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LAPIDARY AND JEWELRY ARTISTS / STUDIOS

High Country Gems  Nancy and Stephen Attaway collaborate on one-of-a-kind jewelry designs that they regard as wearable pieces of art. Nancy has been cutting gemstones since 1987. She learned to facet colored gemstones from several master gem cutters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She designs and cuts the colored gemstones used in their jewelry. Steve carves gemstones and renders the gold work with hand-fabrication and lost wax casting.

Sandelle  I have pursued a Fine Arts career that combines enameling as well as painting and drawing. I think it shows in my jewelry that I have a strong drawing background with a good eye for line.I have blown glass, done ceramics and jewelry and painted in watercolor, pastel and oil. Enameling is an ancient medium that traps pure pigments in glass. One can get brilliant permanent colors possible in no other medium.

cforiginals.net   CF Originals, home of Christi Friesen's Art Jewelry, Sculpture and Beads embellished with Semi Precious Stones, Pearls and gems.  The site is well put together and definitely worth the time spent to visit.

Hand Made by Stepho  Beautiful one of a kind pieces.

Sarah Williamson  Member of the Talisman Collective.  You need to see her wire wrap - it's taken to a whole new level.

Lattis Design The work of Gina Pankowski.  "I choose jewelry as my form of expression because it allows me to turn my passion for making into a sensual and personal experience."

Zeria Jewelry  If you like granulation work this is a don't miss site.

Arrowhead Gemcraft  Arrowhead Gemcraft was founded in 1969, when we started cutting cabochons. The sphere machine was introduced in 1989. Our business has been located in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota since its development. Montana agate has been our specialty since the beginning. Montana agate is one of the finest stones available for one of a kind jewelry. We also cut Designer cabs from many other materials.

Jensen Knives  My work is acquired by "Those that have everything, yet still want more." When catering to a high-end luxury market, you must have something singularly unique and aligned to the sophisticated trained eye. Jensen Knives fills a much needed void within this demographic by providing a collectable that is both stylish and rare.

Howard Friedler   There's nothing particularly special about the site itself but; the deep reverse intaglio (internal carving) speaks for itself.  His work is a must see. 

Alan Ardiff  It all started at Art College when Alan was told to see his work as a vehicle of expression; Alan put wheels on his work. From this time forward the signature of Alan's work has been its movement, birds have swung, heads have rolled, flowers have swayed, stones have rocked and hearts have spun. Precious pieces of gold and silver have been manipulated in the pursuit of the perfect mechanism. Alan and his miniature works have continually evolved over time with each new collection working to another motion.

Erin Dolman  I have been working on a series of one of a kind jewelry pieces over the past ten years, which I call my “Under Glass” series. Rather than relying solely on the use of traditional jewelry materials these pieces utilize layers of natural objects, text and images to create a collage like effect. Moth and dragonfly wings, bones, feathers and skeletal leaves are collected on walks in the woods surrounding my home. Vintage books, prayer cards and old photos are hunted at flea markets and thrift stores and become more precious than gems. Each piece is comprised of three or more layers of sterling silver, copper, acrylic and hand carved, cast elements. Each layers is hand cut with a jeweler’s saw, filed to fit and held together with tiny rivets or bolts. Protected by their layers of metal and acrylic these fragile, delicate objects become fragments of a story, preserved like specimens under glass.

Sarantos  Jewelry designer - Goldsmith - Artist - Studio Jeweler. 

Ancient Earth  on-line catalog of Designer Cabochons, Handcrafted Jewelry, Fossil/Mineral Specimens and Ceramic Art.

Darmar Enterprises  After years of avid stone collecting, it was a natural transition for us to become gemstone dealers. That happened in 1984 and we have been supplying colored gemstones to jewelers, designers and collectors ever since. The lure of creating our own beautiful stones led to the purchase of our first faceting machine. This quickly led to the addition of our lapidary services. Now we facet, carve, repair, cab, import and sell all types of gemstones.

Precious Gemstones Co.  Cut stones by John Dyer, winner of five AGTA cutting edge awards.

