the Turquoise Trade, 57, 6-96
Shenzi, 42, 6-96
The Tell-Tale Glow?, 35, 11-94
There Was an Old Woman . . . Part I, 48, 12-96
There Was an Old Woman . . . Part II, 60, 1-97
Throne for a Loop, 43, 1-01
Unscrambling Faberge's Imperial Eggs, 38, 11-97
See Also: Archaeology, Jewelry History

Humor
Driving Ms. Thompson, 57, 11-93

In the Workshop
Best Blends, 27, 7-04
Decorative Chasing and Repousse, 20, 4-04

Inclusion of the Month
Aikinite in Phenakite, 16, 6-93
Amphibole in Opal, 16, 6-94
Bismuth in Quartz, 19, 5-93
Calcite in Gypsum, 14, 2-96
Celadonite in Quartz, 14, 12-97
Chrome Diopside in Diamond, 16, 11-93
Chromite in Williamsite, 19, 8-93
Cockroaches in Amber, 14, 7-94
Cookeite in Quartz, 12, 6-97
Copper as Inclusions, 12, 2-97
Copper in Vesuvianite, 14, 11-94
Copper Minerals in Quartz, 14, 6-96
Cuprite in Calcite, 14, 12-96
Diamond in Diamond, 16, 5-94
Fluorapatite in Quartz, 14, 12-95
Forsterite in Pyrope, 19, 9-93
Goethite in Amethyst, 12, 8-96
Gold in Gypsum, 19, 12-93
Hematite in Hemimorphite, 22, 4-94
Holmquistite in Quartz, 14, 1-95
In a Star Sapphire, 12, 4-97
In the Star of Bombay, 14, 3-95
Inclusions in Alpine Quartz, 14, 2-98
Inside the Gachala Emerald, 14, 9-95
Inside the National Collection, 22, 10-97
Inside a Ruby Bracelet, 16, 7-95
Lepidocrocite in Amethyst, 16, 10-93
Ludwigite in Peridot, 16, 5-95
Marcasite in Calcite, 19, 2-94
Mica in Peridot, 22, 4-93
Papagoite in Quartz, 19, 3-94
Phases in Fluorite, 12, 4-96
Pyrite in Quartz, 14, 9-94
Rutile in Garnet, 16, 10-96
Rutile in Quartz, 20, 7-98
Triploidite in Quartz, 18, 7-93
Zircon in Aquamarine, 18, 1-94

