[Jewelry making - Article 01107] - Re: [Orchid] First Trade Show? - Practical Creativity

[Jim Reitze]

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    My dad is a mechanical engineer.  In his career, he designed
    aircraft engines and fuel cells for use by NASA.  In retirement, he
    builds railroads both model and real.  Lots of practicality, but
    always had a lack of true appreciation for artistry.  His definition
    of a good painting is a photographic quality image.  Why not just
    take the dang picture?  My mom, on the other hand, was an art teacher
    for over 20 years.  She mostly paints now, but has also been involved
    in jewelry, weaving and papermaking over the years, so she is well
    versed in both 2D and 3D. The result for me has been a wonderful
    combination of artistic creativity and practical construction. 
    Sadly, her 2D abilities never really got passed down to me.  I can
    work in 3D just fine, but I really have trouble rendering on paper. 
    I have always seen things in my mind as 3D objects and just carve or
    fabricate from there.  The engineering chimes in with my approach to
    actual construction, aimed at durability.  I don't tend toward
    delicate most of the time, and I am always trying to consider
    material properties as well as geometry when I am building something.
    Anyone else care to share their inherited legacies? Jim in cloudy NC,
    where winter is threatening a short return. 



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