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We were understandably a little excited. After over 50 years of writing about gems and jewelry, Lapidary Journal was putting its name behind a first-tier jewelry design competition, and we were determined to make it worthy of our magazine’s distinguished name and history. We had meetings where we debated finer points of entry forms and judging sheets, we brainstormed over possible prizes, we came up with a list of dream judges, and we hammered out rules and deadlines and details. News of the arrival of our first submission traveled around the office, and from then on, many of us made daily trips back to the office of our Assistant Editor to see how the stack of entries grew. And grew. And grew. All told, we had nearly 250 entries, to be sent to that group of dream judges to winnow the many down to a choice list of 13: two winners in each category, plus a Best of Competition. We eagerly awaited each judge’s scores, then leaned over the shoulders of the people with their fingers on the calculators as they tallied the results. We were thrilled to see the list of winners come back — a collection of jewelry that any gallery would be proud to exhibit. Some of the winners were familiar names to us, some were new discoveries. And one was a student, who rose above the ranks of seasoned pros to be chosen as the winner in the Pendant/Necklace Division. Lapidary Journal’s first-ever Jewelry Arts Awards has been a rousing success. A word of appreciation to our judges: metalsmith Tim McCreight, jewelry artist Michael Boyd, and the polymer clay wizards Steven Ford and David Forlano. The judges were selected to reflect the all-inclusive nature of the competition; categories were determined by type of jewelry, rather than monetary value, and each was open to all media. Thanks also to the sponsors of our prizes. The grand prize winner received a fully outfitted “dream workbench” from Rio Grande, an all-in-one rolling mill from Karat, a mini workbench/soldering station from 46 Jewelry Supply, and a micrometer from Arjan Inc. Each first-place winner received a Ferris® Electric Pickle Pot from Swest. All winners and runners-up received a color poster of their winning design, produced by the creative team at Lapidary Journal. 2002 marked the first year of our Jewelry Arts Awards, a competition that we are determined will have a long and distinguished history of its own. 2003 information, rules, deadlines and official entry forms are online here.
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| Jewelry Arts 2002 Winners | |
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 Winner, Bracelet: Tom Herman’s Laurel Leaf Bracelet, of carved, chased, & saw-pierced 18K gold set with diamonds. Photo: Ralph Gabriner. |
 Runner Up, Bracelet: Wendy Newman’s Circuit Board Bracelet, of sterling silver, 14K gold, red and black coral, carnelian, agate, tourmaline, citrine, and circuit-board “cabs.” 7" long, 1-7/8" wide. Photo: Jerry Anthony |
| Earrings Division: Winner: Reflections Series Earrings, Christina Lemon Runner Up: Icarus Earrings, Caryn L. Hetherston |
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 Runner Up, Earrings: Caryn L. Hetherston’s Icarus Earrings of sterling silver, 14K gold, freshwater pearls, citrines, and painted tin. 2-1/4" x 1-1/2". Photo: Peter Groesbeck |
| Winner, Earrings: Reflection Series Earrings by Christina Lemon, of die-pressed sterling silver, 18K gold applique, and citrines. 1-1/2" x 1-1/2". Photo: Seth Tice-Lewis. | |
| Pendant/Necklace Division: Winner: Loopy Necklace, Melissa A. St. Amand Runner Up: Icicle Diamond Pendant, Todd Reed |
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 Winner, Pendant/Necklace: Loopy Necklace, by Melissa A. St. Amand, a student at the University of Massachusetts. Fine silver, sterling silver, glass beads, crocheted neck-piece with a formed and textured button. 9" diameter, 3" thick. Photo: Melissa A. St. Amand and Alan Burton Thompson. |
 Runner Up, Pendant/Necklace: Icicle Diamond Necklace by Todd Reed. Forged & fabricated 22K & 18K gold, natural diamond cubes. 18" long. Photo: azadphoto.com. |
| Ring Division Winner: Four Finger Feather Suite, Sasha Samuels Runner Up: Two Become One, Louise Norrell |
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 Winner, Ring: Four Finger Feather Suite by Sasha Samuels, in 18K yellow and white gold. Worn together, the rings create the image of one large feather. Photo: Ralph Gabriner. |
 Runner Up, Ring: Louise Norrell’s Two Become One engagement ring and wedding band set. Fabricated and chased 18K yellow and white gold with an oval sapphire. 1/4" x 3/4". Photo: Walker Montgomery. |
| Pin/Brooch Division Winner: Lily Brooch, Heidi Gerstacker Runner Up: Winter Scene Brooch, Tom Herman |
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| Winner, Pin/Brooch: Heidi Gerstacker’s Lily Brooch, of 22K gold/sterling bimetal, drusy quartz, 22K bezel. 2-1/2"diameter. Photo: Gary Bankhead. | Runner Up, Pin/Brooch: Winter Scene Brooch by Tom Herman, of amethyst sage, Tahitian pearls, and carved, chased, and saw-pierced shakudo inlaid in 18K gold. 2" x 2-1/2". Photo: Ralph Gabriner. |
| Miscellaneous Division Winner: Bull Market Tiara, Jack da Silva Runner Up: Fáilte, Debi Daugherty |
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 Runner Up, Miscellaneous: Debi Daugherty’s Fáilte, of acid-etched, woven, and forged copper. 26" x 7" x 6". |
| Winner, Miscellaneous: Jack da Silva’s silver Bull Market Tiara. 5" x 9" x 9". | |
| Meet the Judges | |||||
| Steven Ford and David Forlano have collaborated on their jewelry since 1988. They made vivid polymer clay work under the name City Zen Cane, but more recently have combined polymers, sterling, and other materials and show under their personal names. They both studied painting in Rome and Philadelphia at Tyler School of Art. They have won numerous awards for their work. They live and work in Philadelphia. |  |
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Tim McCreight is a teacher, metalsmith, and is the author of 11 books on metalworking, including The Complete Metalsmith, Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing, and Working With Precious Metal Clay. He lives in Portland, Maine. | Michael Boyd is a jewelry designer, metalsmith, and lapidary artist based in Pueblo and Salida, Colorado. He is co-owner and partner of the Cultureclash Gallery in Salida. |  |
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