[Jewelry making - Article 01171] - Re: [Orchid] Non-jeweler designers at shows

[Scott Verson]

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    Hello all,  This is my first response to orchid, but have enjoyed the
    site for some time. I've been trying to keep up with this thread
    about- to cast or not to cast, Did I make the whole piece, or just
    part if it. 

    I enjoy making jewelry both cast and fabricated, mostly a
    combination. I find it hard to believe someone would denounce another
    persons work because of how it was produced. A quality piece is a
    quality piece. I enjoy wax carving so this is what I do most of. I've
    recently hired someone to mill a design on a CAD\CAM lathe which I
    don't think I could have done myself. Does this make me a designer,
    or does the person who types in the info to the computer and hits
    "go" take the credit? I will be casting the piece and setting the
    stones (yes, I said cast) myself. Does this qualify as something that
    would be "OK" for an art show? I have a friend who uses a lathe, both
    for wax and metal. Because he does it in wax rather than metal one
    time, is this blasphemy? Making something with your hands is making
    something with your hands regardless of it's origin. 

    The customer who shops for one of a kind pieces will probably know
    the difference between something that's well put together and one
    that's not. If they can't, it's our job to inform them of the
    difference. 

Why can't we all just be friends?
Scott in Mpls., Mn.

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