Interview
A Conversation with Dieter Lorenz, 40, 2-96

Jewelry
18 Layers of Color, 20, 3-02
2002 Jewelry Arts Awards Winners, 28, 09-02
An Affinity for Experiment, 32, 4-99
Aquatic Artisans, 45, 5-02
Art from Artifacts, 26, 8-99
Art of the Wanderer, 38, 5-95
At Home in Salida, 18, 9-95
A Blend of Influences, 52, 10-99
Back on Track, 28, 12-98
Beach Beauties, 34, 8-96
Beads of Color and Light, 61, 10-94
Bend, Fold, Flatten, 48, 11-98
Between a Rock and a Hard Place, 18, 11-95
Body Consciousness, 18, 8-01
A Bug in the Design, 26, 8-95
Byzantine Gothic, 22, 4-96
Capturing the Sky, 20, 2-99
Caravans of Color, 34, 3-99
Carving with a Light Touch, 54, 12-99
Casting a Wide Net, 28, 9-99
Cathedral Colors, 22, 12-02
Centered Between East & West, 30, 1-97
Centuries of Style, 40, 8-93
Changing Tracks, 52, 7-98
Chaos and Connections, 16, 6-01
Character Studies, 36, 12-96
Circles of Light, 224, 5-00
City of Silver, 38, 11-99
Colorful Translations, 30, 6-93
Complementary Contours, 20, 2-02
Conceptual Ornament, 26, 4-96
Connecting, 22, 4-99
Contemporary Celtic, 20, 11-01
Controlled Chaos, 24, 7-95
Cowboy Jazz, 16, 3-96
Crossing Borders 22, 12-01
Designing Partners 18, 4-01
Designing with Drusy, 24, 9-93
Developing Relationships, 22, 1-02
Divine Intervention, 42, 11-95
Drama in a Quarter Square Inch, 22, 9-98
Dramatic Presence, 274, 5-98
Elusive Desert Smiths, 44, 6-99
Embracing the Rainbow, 18, 2-95
Empowered Perfectionism, 28, 4-01
Enfolding Space, 20, 12-96
Evoking the Human Form, 50, 3-99
Evolving and Revolving, 44, 1-00
Excursion into Darkest Nagaland, 36, 9-95
Feminine Mystic, 30, 3-95
Fidgeting in Style, 16, 1-97
Finding the Power Within, 16, 12-95
Finishing Touches, 14, 3-97
Flawless, 26, 8-98
Flights of the Spirit, 24, 3-97
Fluid Form, 26, 1-96
Following the Signs of Other Times, 50, 4-98
Framing the Art Hidden Within, 52, 12-98
From the Inside Out, 22, 11-96
Fruit Salad á la Deco, 50, 2-94
Games of Destiny, 32, 5-95
The Garden of Beaded Delight, 62, 3-99
Gems Inside Gems, 22, 1-99
Gentle Strength, 24, 7-96
Glass Act, 60, 10-95
Glassy Lady, 24, 10-95
Greco-Deco Redux, 30, 11-95
Gravitating Toward the Primitive, 44, 9-94
The Guru of Granulation, 18, 6-00
The Hand of the Maker, 16, 9-96
Heritage Redux, 56, 4-95
High Relief, 50, 2-96
Himalayan Deco, 22, 1-95
Homage to the Goddess of Harmony, 44, 8-95
Hooked on Classics, 84, 10-98
Hooked on High Tech, 22, 9-96
Hooked on History, 14, 8-99
Imaginary History, 58, 7-99
In the Path of the Cosmic Mack Truck, 20, 12-00
Intrigue and Integration, 36, 1-01
It Must Sing, 42, 4-93
It's Got to Have Soul, 50, 4-99
Jewelry on the Beach, 61, 12-98
Latter-Day Cloisonné, 44, 2-95
Legacy in Stone, 44, 5-96
Light as a Feather, 42, 7-98
A Light Touch, 32, 12-98
Like Magic!, 18, 3-95
Like a Rolling Stone, 18, 2-97
Linear Depth, 28, 1-02
Links with the Past, 30, 10-96
Listening to the Stone, 30, 9-95
Lively Complements, 52, 11-99
Looking for Changes, 30 6-96
Lost in Dreamtime, 40, 4-94
Lots of Patience and Little Dots of Gold, 38, 4-96
Love on the Rocks, 26, 12-96
Making It in Hollywood, 36, 2-94
The Mark of the Master, 14, 11-96
Medicine Artist, 18, 9-99
Merging High-Tech with High-Touch, 24, 3-01
Mystical Pull, 16, 4-98
Natural Form, 230, 5-00
Natural Geometry, 40, 7-00
Neon Rainbow, 20, 9-01
Nothing for the Timid, 26, 7-94
Off the Beaten Track, 36, 4-99
On Holladay, 45, 2-94
Out of Solitude, Genius, 30, 12-94
Perfectly Cast, 39, 8-94
Perpetual Motion, 42, 4-99
Picasso's Secret Tokens D'Amour, 30, 2-99
Playing to the Audience, 18, 9-98
Playing with Silver, 18, 2-03
Primitive Galaxies, 18, 5-95
A Queen's Ransom, 22, 2-96
Quick on Her Feet, 36, 8-00
Recreating Nature, 294, 5-99
Rhapsody in Blue, 18, 6-96
Riding High, 30, 11-93
Ring Leaders, 14, 8-00
Rising Lines, 32, 2-00
Sacred Objects, 14, 8-96
Scaled Down, 22, 3-94
Seasonal Savvy, 36, 9-01
Sedately Powerful, 20, 6-98
Served Up in Style, 56, 10-96
Shades of Silver, 28, 11-99
Shades of the Season, 40, 3-99
A Shared Language in Metal, 20, 4-00
Shell Game, 56, 11-96
Silver from the Silk Route, 18, 8-02
The Silver Touch, 46, 9-98
Silver-Lined, 44, 1-94
Snakes and Snails, 28, 7-93
So You Wanna Make Jewelry?, 84, 4-95
The Softer Side of Forging, 26, 12-99
Solo Cohesion, 24, 6-94
Something to Believe In, 34, 7-96
Southwest Shadow Box, 18, 11-98
Speaking in Silver, 20, 6-99
Spheres of Influence, 10, 6-98
Spirit and Function, 38, 5-96
Spirit of the Bear, 32, 2-95
St. Petersburg Searches, 286, 5-98
Sticks & Stones, 36, 6-99
Stone Directed, 22, 2-00
Stretch!, 28, 1-99
Stringing Stories, 30, 10-93
Sunshine Through Shadows, 12, 4-98
Sweet Obsession, 58, 1-99
Take Two Cowrie Shells…, 34, 4-95
Tantalizing Turquoise, 47, 6-96
A Taste for Design, 30, 11-96
That Satisfying Click, 22, 9-02
Top 10 of the Last 10, 37, 12-01
Top of the Food Chain, 32, 11-99
Turning Pro, 32, 12-95
Victor in Life and Jewelry, 18, 8-94
Visions from the Great Lake, 16, 4-96
A Voice From the Wilderness, 18, 11-94
Wanderlust, 24, 3-96
Wearable Kinetics, 40, 8-98
Well-Gotten Gains, 56, 2-97
When the Spirit Moves the Hand, 20, 12-93
Windows on the Creation, 28, 6-95
Windows on the World, 28, 11-98
Working in 3-D, 46, 2-99

