41. Page2 The club provides a lapidary workshop along with instructions to all members . $50 shop fee for 12 sessions of instruction in basic lapidary techniques. http://www.geocities.com/etlc99/page2.html

ABOUT US HOME CLUB MEETING INFORMATION AND ANNUAL DUES FAVORITE SITES The Club meetings are held on the third Monday of each month from September to June at the north entrance of GemPort premises building at 11B St. Anne Street, St. Albert, Ab at 7:00 pm. (Building is on the North side of Street.) Annual dues: Family .......... $35; Single ........ $25 EVENTS CALENDAR CLUB ACTIVITIES MEETING THEME Club activities include educational and social activities. They include activities such as gemstone jewelry making, mineral collecting and mounting, mineralogy and geology studies. Rock hunting field trips are organized during the spring and summer, weather permitting. Club membership is of particular interest to those individuals with an interest in the earth sciences and lapidary work. The club provides a lapidary workshop along with instructions to all members. New members are allowed to attend one free workshop session and if they wish to continue there is a $50 shop fee for 12 sessions of instruction in basic lapidary techniques. These 12 sessions are offered twice per year; one starting in the last week of September and ending in the third week of December, the second starting in the Third week of January and ending on the second week of April. The classes are held once a week at the St. Albert, Alberta shop location. The club also holds seminars and workshops on various subjects related to the hobby such as silversmithing and wire wrapping. The fees for this vary depending on the subject being presented and materials being used.

42. FVCC-MIS Course Descriptions - ART DEPARTMENT ART_242F_01, Jewelry and Metalsmithing II. Prerequisite ART 241F. Students areintroduced to casting, setting of faceted stones, lapidary techniques. http://www.fvcc.edu/course.schedule/fvcc/TERM_05FA/ART.shtml

Course Descriptions for Fall 2005 ART DEPARTMENT Drawing I A presentation to art students with varying degrees of talent and exposures to instruction designed to help each student develop his or her own unique style. Considerable emphasis is placed upon the perception of the draftsperson and problems arising from the representation of three-dimensional objects on two-dimensional planes. Exercises using a variety of media and papers will occupy a great portion of this course. Class problems and assignments are planned to meet the individual needs of all students. Uniformity is not the aim. The major aim is the exposure to, and subsequent assimilation of, basic drawing 'tools'. Return to Course Schedule Drawing I A presentation to art students with varying degrees of talent and exposures to instruction designed to help each student develop his or her own unique style. Considerable emphasis is placed upon the perception of the draftsperson and problems arising from the representation of three-dimensional objects on two-dimensional planes. Exercises using a variety of media and papers will occupy a great portion of this course. Class problems and assignments are planned to meet the individual needs of all students. Uniformity is not the aim. The major aim is the exposure to, and subsequent assimilation of, basic drawing 'tools'. Return to Course Schedule Painting I An elementary painting course which seeks to acquaint students with the basic tools of the painter. The major focus will be on technique and materials. Each assignment is tailored to both satisfy the need for individual expression, and to present a vehicle for the practice of new techniques.

43. FVCC-MIS Course Descriptions - ART DEPARTMENT Students are introduced to casting, setting of faceted stones, lapidary techniques.Return to Course Schedule ART_243_01, Jewelry and Metalsmithing III http://www.fvcc.edu/course.schedule/fvcc/TERM_05SU/ART.shtml

Course Descriptions for Summer 2005 ART DEPARTMENT Art Photography I A beginning course about photography as an artistic medium. Students shoot and develop black-and-white film and learn to make fine art prints from their negatives. Students are encouraged to explore making statements visually while instructor provides media presentations of history, artistic trends and the work of successful artists. Creativity and participation stressed. This course is cross-referenced with JRNL 150. Return to Course Schedule Digital Imagery Prerequisites: CMPA 100T or instructor's consent. The student will manipulate digital images obtained by capture through digital cameras or scanners for publication in print and on the World Wide Web. Students must have access to a digital camera and/or scanner, as well as specified photo editing software (see schedule of classes). This course is cross-referenced with COMM 153 and JRNL 153. Return to Course Schedule Digital Photography I Prerequisite: CMPA 100 or instructor's consent. A beginning course about digital photography and the digital darkroom. Students learn about capturing technology of digital cameras and scanners, digital shooting techniques and computer transfer technology of monitors, printers and graphic programs. A photographic project included. Student must have access to digital camera, scanner, photo paper and associated software. This course is cross-referenced with JRNL 154. Return to Course Schedule Basic Videomaking Prerequisite: Instructor's consent. Basic Videography teaches basic methodology of videomaking. Students will use tools and techniques of sound and motion to produce short videos for professional and personal growth in the medium. This course is cross-referenced with COMM 158 and JRNL 158.

