[Jewelry making - Article 00133] - Re: [Orchid] "Retraining" help wanted

[Marilyn Smith]

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>          I don't make repetitive pieces (or didn't) so whatever a
>     teen-age artiste may think, I'm not concerned about my ability to
>     design jewelry. 

    You already know the right  response that you need for this
    occasion. I think that you should just be polite to this young
    woman. You don't need to be concerned about her opinion. It's too
    bad that you are not getting what you expected from this class.
    Since this class is under equipped, you need to take advantage of
    what it does have. People usually don't like a class that is just
    design but it pays off in the long run. You are happy with your
    design skills but all of us can do with a bit of a jolt every now
    and then. I am thinking of a friend on mine who did her grad work in
    ceramics. She was always out of sync with the instruction. I think
    that when you pay your money, you are entitled to pick the
    instructors brains for every little scrap of knowledge you can! OK,
    this instructor is trying to make the best of having no equipment
    and is concentrating on design. 

    Charles Lewten Brain has a book called "Cheap Thrills in the tool
    Shop" It has many inexpensive ways of making tools. You might
    suggest it to your instructor as a means of putting some equipment
    in the studio. 

   Read Excerpts from: "Cheap Thrills in the Tool Shop":
   http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/directory/library/source/29/20/intro/1

Marilyn Smith


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