SLA Metals  Susie L. Andregg's trademark is her hand woven bracelets and necklaces crafted from fine gold and silver wire. She uses old world techniques and applies a modern twist; keeping her pieces both updated and classic. Her highly finished jewelry shows her great attention to detail and desire to make it lightweight and comfortable. "I handcraft my jewelry to look beautiful, feel ethereal, and be worn comfortably everyday. I want people to wear my jewelry and forget that they have it on."

Wendy Newman Jewelry  Presently, all my pieces are one-of-a-kind and fabricated from sheet and wire.  I work in 14k gold and higher and sterling silver.  I specialize in piercing, giving the jewelry a feel of “modern filigree”.  All the work is done by myself only in my Moab, UT studio.

Cabochons by Mitch  Freeform cabochons and matched pairs from materials like drusy chrysocolla, eudialyte, wavellite, and much more. Quality materials, quality cuts and some unique materials found and mined by me.

Ben Dyer Jewelry  Ben Dyer designs and creates exquisite jewelry in karat golds. He works as a designer, a studio artist, and an artisan. A Virginia native, he now works out of his studio in Hillsborough, NC.

Those PMC Girls  We teach and sell art jewelry made with Fine Silver and Gold, Precious Metal Clay.

Betsy Frost Design  Handcrafted fine jewelry in sterling silver original designs by Betsy Frost.

KathyAnderson.net  In all of my work, I enjoy the use of multi metals; the different colors and surface textures that can be drawn from each metal. I also enjoy the interplay of colored gemstones to enhance my work.

Ricky Frank Enamels  Rick Frank's work is staggering; you must see this . . .

James Kaya  James Kaya, award winning designer in the Boston area.

Petra Luz  My traditional training in a Swiss goldsmith studio, my European background and an open mind to new things are definitely reflected in my jewelry. My openness to, and my awareness of, daily occurrences become my source of inspiration. Suddenly common things turn into pieces of jewelry.

Studio Yoshiko  Ms.Yamamoto's pieces are rendered in metal, stone, and enamel, and are conceived either as jewelry or objects.

Linda MacNeil  Sculptural jewelry in glass and metal

Simon Muscat  Gem carvings.  An interesting, well put together, site.

Village Silversmith  Located in the historic seaport of Rockport, Ma the Village Silversmith is a family run business. Village Silversmith combines the very best of the world's most beautiful colored stones with precious metals, forged by master smiths. Most of the stones that we use are infrequently known, but once introduced difficult to forget. The father and son team that is the Village Silversmith has been producing their unique pieces for over twenty-five years, combining the best of their individual talents to create exceptional designs.

Beth Rosengard  I seldom need to look beyond the richness of gold – my favorite metal – and an infinite variety of stunning gemstones to find inspiration. As a jewelry designer, I am always searching for creative ways to frame, embellish, complement and/or contrast with a stone or interesting combination of stones. That search has led me to explore diverse metal-working techniques in an effort to expand my design vocabulary – and so, inspiration also emerges from the technique itself. That’s the case in my recent experimentation with broom-casting.

Barbara Minor & Christopher Hentz  Site features their individual and collaborative works.

Gem Art Center Gallery  Gem sculpture by Hellen Serras-Herman.  Helen’s work on hard gemstones is bold contemporary, mostly figurative,
displaying dynamic facial expressionism. A distinct deep-line engraving structure makes the pieces immediately recognizable. Helen's favorite subjects are Mythological Creatures and Portraits.
Several HSH pieces have been direct commissions from private clients…
inquiries about custom designs and personalized works are quite welcome.

Messina Designs  Beautiful cold forged work on this site.

Michael Good Designs  Michael Good, whose name is synonymous with anticlastic raising, has developed and expanded the definition of jewelry and metalsmithing to sculptural forms that are a natural extension of the human form.

Designs by Lucinda  A cause-related business dedicated to creating affordable jewelry of the highest quality for the purpose of bringing much needed financial help and awareness to non-profit organizations and their causes. Providing uniquely designed, handcrafted wearable art that benefits social causes through symbolic representation and whimsical creations, Designs By Lucinda has sold more that 3.5 million pins and has helped raise $18 million since the company’s inception in 1989.

Kristin Mitsu Shiga   Take a look at her work in the portfolio section.