44. Wooska Presents: Santa Fe Stoneworks of traditional lapidary techniques and processes to nonjewelry findings . The knife is man s oldest tool, and lapidary work is man s the oldest http://www.wooska.com/santafe/sfsabout.htm

W oo sk a Presents: W oo sk a Home ... F A Q About Us John Iverson and Bill Wirtel formed the Santa Fe Stoneworks partnership in 1978. They worked together for over 20 years building Santa Fe Stoneworks into one of the largest and most respected production craft studios in the industry. In December of 1998, John Iverson retired and Bill Wirtel continues to run Santa Fe Stoneworks. The initial orientation of our business was the application of traditional lapidary techniques and processes to non-jewelry "findings". We decided early on that we did not want to address the regular jewelry market, that, in point of fact, we were crafters of men's gifts. Over the years, we have produced a range of products, including gearshift knobs, desk pen sets, card/letter holders, paper clip holders, letter openers, belt buckles, gift boxes, key rings, money clips, bolos, and a few others that we've forgotten we even made. Although we inlaid knife handles early on, we became fascinated by knives in the early 1980's and shifted our entire focus to cutlery. There is as much art to making a knife as there is to anything we could do to the handle. The knife is man's oldest tool, and lapidary work is man's the oldest craft. We have achieved a real marriage between these two art forms. We are members of the Knifemakers Guild and the American Craft Association. We have five Blade Awards: 1990 for the most innovative design, and the collectors/investors award for 1991, 1994, 1995, and 1997. In 1991, we also received a Niche award for outstanding achievement in American craft in the mixed media category; and in 1992 and 1996, we were Niche finalists in the collaboration category.

45. Minnesota Pipe Stone it can be finished by heating the stone and coating with beeswax or by usingstandard lapidary techniques with diamond or other polishing compounds. http://www.spiritconnectionstore.com/Pipestone.htm

CARVING STONE Pipestone Minnesota Pipestone (Catlinite) quarried in Pipestone County of SW Minnesota is the finest quality Pipestone found in the world. Although pipestone is found in a few other locations, none combines its old Earth energies and deep spiritual roots and traditions with its quality and texture. It can be sawed, drilled and carved with common household tools such as files, sandpaper, electric drills, hacksaws, etc. After being cut and smoothed by sanding it can be finished by heating the stone and coating with beeswax or by using standard lapidary techniques with diamond or other polishing compounds. Designs can then be scratched into it using a sharp nail or awl. The pipestone I offer for sale has been dug from an area located just outside the Pipestone National Park, Minnesota. The Sacred Stone. The story of this stone and the pipes made from it spans four centuries of Plains Indian life. Inseparable from the traditions that structured daily routine and honored the spirit world, pipes figured prominently in the ways of the village and in dealings between tribes. The story parallels that of a culture in transition: the evolution of the pipes influenced - and was influenced by - their makers' association with white explorers, traders, soldiers, and settlers. Plains Indian culture has undergone radical change since the era of the free-ranging buffalo herds, yet pipe carving is by no means a lost art. Carvings today are appreciated as artworks as well as for ceremonial use. Once again, as commanded by the spirit bird in the Sioux story of its creation, the pipestone here is quarried by anyone of Indian ancestry. An age-old tradition continues in the modern world, ever changing yet firmly rooted in the past.

46. Re: Tool Help By Alan Plante On 12/09/2004 Field guides to minerals, How To books on lapidary techniques, etc There arealso books on gemstones that can be very helpful in figuring out what http://www.rockhounds.com/rocknet/archive/messages/35178.shtml

