[Jewelry making - Article 01147] - Re: [Orchid] Non-jeweler designers at shows

[Edith Schneider]

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>           I cannot support the suggestion that we would be better off
>     if "you have to have a University degree (MA of MFA) to be an
>     Artist". .....I can't stand the idea that the pursuit of art should
>     be limited to those who can afford to get a degree! This is not the
>     solution to the problems we encounter. 

Noel,

    actually we share the same frustration: having studied and worked
    for years to "be an artist" and then going to shows and find a lot
    of "designers" there who do just a part of the work that is involved
    in our work - the design. I didn't say it is necessary to have a
    University degree, I said it makes it so much easier to know with
    whom you are dealing. And another comment: it is not a matter of
    being able to afford a degree in Germany because the education there
    doesn't cost anything. You have to apply to get in, show about 50
    pieces of your work, and if they choose you, you are invited to make
    a 2-3 day long test after which they choose to invite 5-7 people to
    study every year. It is not a matter of being able to pay, it is a
    matter of being talented enough to go through these 7 or 8 years of
    Art education. I really think it is not necessary to have this
    degree, but doing shows especially here in the US is very
    frustrating having done all this education and standing at a show
    next to somebody who did only the design and doesn't have a clue how
    to "make" the piece. 

Edith
Edith Schneider Jewelry
P.O.Box 52001
Palo Alto, CA 94303
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www.edithschneider.com
(650) 813 9755

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