[Jewelry making - Article 00641] - Re: [Orchid] Definition of jeweler?

[Donna Hawk]

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    Don, I thoroughly enjoyed your definitions! While trying to figure
    out my 'Artist's Statement' I found my own very personal definition
    of the difference between an Artist and a Craftsman. 

    A Craftsman will learn a set of skills in a particular field and
    will hone those skills to the highest rate possible. Most of what a
    Craftsman makes is functional. When they are no longer able to
    perform in their chosen field, they may choose to learn new skills in
    a new field, but are just as likely to 'retire' to a non-physically
    creative field. 

    An Artist will create 'things' - functional or not. They will use
    whatever tools and skills are available, whether or not they are
    expert or even intend to use those skills in the future. If they find
    they can no longer use skills in a particular field, they find a
    workaround so that they can continue to create. Manet creating torn
    paper collages in the hospital during his final illness is an
    excellent example. 

    Working through that helped me decide that I am myself an Artist
    currently working in Jewelry...making wearable stuff in precious and
    semi-precious materials but just as likely to be working in leather,
    plaster, fabric or who-knows-what two or three years from now! 



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