Author Archive

Speakers for CJCI Convention 2015
Costume Jewelry Collectors Int’l is pleased to announce the following speakers participating in CJCI

Katerina Musetti Presents a CJCI 2014 Exclusive
“Decodence” About this set: This four-piece parure was exclusively designed by Katerina

Past CJCI Speakers
PAST CJCI SPEAKERS THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ARE PAST CJCI CONVENTION SPEAKERS: Elyse Karlin of

The Enchanting Jewelry of Wendy Gell
Wendy Gell, whose jewelry designs were seen on the wrists of the “who’s who,”

Fashion Jewelry: The Collection of Barbara Berger
Review by Melinda L. Lewis Jewelry collectors have an unrelenting curiosity about fashion adornment,

Jewelry Manufacturing Concepts Part I by Mary Ann Docktor-Smith
CAPTURING THE DESIGN AND CREATING THE PIECE When we hold a piece of costume

Napier Enameled Jewelry 1950-1990 by Melinda L. Lewis
Just as design and the nature of its execution methods (cast, die stamped or

A Conversation with JUDITH HENDLER by Matthew Burkholz
Matt Burkholz and Erik Yang further their introduction to Judith Hendler’s manufacturing processes, creativity