[Jewelry making - Article 00682] - [Orchid] Contemporary Chess Sets

[linlahlum]

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    As an artist I found the chess sets at Velvet da Vinci gallery site
    fantastic- my thanks to those who drew our attention to the site. It
    was great to see the sheer variety in approaches to the same design
    issue-very inspiring. I immediately caught the desire to make a set. 

    My son is an avid competitive chess player, part of a high school
    team  that plays widely, is well-ranked nationally, etc. Since I was
    so blown away by the chess pieces at the exhibition, in my
    enthusiasm I forwarded the link to my son coaches, and the rest of
    the team. 

    Today I received responses...and not what I was expecting. Almost
    everyone said, in almost the same words, "Very interesting...but I
    wouldn't want to play with any of them." There is definitely a
    difference here between the artistic mind and the chess-player's
    mind! 

    My son said, "You know, I don't actually look at the pieces, so it
    doesn't matter what they look like. They should look the same as
    they always do." H'mmm...I think they are too busy visuallizing
    their strategy to really see the pieces they are moving, and would
    prefer to avoid distractions. (I'm glad I found out before I made
    him a set...!) 

    I wonder if any of the metalsmiths in the exhibition actually play? 

--
Lin Lahlum



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