Jewelry History
The Forties, 20, 11-93
The Talents of Prometheus, 50, 4-94

Jewelry Journal Projects (Now Step by Step Workshops)
See yearly index listings, or Search projects by keyword.

Lampworking
A Beadmaker’s Workshop, 36, 7-00
Drawing with Glass, 56, 10-98
Layers Upon Layers, 72, 10-98
Pan-Pacific Patterns, 28, 10-02
Setting Up a Glass Beadmaking Studio, Part I, 161, 10-96
Setting Up a Glass Beadmaking Studio, Part II, 85, 11-96

Lapidary
Lapidary Superheros, 31, 11-02
Taking a Tumble, Part I of II, 30, 8-02
Taking a Tumble, Part II of II, 43, 9-02

Lore
Anecdotes & Antidotes, 42, 6-95
Directing the Dinosaurs, 34, 7-93
Lore, Lies, and Misinformation, 48, 6-94

Materials
The Alchemy of Precious Metal Clay, 36, 4-98
Enigmatic Enamels, 40, 4-98

Metalcraft
Engraved Finesse, 42, 9-93

Metal Clay
The Alchemy of Precious Metal Clay, 36, 4-98
Feats of Clay, 24, 1-04

Metals
18 Layers of Color, 20, 3-02
Avoiding an International Incident, 54, 10-01
Burn-out Is a Good Thing, 39, 1-03
Can You Make That in Gold?, 23, 9-99
Contemporary Celtic, 20, 11-01
Do You Know Silver?, 33, 11-01
Matchmaking, 18, 11-02
Metal with Attitude, 34, 3-00
Metallurgical Balancing Act, The, 24, 5-02
Neon Rainbow, 20, 9-01
Old Gold and New, 28, 5-01
Platinum a Kilometer Down, 24, 8-01
Ripple Effect, 26, 12-01
Selling Silver, 28, 12-02
Smart Investing, 41, 12-02
Speaking Volumes, 24, 4-02
Thrill of the Chase, The, 30, 5-02
When in Doubt, Add a Sprue!, 26, 11-02
Which Metal?, 55, 4-99

Metalsmithing
Beginner's Mind, The, 24, 1-03
Bending the Rules, 34, 11-00
Flying by the Seat of Her Pants, 28, 10-00
Getting Started on Finishing, 20, 7-00
Going for a Spin, 30, 3-03
Invitation to the Craft, 28, 3-99
Making the Cut, 20, 7-01
Making Life Simple: 8 Reasons to Send Your Casting Out, 28, 6-00
The Many Faces of Shibuichi, 30, 7-00
Metals Going Platinum, 26, 7-00
Metalsmith Improv: The Mighty Flex Shaft, 30, 6-01
Northern Light, 48,11-00
Right Wax, The, 23, 8-02
Silver Shows Off, 20, 11-00
Scratching the Surface: Texturing Metal, 40, 9-00
Taking It in Hand: Texturing Metal, 28, 3-01

Metalwork
Beads to Make You Marvel, 78, 10-96
Cast Away, 24, 12-97
Elusive Desert Smiths, 44, 6-99
The Language of Pattern, 26, 10-97
Sky High Goldsmiths, 14, 11-97

Meteorites
Martian of Error?, 24, 3-98
So You Think You Found a Meteorite, 235, 5-00