Jewels From the Woods  Original Gem Art by American lapidary artist Larry Woods  Original hand made, fine jewelry by American jewelry artist Stacia Woods

Karen Olsen Ramsey  Welcome to the website of Karen Olsen Ramsey, art jeweler. Inspired by nature and the flowing lines of the Art Nouveau period, I individually design and hand fabricate each one of a kind and limited edition necklace, bracelet, ring, and pair of earrings to bring unique beauty to both the wearer and the beholder.

Flying Anvil Designs  Web site of Julie Jerman-Melka.  Beautiful work!

Smersh Design Jewelry  Frances Smersh combines sterling silver with pigmented concrete and fresh water pearls to create pieces as sophisticated as they are unconventional. These award-winning designs capture the imaginations of women who want to spice up their wardrobes with a splash of color, and sharp-dressed men looking to complete their clean, contemporary look.

Shana Astrachan  I have been working with Metal to create precious objects since the age of 13. In 1996 I received my BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry making from Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine. With the skills I have gained from school and the inspiration I have found in my surroundings, I continue to work in my San Francisco studio where I am able to transform ideas into objects.

Paula Crevoshay   Paula Crevoshay has just been presented with The Annual Award for Excellence in Design by The Women’s Jewelry Association! Crevoshay jewelry is renowned among art collectors for her amazing use of color, exquisite award winning jewelry design and the museum quality craftsmanship of the Crevoshay collection.

Lattis Design Art Jewelry  Making jewelry is a passion for me. My collected experience of image, form, and process are integral to my creative outcome. Structures like a Diatom composed of line, creating pattern and ultimately form fascinate me. The image of an unfurling leaf or a suspension bridge inspires me. In my jewelry these images come together as organic architecture. Working primarily in gold and silver, I fabricate and form my pieces using traditional jewelry techniques. I prefer to make neckpieces because of their potential to transform the wearer. I choose jewelry as my form of expression because it allows me to turn my passion for making into a sensual and personal experience.

Cooperman Jewelry  Web site for Andy Cooperman, metal artist extraordinaire.

Cynthia  Eid  Cynthia creates jewelry and hollowware in her studio in Lexington, MA and teaches Advanced Silversmithing and Jewelry at DeCordova Museum School in Lincoln, MA. She has worked as a designer and maker of custom jewelry in goldsmith galleries, and as designer/model maker and production supervisor at a gold jewelry factory.

Holly McHone ® Jewelry  produces custom and limited production jewelry. Product is sold on the internet and through galleries on a consignment basis. Holly also works directly with internet and gallery customers upon request for design of custom jewelry pieces.

Eberhard Bank  Born April 12, 1953. After graduating from school, he begins 3 1/2 years of apprentice training as gemcutter. Qualification examinations as journeyman 1972, followed by 4 years spent as journeyman. Training school for master craftsman in Idar-Oberstein, examination for master’s certification in 1983.

Shaw Contemporary Jewelry  My work currently explores the form, texture and color, and relationships of natural beach stones. I often associate them with fossils and familiar gemstones to heighten the awareness of their common ancestry.

Leo Atkinson  I am a self-taught lapidary artist, turned sculptor. Much of the fun is in procuring the stone with which I work. My children sometimes help me with the hunting as well as the sanding and finishing, Stone, to me, represents the most basic and elemental (conscious) form of matter on Earth. Since, as humans, we all experience a need to create, my creative attunement seems to gravitate and attract to the "energy" of Minerals and Fossils.

Kate McKinnin  Handmade Jewelry and Beads

Amber Studio  Michal Blawat from Poland has put together a great amber site.  He has 30 years of experience creating amber and sterling silver with amber jewelry.

Shull Design Studio  Art glass made in America

Cynthia Chuang  The jewelry that Cynthia Chuang and Erh-Ping Tsai create is as intricate and detailed as anything an emperor ever wore: rich with metals, semi-precious stones, paint and above all, porcelain and worked with colored clay inlays, underglazing, overglazing, and millefiore techniques. Their pieces invoke tradition in depicting the insects, butterflies and fish that have appeared in Chinese art for centuries.

