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The Road Less TraveledBy Shawna Kulpa, Rebecca Oster Bach, John Shanahan, & Tina Snyder
Imagination and creativity are funny things. We think they’re traits we can control, flipping a switch and steering them to the destinations we intend. But in reality, we’re just passengers along for the ride. And jewelry designers are no different from the rest of us: Their imaginations take control of their projects, as their hands try to keep up. In the case of the designers featured in this month’s article, that drive propelled them to top honors in the 2019 MJSA Vision Awards competition. Discover the paths they took in creating their winning designs.
Go with the Flow By Shawna Kulpa
Casting jewelry isn’t for the faint of heart. It involves high temperatures, molten metal,and a whole lot of physics and metallurgy. Although most jewelers are content to leave the heavy lifting to their trusty casters, some may still decide to attach the sprues to their models to make cleaning up the finished castings easier. To help with that, we checked in with jewelry casting experts for their best advice on spruing. Follow their suggestions to help ensure casting success.
A Bumpy Road (Members Only)
By Deborah A. Yonick
A look at diamond profitability
On the Level (Members Only)
By Joel McFadden
A guide to channel setting.
Digital Detailing (Members Only)
By Darla Alvarez
Applying texture to CAD models for 3-D printing.
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The Whole Picture (Pt.3) (Members Only)
By Matthew Perosi
Tips for photographing jewelry.
No Pain, All Gain (Members Only)
By Christine Dhein
Ergonomics and posture at the bench.
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