Archive Message Index Start New Topic FAQ and User Tips Back to the Shop Posted in response to Tool help from Al on December 09, 2004 at 08:59:49: Re: Tool help Hi Al You didn't specify whether you meant tools for around the shop, or for in the field; but if you mean both then Larry's suggestions of a gem scoop and geo pick for in the field are good ideas; and for in the shop I'd suggest a high-pressure washer nozzle on a short hose for a sink - for washing tumbled stones and the tumbler barrels thoroughly between grits. The single most important "secret" to getting good results is "surgical cleanliness" between steps. A spray nozzle will help get grits and mud out of nooks and crannies on the stones, and in the barrels. I'd also recommend a 2 1/2 lb or 3 lb crack hammer for in the field - these tend to get used for breaking rocks open more than geo picks, since they have more heft to them. If your wife is interested in getting into other aspects of the lapidary arts, then maybe she'd enjoy having a cabbing machine and/or a flat lap - or possibly even a faceting machine. If there is a gem and mineral club close enough for you to join, then a membership in that would be a nice thing: Clubs are great places to learn a lot and share information and the experiences of the hobby.

47. Tar Heel Gem & Mineral Club - Home earth sciences, and lapidary techniques, among club members and among thegeneral public. Some members have won awards for their lapidary talents. http://www.tarheelclub.org/home.htm

Welcome! The Tar Heel Gem and Mineral Club was formed in 1974 as a nonprofit educational organization for people who enjoy the lapidary arts, earth sciences, and related subjects. The main objectives of the club are to investigate, preserve, and share knowledge of rocks, minerals, and precious stones, and to promote interest in mineralogy, paleontology, earth sciences, and lapidary techniques, among club members and among the general public. The club pursues these goals through publications, meetings, lectures, field trips, exhibits, demonstrations, and other activities. There is a diverse assortment of interests among the members, who include people of all ages. Levels of involvement and knowledge range from beginners with a budding interest in the hobby to experts who have explored the field for decades. Some members have won awards for their lapidary talents. Others have extensive collections of minerals, crystals, and fossils. Many simply enjoy the camaraderie and the field trips. The only prerequisite for membership is an interest in the club's objectives. This website provides complete information about the club's activities. Enjoy your visit!

48. Indian Craft Shop - Artist Of The Month He is a diverse artist who also works with stone sculpture and incorporates hislapidary techniques into a wide range of stone sculptures. http://www.indiancraftshop.com/artist-month/june1999-artist.html

Previous Highlight/Artist of the Month Highlight/Artist of the Month Craft Areas Represented: indianvillage.com tuscaroras.com June 1999 Artist of the Month Michael Garcia "Na Na Ping" (Pascua Yaqui) "The treasures of the earth are a gift of our mother, we can only enhance their beauty." In addition to special shows, The Indian Craft Shop Artist of the Month Program showcases the work of an individual artist each month. This program illustrates the diversity of tribal areas and the wide variety of artistic expressions and traditions in the country today. Michael Garcia is recognized as a contemporary jeweler with over 20 years of experience. Born in the village of Guadalupe, located outside of Tempe, Arizona, he was taught the basic jewelry techniques by family members at a young age. He now resides on the Nambe Pueblo Indian Reservation in northern New Mexico. All of his designs are hand crafted, and one of a kind. His designs are drawn from a culture as old as time and as diverse as the future. He uses some of the finest materials available and blends them with specialized techniques. He is comfortable with both traditional and contemporary designs, sometimes combining both in a single piece.

49. Apollo: 7000 Years Of Chinese Jade From The Collection Of Sir Joseph Hotung She has specialised for many years in research into ancient lapidary techniquesand is now focussing on the carving of Chinese jade. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PAL/is_501_158/ai_110735909/pg_4

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles Apollo Nov 2003 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Related Searches Art, Chinese / Exhibitions Jade art objects / Exhibitions Featured Titles for ALAN Review Afterimage American Drama American Music Teacher ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports 7000 years of Chinese jade from the collection of Sir Joseph Hotung Apollo Nov, 2003 by Carol Michaelson Margaret Sax Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. Continued from page 3. (20) E-Tu Zen Sun and Shiou-Chuan Sun, Chinese Technology in the Seventeenth Century, University Park, PA, and London, 1996, p 306, fig. 18-7. Carol Michaelson is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Asia at the British Museum. Her research interests include Chinese jades and early Chinese material. She is currently co-ordinating the digitisation of the Department's Dunhuang and related material collected by Sir Marc Aurel Stein, a project funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation. She was responsible for the Selwyn and Ellie Alleyne Gallery of Chinese Jade, which opened in November 2002. Currently she is writing a book on Chinese jade, and working with the British Museum's scientific research department on a project analysing ancient lapidary skills related to jade working.