Minerals
Azure Suns, 68, 10-02
Collecting Sicilian Sulfur & Other Natural Beauties, 40, 9-01
Fired Up, 46, 6-93
From the Edge of Purgatory to a Show Near You, 32, 2-01
Geodes: The "Hole" Story, Part I, 45, 8-99
Geodes: The "Hole" Story, Part II, 53, 9-99
Marble Minerals, 36, 2-02
On Crystal Shores, 32, 6-99
Pineapples, 32, 6-94
Realgar, 33, 3-01
Scheelite Tales, 71, 10-01
A Second Diamond Cleavage, 250, 5-00
Sillimanite, 51, 1-01
Silver, 61, 11-00
Sulfur, 48, 7-01
Tanzanite, 18, 7-00
Tanzanite, Anybody?, 50, 5-01
Thunder Showers, 149, 4-93
White and Shining, 32, 1-94
Willemite, 50, 9-00

Mineral Notes
Ametrine Amplified, 14, 10-93
Anent Equant, 14, 3-96
Four H's, 14, 11-93
Half-Solved Mysteries: Ametrine, 14, 9-93
Haüyne or Haüynite, 18, 4-93
Hemimorphite, 14, 5-93
Herderite, 14, 6-93
Hexagonite, 16, 7-93
Hodgkinsonite and Howlite, 16, 8-93
I Am Going to Give It to President Vargas, 14, 1-96
Is it Real Sphaerocobaltite?, 14, 8-94
Jeremejevite, 16, 2-94
Kornerupine Plus, 16, 3-94
Kunzite, 14, 10-94
Kyanite, 18, 4-94
Lazulite, 14, 12-94
Lazurite, 14, 2-95
Limonite-Goethite, 18, 4-95
Magnesite, 14, 6-95
Malachite, 14, 8-95
“La Marcasite,” 18, 5-96
Milarite, 12, 7-96
More Marialite-Meionite, 14, 11-95
The Other Side of Rutile, 19, 3-00
Natrolite & Friends, 13, 11-96
Nephrite, 14, 9-96
Pectolite, 12, 3-97
Peridot-Olivine, 289, 5-97
Phenakite, 14, 1-97
Phosgenite, 12, 3-98
Phosphophyllite, 18, 7-97
A Plethora of P's, 12, 11-97
Pollucite and Petalite, 273, 5-98
Prehnite, 15, 9-97
Rare Prices, 14, 12-93
Refraction: Single, Double, Triple?, 26, 11-99
Returning to Rare Prices, 16, 1-94
Rhodochrosite, 16, 2-99
Rhodonite and Friends, 14, 8-98
(More) Rhodonite and Friends, 30, 10-98
Rutile, 16, 2-00
Silver Unseens, 11, 1-98
Some Kyanite Considerations, 14, 5-94
Sphaerocobaltite et al., 14, 6-94

Mining
Ace of Diamonds, 59, 6-97
America's Outback Opal, 53, 6-94
Apache Country Peridot, 55, 8-95
Atop the Andes, 36, 6-96
Bridges to Understanding, 26, 11-93
Courtesy of Copper, 43, 7-93
Going Direct, 40, 1-97
Green Mining, 45, 12-97
The Himalayas Rises Again, 24, 2-99
Inside the Sweet Home, 28, 7-96
Intergalactic Amethyst Miners, 41, 11-94
Mesoamerican Jade, 29, 2-01
A Mine Worth Its Salt, 50, 2-95
Opal-logue, 36, 6-93
Out of Australia, 46, 6-95
Platinum a Kilometer Down, 24, 8-01
Polar Jade, 22, 11-98
Quest for Fire, 47, 8-98
Spectacular Spectrolite, 28, 8-93
Thrill on Rainbow Hill, 28, 5-94
See Also: Gem Mining

Museums
Banking on the Arts, 272, 5-99
Casting Call, 49, 8-95
The Heye Experiment, 30, 3-97
Kentucky Classic, 46, 7-96

Natural History
Chasing Cosmic Rain, 46, 4-94
Fossils and Fluorescents, 45, 8-93

Natural Science
Organic Mining, 61, 1-94

Obituary
In Memorium: Hazel Ballinger Smith, 125, 1-94

Paleontology
Directing the Dinosaurs, 34, 7-93
Fine Feathered Find, 47, 8-97
Paleontology, Charles Dickens, and Jurassic Park, 32, 3-94