Goldsmiths3  An exciting design collection, featuring three award-winning goldsmiths: Robert Fairbank; Vincent Ferrini; John Reynolds

Marina B  The Marina B creations are strong and powerful combinations of tradition and originality where the research of harmony and perfection are a constant concern.  Elegance, splendor and refinement

Daphna Jewels  Israeli artist, Daphna Shmuely, makes unique handcrafted jewelry from antique silver plated cutlery, spoons and forks.

Beyms Studio  Fascinated with the beauty of precious stones and metals, Elisabeth and Marek Bejm (pronounced ) sculpt their passion into small art forms. Their works have earned them nine national and international awards.

Shahasp Valentine  Handmade, signed and numbered works of fine silver and 24k gold Precious Metal Clay (PMC) with precious stones and pearls.

Dave B. Design  Here you will find interesting custom jewelry that is made to order in our studio.

Objet  New Zealand Object Art - Jewelry Designers

Abrasha  A metal artist who creates contemporary jewelry from unexpected combinations of precious and non-precious materials in forms well beyond traditional jewelry concepts.

Art Rider.com  Donald McCoy

LOD  LOD is six metal designers sharing a workshop with a common exhibition area, six individuals pooling their collective resources to form a group whose strength would be greater than the sum of it's component parts.

Gordon K. Uyehara   Currently a freelance artist/designer and an Art Clay Silver Senior Instructor in Honolulu, Hawaii

James Binnion Metal Arts  My mokume gane wedding, engagement and commitment rings as well as my jewelry and other objects are all made using this rare and difficult Japanese metal lamination process.

Christie Frantz  Jewelry designer and artist.

2 Dakota Stones  If you're looking for fine fire agate in jewelry or as loose stones - this is the place.

EM Jewelry  Evangelos Pourgouris and Miranda Falkner created EM Jewelry in 1994.
Having graduated from the London Guildhall University, after six years of extensive design research and studies, covering a wide range of traditional technical skills both in jewelry making and silversmithing, we set up this partnership with the aim of broadening the concepts of being the traditional goldsmiths and contemporary jewelers.

HonuDream  Art by Gordon K. Uyehara, metal clay artist

Goudji  I dream of ageless objects, and stirring images of an indefinite time engraved in my memory, and I contemplate in wonderment beauty emanating from spirituality in art.

Luna Felix Gallery  Luna specializes in the ancient and precise technique of granulation, (the process of using granules of gold to create designs in relief), she then sets these into some of the most opulent and exquisite jewelry designs of this century.

Perpetual Metals  Leaded glass boxes with gemstone tops by Greg Wooten.  Featured in Lapidary Journal, March, 1994.

Marie Scarpa Designs  My hand woven jewelry collections are mosaics of creative expression.  By applying fiber techniques to gold using the simplicity of primary shapes, these woven sculptures reveal their fluidity & depth as seen in the geometry of nature. These unique pieces evoke dream catchers, kaleidoscopes & contemporary pendulums

Carlotta Calderoni   Carlotta studied gold and silversmithing at the Institute For Applied Arts And Crafts in Florence, Italy, and currently lives and works in Scotland.

Stones of Fire  High karat handmade jewelry designs by Carolyn Tyler.   Welcome to my bejeweled world, inspired by the magic and mystery of Nature's most precious treasures-glowing, glittering gems and gleaming gold and silver. None other of Gaia's gifts possess such concentrated beauty, value and power.

Bones of the Earth  We make modern one-of-a-kind jewelry, small sculpture and vessels by carving gemstones and fossil tusk, fabricating gold and silver, and using precious and semi-precious gemstones.

Don Fogg Custom Knives This site is about Handmade Knives and the Craft of Bladesmithing.

Marianne Hunter  Fine enamel jewelry

Nancy Mo Ying Chan  fine handcrafted jewelry by Nancy Mo Ying Chan, goldsmith

Arthur Lee Anderson Gem Arts  Internationally acclaimed, award winning gem artist, presents his work and his passion.

Molly Hollingsworth  A strong three-dimensional element, graceful curves and colors reminiscent of the ocean, dominate the work of Molly Hollingsworth.

Rebecca Myers  In 1996 Rebecca received 1st place in the American Jewelry Design Councils New Talent Contest and has been showing her work in national juried shows since then.