50. ArtForum: "Photographs, Drawings, And Collages By Frederick Sommer." - Baltimore Sommer s allure nestles somewhere between his enigmatic handling of personaliconography and his lapidary techniques. Consider, for example, that amputated http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0268/is_10_37/ai_55015173

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles ArtForum Summer 1999 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Featured Titles for ALAN Review Afterimage American Drama American Music Teacher ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports "Photographs, drawings, and collages by Frederick Sommer." - Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland ArtForum Summer, 1999 by Carol Squiers Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART If Frederick Sommer's work is compelling, it is also elusive, even downright odd. Born in Italy and raised in Brazil, he trained as a landscape architect at Cornell. Forced to abandon that profession when he contracted tuberculosis in 1930, at the age of twenty-five, he became an artist instead. After undergoing treatment in Switzerland, he moved to Arizona to recuperate, where he would live for the better part of seven decades. This biographical confluence does not delimit or define his work, but his career-ending ailment was certainly one impetus for his art - an extended meditation on illusion, decay, and death - which he pursued until shortly before his demise this year. Although he made drawings, paintings, and collages, Sommer is best known for his austere, sometimes puzzling photographs. Most famous is the untitled 1939 photo of an amputated foot, which made Sommer look like something of a sensation seeker. Then there are his Arizona landscapes, which he started in 1941 - horizonless expanses of parched, clumpy ground. And let's not forget the butchered-chicken-parts photos, or the ones of dead and moldering desert animals. To many contemporaries familiar with the work of his American peers, especially in the '40s and '50s, Sommer's images must have looked quite strange. His pictures had none of the libidinal tastiness of Edward Weston's peppers or the howlingly majestic vistas of Ansel Adams's West. He was friendly with Weston and championed by Minor White, but most in the photography world were unenthusiastic.

51. Art Glass By Greg Smith Other pieces are more serious and simple, informed by ancient lapidary techniquesof the Pacific Rim, and a deep love for the land and seas. http://www.glass.co.nz/smith.htm

Art Glass by Greg Smith Above: Paperweight with fish design, Greg Smith Greg Smith has worked with several different methods of creating art glass since the late 1980s. He is best known for his paperweights, like the one above, in which he combines laminating, engraving, and etching to produce the glass "feature" and then encapsulates this within a hot glass paperweight. Above: Another Greg Smith paperweight - Alien Tourist. Some of Greg Smith's work is overtly humorous and irreverent, like his cartoon fish and clown heads, and the "Alien Tourist" paperweight shown above. Other pieces are more serious and simple, informed by ancient lapidary techniques of the Pacific Rim, and a deep love for the land and seas. In his paperweights he enjoys creating images from rock drawings, palm tree sunsets, and fossils on the one hand, and at the other extreme, scenes with flying saucers and strange faces. Greg is also recognised for his cast glass work, and two of his pieces were selected for display in the exhibition "The Cast" which toured New Zealand in 2001 -2002. One of these, "Killer Red" is shown below. This cast glass piece takes the shape of a traditional ritual killing blade. Above: Killer Red, sculpture of a ritual blade in cast glass by Greg Smith. 200 x 400 x 30 mm

52. Pins and earrings We have developed lapidary techniques to use on our beads, and lately have evengone to some ancient stained glass methods to decorate them. http://www.heartbead.com/

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53. Lang Antiques, Antique Jewelry & Estate Jewelry design, hallmarks signatures, lapidary techniques, technological developmentsand consultation of our extensive reference library and materials. http://www.langantiques.com/policies.php

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54. Search-The-World.com - Search Index in Canada that focus on lapidary techniques and crafts, such as stone polishing, Lapidary Journal Directory of Gem Mineral Clubs Worldwide US http://www.search-the-world.com/search/search.php/CLUBS/Gem-and-lapidary-/

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55. CKA - Artist's Bio Page 1997 Jeff Wise Workshop lapidary techniques, Taos Institute of Art, The ancient skills of the goldsmith, handwork techniques passed down in an http://www.charonkransenarts.com/artists/McDevitt/artist_mcdevitt.html

