Art Jewelry March 2009

Put Your Embellishments to Work
Learn a clever way to entwine your pin stem and catch into your design.
By Sharilyn Miller


A New Application for Dichro
Use your kiln to fuse color-shift paper onto enamel.
By Vickie Wilner


A Conversation with Marjorie Schick
Ground-breaking jewelry artist Marjorie Schick talks about being a student, being a teacher, and discovering her own distinct path.


Add the Element of Surprise to Your Classroom
How can you help your students think outside the box? Mix things up and make them "shift."
By Robert Dancik


Burned out on the Hollow form?
Turn negative spaces inside out by making canes with metal clay and three different combustible clays. Click here for another project by Holly Gage that you can make using these techniques.
By Holly Gage


The Care & Feeding of Your Kiln
What to expect now that you've brought your kiln home. Click here to use our online calculator to estimate how much your kiln costs to run. To learn how to program a digital kiln, click here to watch a video courtesy of Cool Tools.
By Pam East


How to Make High School Metals Programs Work
The organizers of three successful high school jewelry-making programs give practical advice on tackling the challenges.
By Kristin Sutter


Plus!
It's our annual education issue!


March 2009 Materials, Tools & Supplies List plus Contacts & Suppliers
Want to know what materials, tools & supplies you'll need to complete the projects in the March 2009 issue and where you can get them? Click here to download the free PDF.


Metal Clay "Caned" Lentil Bead
Make a hollow lentil bead with intriguing negative spaces.
By Holly Gage

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