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ABOUT OUR COVER...
Inlaid bead by Susan Sanders; Photo: Ralph Gabriner. At bottom: Bead Arts Awards winners, left to right: Enameled bead by Erica Druin, photo: JD Photography; Leapin' Lizards Belt by Cele A. Rix, photo: Karen Carter; Enameled States lampworked bead with sterling silver tubing and 24K keum-boo, by Susan Breen Silvy, photo: Jeff O'Dell; Garden of Delight, by Susan Jo Rochlin, photo: Ralph Gabriner.
WEB BONUS - work by the 2003 Bead Arts Awards Winners in our Designer Gallery
FEATURE: the 2003 Bead Arts Awards Winners!
STEP BY STEP PROJECT: Making a Hollow Silver Bead
COMING UP IN NOVEMBER:
Discover Alexandra Hart's ise of sinuous, anticlastic forms in metal. Plus, Steve Green explores the uses and techniques of ultrasonic drilling in lapidary work.
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Lapidary Journal - October 2003
Print Magazine Table of Contents
Features | Step-By-Step
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Geometry in Stone - COVER STORY/GEM JEWELRY
What other cutters discard, Susan Sanders retrieves -- and uses to create intricate intarsia in a delicate palette.
By Cathleen McCarthy
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Planting Seeds - BEADS
Seed beads bear marvelous fruit in Cindy Wrobel's imaginative sculptures.
By Annie Osburn
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 2003 Bead Arts Awards Winners - DESIGN
The winners of the first-ever Lapidary Journal Bead Arts Awards step forward to take their places at center stage.
More work by our winning designers in this month's Designer Gallery.
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Small Object, Big Business - BEADS/BUSINESS
From local craftspeople to mass exporters, South Africa is a bead central these days, drawing on a cultural relationship with beads stretching back thousands of years.
By Terri Haag
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Glass Bead Gallery - PICTORIAL
At the annual ISGB Gathering, bead lovers of all stripe converged to celebrate their art. Here's a sampling of it.
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The Changing Opal Market - GEMS/BUSINESS
Given the changes in availability of existing material and the development of manmade materials, how has the market for opal changed in the past 10 years?
By Paul B. Downing, Ph.D.
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Venting is Good! - IN THE WORKSHOP
When it comes to studio safety, few things are as important as air quality. A simple homemade device can leave lampworkers breathing more easily.
By Michael Barley
Lampwork your own "Lotus Pod" bead with Step by Step instructions from Dustin Tabor on page 87.
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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.
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Crossovers
By Tamara L. Honaman, Step by Step Editor
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Hollow Silver Bead
Dopping your way to a classic round shape.
By Nancy Howland
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84
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Aspen Leaf
A shimmering gem design recalling quaking aspens.
By Nancy Attaway
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86
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Bead Adventures
A collaboration between glass and metal.
By Kate McKinnon
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87
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Lotus Pod
A lampwork bead with many layers.
By Dustin Taylor
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90
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Silver Clasps
Metal clay toggle and button clasps.
By Kate McKinnon
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Jumble of Jewels
Safety pins are the secret to these fun cuff bracelets.
By Nina Cooper
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Golden American Eagle
Intarsia for your golden eagle setting, Part III.
By Tom & Kay Benham
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