Student Spotlight: hematite ring
Michal Lemberger Michal Lemberger

Student Spotlight: hematite ring

Hematite quartz is a beautiful cider brown stone. Cabochon set her in a split shank ring and pendant features a prong-set slice

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Gold dangle earrings
Michal Lemberger Michal Lemberger

Gold dangle earrings

Delicious 22k nd silver dangle earrings featuring banded aventurines and pearls.

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Water cast sterling silver jewelry
Michal Lemberger Michal Lemberger

Water cast sterling silver jewelry

Casting sterling silver into different media—like water and beans—can result in interesting, organic shapes. These pieces were all made by our students, Meagan Cignoli and Isabella Mancebo, and modeled here by the beautiful Isabella.

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How to test if gold is real
Michal Lemberger Michal Lemberger

How to test if gold is real

It's important to know what kind of gold you have--whether it's an heirloom or you want to melt it down to create something new. Our student, Christabelle, brought in her testing kit to show us how to test for 10K, 14K, and 18K gold, as well brass and silver. The test turned the scratched brass blue, but gold won't change color. So interesting!

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