People
Celebrated Seven, 54, 8-93
Ferns, Flowers, & Pink Brontosaurs, 43, 7-94
Hooked by a Garnet, 59, 9-93
Idar Meets California, 16, 2-96
Roll of Honor, 46, 9-96
A Salute to Six, 63, 8-94
Stalking the Nine-Eyed dZi, 40, 10-94
Strung Out: The Adventures of a Bead Society, 81, 10-95
A T. rex Tale, 39, 8-97
Tribute to Selflessness, 63, 9-95
Two for One, 30, 1-01
See Also: Profiles

Photography
Cybergems, 18, 7-95
Gemstones Never Blink, 36, 9-02

Pictorial
A Bead Apart, 16, 10-95
Glass Bead Gallery, 58, 10-03
Inside Topaz, 38, 1-95
It All Depends on Your Point of View, 39, 6-95

Polymer Clay
City Zen Masters, 38, 12-98

PROFILES/PEOPLE

See Also: People

Abrams, Whitney
Chaos and Connections, 16, 6-01

Allen, Jamey
Bead Sleuth, 66, 10-98

Almeyda, Diane
Cathedral Colors, 22, 12-02

Barlow, John
2001 Hall of Fame, 42, 11-01

Belle, Stevie
Body in Motion, 34, 5-01

Book, Flora
Awakening to Color, 28, 9-04

Budha (Yair, Mahlab)
Crossing Borders, 22, 12-01

Bluejacket, Shawn
Mix Master, 18, 3-04

Campbell, Jane
That Satisfying Click, 22, 9-02

Copeland, Lauri
Organized Chaos, 36, 9-04

Davis, Fran
Contemporary Celtic, 20, 11-01

East, Diana
Creative Thinking, 70, 9-04

Eid, Cynthia
New Heights, Widths, & Depths, 24, 7-03

Eisenfeld, Vicki
This Stop: Beads, 50, 9-04

Feakes, Doug
Making a Jeweler, 38, 6-03

Fowle, Kate
Beads & Kisses, Kate Fowle, 36, 10-01

Fox, Connie
Linear Depth, 28, 1-02

Garcia, Frank
2001 Hall of Fame, 42, 11-01

Gualtieri, Jack & Elizabeth
Designing Partners, 18, 4-01

Guyon, Art
Developing Relationships, 22, 1-02

Hargrave, Dalan
Touch of Grace, A, 18, 3-03

Hart, Alexandra
Metal Unfurled, 20, 11-03

Hausel, W. Dan
2001 Hall of Fame, 42, 11-01

Heinrich, Barbara
Classical Proportions, 18, 8-03

Herson, Marcia
Tour of Beauty, 30, 10-01

Howell, Quincy
2001 Hall of Fame, 42, 11-01

Karash, Amy
Flying by the Seat of Her Pants, 28, 10-00

Karg, Dianne
Linear Depth, 28, 1-02

Killen, Declan
Contemporary Celtic, 20, 11-01

Kinghorn, Judith
Speaking Volumes, 24, 4-02

Klein, Doug
Mystery Man, 37, 6-02

Korsage, Steff
Dreaming in Metal, 20, 2-04

Krahenmann, Christoph
Beautiful Trade, A, 20, 6-03

Lapidary Hall of Fame
In Distinguished Company, 50, 10-00
Mineral Kingdom Mentors, 36, 12-03
Order of Excellence, 64, 12-98
Six Pace Setters, 58, 12-97

