[Jewelry making - Article 00220] - Re: [Orchid] A one question interview

[Joel Schwalb]

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    Hi Elaine, My involvement in jewelry began in 1973 when I was living
    in Spain. I met a retired American jeweler from Los Angeles and one
    day he brought me a bag of pliers, hammers, a saw, and assorted other
    hand tools. He suggested that I get some brass sheet and wire and
    "play". At the time I was trying to make a living designing and
    making wood furniture. I started "playing" and he would come in and
    offer suggestions on technique and design. I quickly switched to
    working with silver and within a few months I had a business making
    very simple designs, primarily in silver wire, for the tourist trade
    on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain. Within a year I had a few
    employees and was selling retail and wholesale. 

    I didn't look back at that point, I was hooked on metals. I moved
    back to the States a couple of years later and opened a business in
    Nyack, NY. I soon was working in gold and silver and eventually in
    platinum as well. I do both fabricating and wax carving of
    one-of-a-kind pieces for private clients and have been working in a
    home studio for the past six years.Thanks to a chance meeting with my
    mentor in Spain, I have enjoyed many years in a very satisfying craft
    that I will continue with as long as I'm able. 

    I have met many wonderful people along the way. 

    Joel Schwalb joel4 AT optonline.net www.schwalbstudio.com 

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