Elizabeth McDevitt Born: 1951, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA Training / Education: 1999-2004 Valentin Yotkov Studio Workshops in Chasing and Repousse, Brooklyn, New York USA 2003 David Freda Workshop: 3-D Enameling, Enamelist Society Conference, Olympia, Washington USA 2003 Jamie Bennett Workshop: Enameling in Detail, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California USA 2003 Pikes Peak Community College, Enameling, Colorado Springs, Colorado 2002 Giovanni Corvaja Workshop: Platinum Techniques, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado USA 2001 Scuola Internazionale dell'Arte dei Metalli di Bino Bini, Chasing and Repousse presentation, Florence, Italy 2001 Hiroko and Gene Pijanowski Workshop, Japanese Chiseling and Inlay, Arapahoe Community College USA 1999 Connie Brauer Workshop: Enameling, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado USA 1998 Asai Shoji Workshop: Traditional Japanese High Relief Chasing, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Wisconsin USA 1998 Mosaic Workshop, Taos Institute of Art, Taos, New Mexico USA

56. Buy Jewelry & Watches - Necklaces & Pendants - Softpedia This pedant features one of the most difficult lapidary techniquesin southwestern jewelry, channel inlay. Natural orange spiny oyster shell,...... http://store.softpedia.com/subcategory/necklaces_pendants-3883961-5-1.html

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57. Lake Superior Agate - Digging Into MN Minerals: Minnesota DNR Three lapidary techniques are used on Lake Superior agates. The most commontechnique is tumbling. Small gemstones are rotated in drums with polishing grit http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/agate.html

Site Map Contact the DNR What's New? Newsroom ... Digging into MN Minerals Lake Superior agate Below is a modified version of an article written by Scott F. Wolter and originally published in The Minnesota Volunteer , Jan/Feb 1988. Reprinted with the author's permission. Wolter's book, The Lake Superior Agate (Third Edition, 1996, Burgess Publishing) is available in libraries and bookstores. The author can be contacted about agates at (651)-659-1345. Minnesota's State Gem: The Lake Superior Agate Its wide distribution and iron-rich bands of color reflect the state gemstone's geologic history in Minnesota In 1969 the dream of Mrs. Jean Dahlberg was realized: The Lake Superior agate was designated by the Minnesota Legislature as the official state gemstone. The late Mrs. Dahlberg, long-time rock hound and ardent fan of the agate, testified before the state legislative committee considering the bill. She knew how perfect the Lake Superior agate was for the state gemstone. However, there were other logical candidates. The brazen red Binghamite and blazing yellow silkstone, both iron-rich jaspers found in the Cuyuna iron range area, were logical selections. Thompsonite, the beautiful and popular zeolite mineral found only in Minnesota on an isolated stretch along Lake Superior, was another strong candidate. Pipestone, crafted into peace pipes by Indians in Pipestone, was another possibility. But a closer look at the history of the Lake Superior agate proves that it was the best choice. The agate reflects many aspects of Minnesota. It was formed during lava eruptions that occurred in our state about a billion years ago. The stone's predominant red color comes from iron, the major industrial mineral in our state. Finally, the widely distributed agate reveals the impact of glacial movement across Minnesota a mere 10,000 to 15,000 years ago.

58. Reports Submitted To FAMSI Bradford Andrews Stone Tools And The The assemblage did reflect evidence that lapidary 3 techniques were used to Beads produced using lapidary techniques also represent formal implements. http://www.famsi.org/perl/print_friendly.pl?file=01029

59. OregonLive.com: Everything Oregon (Albany) The Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies gathers for aweekend of demonstrations of lapidary techniques and fossil identification, http://www.oregonlive.com/AandE/getout/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/11231499382

60. Michael M. Dyber - News Mr. Dyber s internationally known Lapidary technique the Dyber Optic Dish . purchased are indicative of Mr. Dyber s signature lapidary techniques; http://www.dyber.net/news.htm

"Michael Dyber: Master of Optical Illusion" Special Exhibit September 23 to December 31, 2005 Lecture November 5, 2:00 p.m. Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art 220 Cottage Hill Ave.- Wilder Park Elmhurst IL 60126 www.lizzadromuseum.org The Lizzadro Museum presents contemporary designs in gemstones from award winning, American gem cutter Michael Dyber. This exhibit includes cut gemstones and sculptures and features Mr. Dyber's innovative techniques; "optical dishes" and "luminaires™." Learn Michael Dyber's process for creating these masterful optical effects at his lecture on November 5 at the Lizzadro Museum Tucson 2006 The dates will be Feb. 1 through Feb. 6 2006 Smithsonian Institution Acquires Innovative Gem Design by Michael M. Dyber for the National Gem Collection

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