Lewton-Brain, Charles
Dynamo with a Lilting Voice, 16, 9-97

Mann, Thomas
A Techno-Romantic at Heart, 18, 9-04

McCreight, Tim
2001 Hall of Fame, 42, 11-01
Beginner's Mind, The, 24, 1-03

Midgett, Steve
18 Layers of Color, 20, 3-02

Munsteiner, Bernd
Master Class with Munsteiner, 20, 5-01

Oken, Eni
Linear Depth, 28, 1-02

Pelikan, Gaia
Empowered Perfectionism, 28, 4-01

Ramsey, Karen Olsen
Things of Beauty, 20, 2-05

Roberts, Gil
Tribute to an Artist, 28, 12-03

Sakwa, Emiko
Pan-Pacific Patterns, 28, 10-02

Samuels, Sasha
Body Consciousness, 18, 8-01

Sanders, Susan
Geometry in Stone, 30, 10-03

Simpson, Sheryl
Linear Depth, 28, 1-02

Smircich, James
Passing the Torch, 24, 10-01

Seymour, Art
Jazzin' on Beads, 47, 10-02

Sinkankas, John
The Master, 42, 7-97

Suess, Miland
Answer Man, The, 39, 7-02

Tunoa, Tabra
Back on Her Feet, 60, 10-01

Untracht, Oppi
A Life of Learning, 52, 11-98

Vargas, Glenn & Martha
2001 Hall of Fame, 42, 11-01

Wade, Les and Idella
Golden Years, 42, 6-98

Wilson, Marc
2001 Hall of Fame, 42, 11-01

Wilson, Pam
Contemporary Celtic, 20, 11-01

Woods, Stacia
Complementary Contours, 20, 2-02

Youell, Sylvia
Playing with Silver, 18, 2-03

Yung, Lily
Linear Depth, 28, 1-02

Zeitner, June Culp
Queen of Heart, 22, 1-97

Quiz
Do You Know Silver?, 33, 11-01

Region
Sky High Goldsmiths, 14, 11-97

Safety
Breathing Easier, 41, 7-02
Safety in the Jeweler's Studio, Part I, 69, 6-96
Safety in the Jeweler's Studio, Part II, 95, 7-96
Safety in the Jeweler's Studio, Part III, 105, 8-96

Sculpture
Fit for an Emperor, 24, 11-95
Like Father, Like Son, 34, 1-99
Speaking from 360 Degrees, 36, 9-96

Show Preview
Living Up to the Hype, 30, 12-01
A Sleepy Town Awakes, 48, 1-99
Southwestern Sojourn, 28, 12-04
Tucson Turns 50!, 22, 12-03
Tu-Tu-Tucson, Good Buys!, 38, 1-00
Who's Up for Tucson?, 34, 12-02

Show Review
Art and Jewelry Bloom, 26, 8-04
News from Tucson, The, 32, 6-03
Off Road at Tucson, 26, 7-02
Tucson Stays the Course, 21, 6-01

Show Safety
Sense of Security, 20, 1-00

Shows
Bigger and Better, 45, 3-94
The Breezeway Beat, 36, 1-98
Digging Quartzsite 1995, 46, 12-94
An Elegant Affair, 42, 8-99
The Fortified Fossickers, 51,12-94
Gearing up for Quartzsite, 67, 12-95
Gem Packed, 26, 1-98
Getting a Handle on the Tucson Shows, 82, 2-97
How to Prepare for & Sell at Shows, 91, 12-95
Just Add Gems, 280, 5-99
Just in From Intergem, 32, 1-95
Idar: In Tune with the Times, 40, 3-00
Idar: Something Old, Something New, 60, 4-99
Interesting at Intergem, 46, 1-97
The Lady Comes to Boise, 99, 7-95
Looking Forward to Tucson, 26, 12-00
A New Sofa, 58, 11-98
Nirvava in New Mexico, 51, 10-94
On the Inside at Intergem, 40, 1-96
Queuing Up to Quartzsite, 50, 12-93
Preparing for an In-Home Jewelry Show, Part I, 70, 4-97
Preparing for an In-Home Jewelry Show, Part II, 349, 5-97
Red Gold and Tarnished Silver, 55, 8-98

Show of Shows, 87, 1-94
Show Shopping, 76, 1-99
That Other Tucson Gem Show, 54, 1-97
Today's Wild West Show, 57, 12-96
Top 10 Tucson Trends, 34, 6-00
Tracking Trends in Tucson, 68, 5-96
Tucson: The Quonset Hut Days, 53, 1-95
Tucson Tech, 43, 5-95
Tuscon Trends, 73, 5-93
We Predict, 307, 5-97
Wet and Wonderful, 304, 5-98
Woodstock, Arizona, 59, 1-96

Step by Step Editorials
Chain of Events, 51, 9-02
Chainmaker Extraordinaire, 69, 5-03
Crossovers, 79, 10-03
Cutting Class, 45, 6-03
Did Someone Say Tools?, 52, 7-02
Eliminating Cheaters, 43, 2-04
Everybody, Do Your Exercises!, 45, 1-03
Faceting for Dummies, 43, 9-03
Faceting with a Twist?, 37, 4-03
Finding Satisfaction, 39, 3-04
Finishing Is More About Being Thorough than Through, 43, 2-03
Giving Beads a Space of Their Own, 36, 3-03
Great Meeting You, 43, 4-02
Live from the Studio, 37, 11-02
Me, Wholesale?, 43, 11-03
My PDA Runneth Over, 41, 6-02
Next Year . . . , 47, 12-03
Nose to the Grindstone, 63, 5-02
Nose Oil Revisited, 51, 12-02
PMC Conference, 91, 10-02
See You This Year?, 39, 1-04
Tools of Summer, 51, 7-03
Wonderful Week, A, 41, 8-03
What Is Intarsia, Anyway?, 51, 8-02

Step by Step Projects
See yearly index listings, or Search projects by keyword.