The Cat and the Moon  We design and hand make silver and gold jewelry at our studio in the West of Ireland

Suzanne Arkless  My jewelry designs combine precious metals and gemstones in one-of-a-kind and limited edition designs.

CornelisHollander.com 

Alexandra Hart  Dramatically alluring yet signally protective natural organic forms inspire me. Curvilinear or spiny shapes that create safe interior spaces intrigue me the most. I hope to create bold sculptural jewelry that is seductive yet solitary, graceful yet guarded. Working mostly with hammer forming, carving and fabricating techniques, I utilize fully the metal's three dimensional potential.

The Art of the Jewel  Designer jewelry by Paula Crevoshay.

Taboo Studio  Taboo Studio was established in 1988 as a gallery in which to display and sell original jewelry created by contemporary jewelers and metal smiths

Thea Izzi  TNI Design  Thea Nicole Izzi has been designing and making her own jewelry since 1994. A native of Boston, MA. and a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BFA1991), Thea made her way to the Bay Area in 1993 to establish her wholesale and retail jewelry business and continues to make her living there as a production and one of a kind jewelry artist.

Constant Rose Designs

Diane Echnoz Almeyda  Miniature stained glass & contemporary plique-a-jour enamels.  You need to see her work.

Circle Round the Moon Goldsmiths 

Buena Vista Gem Works  In business for 30 years now, Buena Vista Gem Works brings you interesting information about gemstones, mineral collecting, agates, and beautiful crystals. Buena Vista Gem Works specializes in bringing you fine quality cut stones, custom faceting, and jewelry, but we also love minerals.

Bear Paw Lapidary Corporation  Look for the work of international award winning designer artist, Mark Schneider

Knack Arts  Gem carvings by Gary Knack

Designer Jewelry by Jan McClellan  Each "One of a Kind" piece is individually handcrafted by jewelry artist Jan McClellan using silver, gold and unique gemstones.

Michael Drechsler Jewelry Ltd - 3D Jeweler

Jewels by Design Ltd.  Award-winning designs by Llyn Strelau, designer and goldsmith

Susan Komp  Great enamels

Barbara SilverStein  "As a designer whose strength is minimal architectural classic lines - my response to the purity of the intrinsic beauty of braided stainless steel was immediate and total. Standards for excellence include achieving total comfort while maintaining exquisite craftsmanship. The finished result is both timeless and maintenance free."

sharonbateman.com 

Lehrer Designs  Gemstone carver, Glenn Lehrer

Hans-Dieter Haag  An innovative gemstone cutting leader whose skills were honed from a tradition stretching 4 generations.

Gemstones by Michael Dyber  A terrific gem carver - this site is a must see!

Starborn Creations  Unique, hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and a great selection of rare stones and meteorites.

Nancy Howland - PSI-Design  Handcrafted sterling silver jewelry

Jewels from the Woods   Jewelry designer, Stacia Woods.  Great carvings and jewelry.

Lawrence Stoller CrystalWorks  Gem and mineral artist Lawrence Stoller

lisajewelry.com  We feature original jewelry pieces using vintage beads and antique findings.

Nikki Feldbaum Wearable Sculpture  Playing in fields of creativity since she was a child, Nikki Feldbaum is a designer of innate grace, fascinated by the shape, textures and beauty of the natural world from which she takes the inspiration.

Barbra Patrick  Artist and goldsmith.  With my work, I gently challenge the viewer's expectations about the coldness and rigidity of metal. To do this, I contrast weighty metals and strong geometric subtexts with sensually textured woven patterns, chaotic design elements, and curvilinear shapes. Ultimately, the softness and "gestural" movement that is intertwined throughout this static form is suggestive of some natural pattern or human form.

Orogami  Studio of Tiziana and Massimo Aloisio.  Their work is wonderful.

Sosa Designs  Sosa Designs, Jewelry Innovations by Raoul and Evenstar Sosa.

Lane Jewelry  Hand crafted fine jewelry - nice granulation work

Deborah Hamm  Metal Artist

Jewel of the Lotus  An international company which purveys magnificent jeweled artwork, antiquities, renditions, and modern designer jewelry.

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