[Jewelry making - Article 00005] - Re: [Orchid] National Geographic's Diamond Story

[Rex and Gabrielle Merten]

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    Dear Carolyn, Oops, sorry Carolyn... I was specifically thinking of
    me in my little workshop, making individual pieces of jewellery by
    hand. I don't do any casting, refining, mining or any other "earth
    destroying" processes. 

    Some of my less charitable colleagues in the Fine Arts have
    denigrated me and jewellers like me as "participant exploiters"
    because we make fine jewellery out of precious materials. I ignore
    that as quasi-Marxist rambling. 

    Because I use these materials to make a hopefully honest living
    doesn't make me an environmental rapist. As a matter of fact, I am a
    serious "greeny" when it comes to our environment. And I maintain
    that I, as a jeweller, do tread lightly on this wonderful Earth. Kind
    regards, Rex Steele Merten  

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