Supplies
Hold Me Tight, 47, 7-02

Survey
Beads and Pendants: Surprising Perceptions, 65, 10-94
A Celebration of Collections, 55, 3-96
Confessions of Jewelry Artists, 38, 9-98
The Future of Fossils, 53, 7-94
A Gem of a Survey, 45, 3-97
Hit the Books!, 65, 11-95
Lapidaries Take the Floor, 46, 7-98
Marketing the Goods, 28, 2-00
Set to Go, 47, 5-93

Technique
Catching Opal's Fire, 41, 5-04
Coloring for Metalsmiths, 20, 8-04
Machines Nearly Forgotten, 28, 5-04
Ultimate, Challenge, The, 16, 6-04
Why Re-invent the Flex Shaft?, 37, 8-04
Wire Works!, 20, 12-04
You Can Do It!, 28, 3-05

Technology
CAD/CAM for the Studio Artist, 28, 7-01
Cyber Shop, The, 28, 4-03
Lapidary Superheros, 31, 11-02
Learning Online, 36, 5-03
Look: No Hands!, 20, 4-98
Museum in a Computer, 40, 8-95
Prestadigitalization, 42, 9-95
A Site of Your Own, 29, 8-01
Top 10 of the Last 10, 37, 12-01
Virtual Facet Designing, 45, 1-02
Where Did That Go?, 41, 5-02

Tools
Answer Man, The, 39, 7-02
Don't Leave Home Without Them, 30, 7-98
File Facts, Part I of II, 39, 4-02
Fine Cabinet Makers Don't Use Chain Saws, 37, 3-05
Get a Grip!, 36, 7-03
If I Had a Hammer, 22, 7-04
Making the Cut, 20, 7-01
Motor Ways: The Machinery of Polishing, 20, 8-00
Precision LP Gas Torch, The, 37, 7-04
Primitive Lapidary, 44, 7-01
Raising Marvin's Monster, 55, 5-04
The Right Stuff, 119, 10-93
Speaking Kiln-Speak, 79, 10-02
Stocking Up, 58, 7-98
Tinkertools, 47, 7-03
Tools for Wax, 20, 7-02
Tri-Zact® Grinding Belt, 12, 8-00
The Vision Thing, 38, 7-01
Which Wood?, 32, 7-04
See Also: Equipment

Touchstone
At War with Ourselves, 4, 7-93
Alternative Vision, 4, 4-95
Bead Relief, 6, 10-96
Behind the Veil, 4, 3-97
Beautiful Mutant Hybrid Gemstones, 4, 7-95
A Bill by and for Amateurs, 4, 8-96
Collectors Old and New, 4, 3-94
Darwinian Design? 4, 4-96
Dateline: Denver, 4, 8-93
Distant Visitor, 4, 7-96
The Erosion of Public Lands, 4, 3-96
Fiery Favorites, 4, 6-93
Global Pride, Universal Respect, 4, 11-94
The Greatest Gift, 4, 12-96
Happy New Year!, 4, 12-94
Heading for the Desert, 4, 8-94
Heights of Success, 4, 9-93
How Did They Do It?, 4, 9-94
The Human Dimension, 4, 1-94
It's Happening!, 4, 2-95
Keep National Forests Open, 4, 5-94
Larger Than Life, 4-195
Living Legends, 4, 6-95
Looking for Illumination, 4, 12-95
Making It Stick, 4, 1-97
The More, The Merrier, 4, 10-94
A New Age for Defense?, 4, 2-94
No Substitute for Being There, 4, 5-93
One in a Million, 4, 1-97
One of Them, 4, 4-93
Paleontology and the Public, 4, 7-94
The Paradox of Process, 4, 11-96
Potential Is Not Reality, 4, 11-93
Powerful Packages, 4, 10-93
Remembering Sue, 4, 8-95
Shades of Blue, 4, 6-96
Show Biz, 4, 9-95
Speak for the Serpent, 4, 4-94
Stealing the Show, 4, 6-94
A Taste for the Genuine, 4, 11-95
Their Moment to Shine, 4, 5-95
Thinking Twice, 4, 2-96
The Tucson Shuffle, 6, 5-96
Valuable Errors, 4, 12-93
What's So Great About Glass, 6, 10-95
When Less is More, 4, 1-96
Will Work Cheap, 4, 9-96
Your Friend in the Field, 4, 3-95

