January/February 2005 Colored Stone Table of Contents

January/February 2005

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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005
Volume 18 • No. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS

ON THE COVER: Clockwise from top: Larry Wood's Abstract Organic Amethyst Carving, photo by John Parrish; Richard P. Homer's Celtic Cushion Concave Brilliant™, photo by Jeff Scovil; Richard P. Homer's Nautilus Cut™, photo by Robert Weldon; Rick Stinson's Eye of the Dragon, photo by Jeff Scovil.

Editorial	4

What's In	6
Wear Anything	8
Winners' Circle: The AGTA Spectrum Awards	10
And the Gemmy Goes To . . . Our new gem competition honors creativity in the lapidary arts.	12
The Design's the Thing Designers walk the line between faux and fine.	20
Knapp Time Fiona Knapp's jewelry, like her life, is a whirlwind of color.	24

News	28
In the Pink Sales are up, and other surprises from our annual retailer survey.	30
Gaining Confidence Industry leaders ponder their challenges for 2005.	34

News	38
Tanzanite Ban Plan Stalled The government backpedals in search of a workable plan.	40
Thailand's New Golden Age The world's number-one gem exporter is looking to grow . . .	42
The Flow	44
Eye on Supply	45
Frozen Potential Greenland: More than meets the eye?	46
Resources	50
Calendar	51
ADVERTISING SECTIONS
Classifieds	53
Web Site Directory	54
Advertiser Index	54

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