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Baubles, bangles & beads
Bay Area Reporter - Dec 24, 2009
Baubles, bangles & beads Baubles, bangles & beadsHer articulated "Panther" bracelet is astonishing; the reed-thin, leaping panther caught as it's about to pounce with a front paw extended is all feral,

My hobby making bracelets

some of the many bracelets that I make

Selection of Cartier jewelry sold @ Sotheby's, Magnificent Jewels ...

by Alain Truong

Ancient faience is a manufactured material created to imitate the bright colors and gloss of precious stones. It was used in jewelry throughout Egypt and the Near East beginning about 5500 years ago. It was made by grinding quartz or sand crystals and mixing them with various levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and/or copper creating colors including turquoise, cobalt blue, purple and yellow and was shaped into such forms as amulets, beads, and scarabs. Faience is considered one of the earliest forms of glass making.

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Opening Night: 'Jewelers of the Hudson Valley' at Forbes Galleries

12.04.11

My first such job was at a design and architecture trade magazine where I received a first-hand education and appreciation of how good, innovative design can actually make the world a better place. That a one-time newspaper reporter who spent his time covering government, uncovering corruption and witnessing crime scenes. During this time I traveled the world acquiring knowledge about the diverse and expansive jewelry industry and now I am able to share this knowledge with you. It’s something I took with me to JCK magazine, a jewelry trade publication where I spent nine years. In addition to this blog, you can find me at my "Jewelry News Network" blog and facebook page and on Twitter at jewelrynewsnet. My inquisitive nature led me away from newspapers and into magazines. Like Robert Frost I took the road less traveled.

Source: Forbes (blog)