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FEATURE STORY
Fads come and go, fashions are all the rage then fade away, and it’s not unusual for something that people can’t get enough of to be judged overexposed by a fickle public less than a year later. In a world of rapidly changing tastes and shifting favors, there’s something compelling about the idea of an art form that has maintained its appeal, undimmed, for millennia. From the earliest days, human beings have been fascinated by gemstones, by their brilliance and beauty, and admired the artists who work with them. The Gemmy Awards are our first-ever gem cutting competition, hosted by Lapidary Journal and our sister publication, Colored Stone. This is our chance to publicly celebrate those talented craftspeople who apply their skill and vision to teasing out the hidden beauty in a rough stone, bringing it to its full potential. The task of selecting winners in four different categories – plus one stunning Best of Competition – fell to three highly regarded and qualified judges, and we thank them for their dedication and time. We also offer our congratulations to the winners, and our thanks to all those who entered the inaugural Gemmys competition. For all those who put stone to wheel, we invite you to enter the 2006 Gemmy Awards — entry forms will be available at www.lapidaryjournal.com/contest early in January 2005.
Richard P. Homer 
Rick Stinson,
Eye of the Dragon Rick Stinson
Don Clary, Untitled Don Clary | |||
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Nolan Dean Wixom, Celestial Shaman II Uncommon intarsia in that it uses many faceted stones and recessed drusies. Figure represents a Native American shaman. This spirit figure comes to me in dreams.” Nolan Dean Wixom | |||
Larry
Woods, Abstract Organic Amethyst Carving Larry Woods | |||
Deborah Meyer, The Pearl Goddess Deborah O. Meyer |
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| Richard W. Hughes Richard Hughes is one of the world’s top experts on ruby and sapphire. He is the author of the classic Ruby & Sapphire, a 500-page monograph on the corundum gems. Over the past two years, his writings have received four Richard T. Liddicoat awards from the American Gem Society, along with an Edward J. Gubelin award from Gems & Gemology magazine. For over a decade, Hughes was director of Bangkok’s Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences. Today he is webmaster at Pala International’s Palagems.com. Many of his gemological writings are available online at www.Palagems.com and at www.Ruby-Sapphire.com, while his acerbic political writings can be found at www.Dogskinreport.com. In addition to authoring two books and over 100 articles, Hughes is in much demand as a speaker and has lectured around the world. Hughes regularly writes for The Guide, which covers wholesale colored gemstone prices. In addition, he travels widely, with a particular emphasis on the gem mines and markets of southeast Asia. When not chasing gems in far-off lands, he makes his home in Fallbrook, California, with his wife, Wimon, and daughter, Billie. |
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Cottier Shank
Gem artist Sherris Cottier Shank has gained international recognition for her fluid style of gem carving. Since 1991, she has received eight AGTA Cutting Edge awards, and one German “Competition for the Advancement of Gemstone Engraving” award. Her work has been exhibited in four major museums and profiled in nine jewelry trade publications. She has written articles on gem carving for Lapidary Journal, Colored Stone, and American Jewelry Manufacturer magazines, and in May 2000 presented a paper at the Santa Fe Symposium on Jewelry Manufacturing Technology. Ms. Shank is a founding member of the Gem Artists of North America (GANA) and sat on their board for six years. |
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