[Jewelry making - Article 01169] - Re: [Orchid] Non-jeweler designers at shows

[Richeydes]

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    I have to respond to the statement by Fishbre396 who stated that
    work that was cast was "nothing more than reproduction work" and
    like having "prints".  I need to humbly, yet firmly disagree.  My
    husband has been in the jewelry industry for decades and many of his
    one-of-a-kinds are cast pieces.  Of course, someone can make copies
    by casting, but that neither means that the artist is any less of
    any artist than someone who might just slap a tiger's eye on a piece
    of silver and call it a pendant and say their work has more
    integrity because it was fabricated.  In the zillions of craft shows
    we have participated in I have seen some pretty nasty fabricated
    work, but I would never assume it was the fabrication technique - I
    would assume it was the lack of talent of a less than gifted
    designer. 

    My husband works both with casting and with fabricating.  Some
    pieces are more conducive to being carved from wax and then cast and
    others need to be fabricated.  The piece and the design dictate the
    method that will be used. 

    I think that both cast and fabricated methods are honorable ways to
    create jewelry.  It is not the method, it is the quality of the
    design and the craftsmanship that makes a piece a work of art. 

Marlene Richey

William Richey Designs
P. O. Box 4115
15 Wharf Street . Portland . ME . 04101
207.846.3607

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