Trade
Carnival of Gems, 20, 5-93
From Russia with Love, 47, 8-96

Travel
Buying on the Border, 28, 11-03
Hilltribe Silver, 60, 10-04
Humed to Be Troned? 38, 9-96

Trends
Stuck on Glue, 34, 2-97

Tribute
A Tribute to Kreg Scully, 54, 1-01

Wire
Linear Depth, 28, 1-02

Workshop, In the...
A 10” Tile Saw, 16, 1-99
About the Size of It, 26, 11-01
Adding Sparkle, 37, 3-02
Aztec Sun, 147, 4-93
Basic Bezels, 16, 11-98
Basic Soldering Tools, 249, 5-00
Boxed In, 67, 3-94
“British Museum” Table, The, 36, 9-03
A Cab Is Not a Taxi, 121, 4-93
Carving a Theme Series, 24, 6-02
Casting Call, 45, 5-03
Chasing Down Tools, 109, 1-94
Cleanliness is Next To . . ., 25, 7-99
Coloring Metal, 32, 4-01
The Complete Soldering Supplement, 1W(after 74), 1-02
A Cut Above, 83, 9-93
Design Flashes, 81, 6-93
Drawing Heat Away, 56, 10-00
Fancy Finishes, 95, 8-93
The Fascinating World of Faceting, 129, 4-94
File Facts, Part I of II, 39, 4-02
Finding Your Way Through Lost Wax Casting, 16, 2-01
Fire Scale, 59, 11-00
Fit and Cleanliness, 14, 9-99
Flux, 18, 4-99
Flux Redux, 18, 6-99
Gem Carving with a Fixed Arbor, 58, 1-01
The Gentle Art of Weaving, 131, 10-93
Getting a Handle on Files, Part II of II, 57, 5-02
Good Impressions, 77, 9-93
The Greening of Australia, 71, 2-94
Happy Endings, 111, 4-94
Hot Off the Press, 79, 3-94
Improve Your Opal Cutting, 25, 2-04
Inside the Curve, 97, 2-94
Intarsia-By-Nature, 83, 8-93
Introduction to Concave Faceting, An, 30, 8-03
Keum-Boo, 85, 12-93
Lasting Impressions, 75, 11-93
A Layout for Rings, 103, 1-94
Lepidoptera Lapidary, 102, 4-93
Liberty Bell Intarsia, 43, 7-03
Making a Fine Round Bead, 76, 10-01
Metal into Stone, 31, 3-04
The Metals of Gem Carving, 16, 9-98
Metalsmith Improv: The Mighty Flex Shaft, 30, 6-01
More Beaded Bezels, 75, 4-93
On the Outside, 87, 3-94
Pickle, 55, 12-00
Playing It Safe, 42, 5-01
Pressed to Perfection, 101, 4-94
A Real Beaut!, 75, 6-93
A Real Nugget, 89, 4-94
Ripple Effect, 26, 12-01
Really Smoking, 73, 4-94
Rock Gardening, 91, 11-93
Roll with the Punches, 93, 2-94
Seamless, 46, 4-97
Set in Stones, 33, 8-01
A Silver Primer, 22, 11-99
Simple Earrings, 135, 4-94
Sizing Up, 131, 4-93
Solder, 15, 12-98
Solder Joints and Placement, 23, 12-99
Soldering Stability, 69, 12-93
Special Tools, Special Care, 26, 10-99
Star of Bethlehem, 89,12-93
Steady Soldering, 18, 2-00
Stranded?, 89, 6-93
Striking Candlesticks, 57, 12-93
Super Strings, 26, 8-03
Tactical Soldering, 87, 11-93
Taking a Shine, 41, 6-03
Tooling Around, 141, 4-93
Tweezer Tactics, 89, 9-93
Ultrasonic Drill: Setup and Applications, The, 33, 11-03
Venice Revisited, 75, 10-93
Venting is Good!, 68, 10-03
Wheels I Have Watched, 117, 1-94

Workshop/Stones
Carving a Theme Series, 24, 6-02
In-Line Faceting, 49, 5-02

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