[Jewelry making - Article 00406] - Re: [Orchid] Metalsmith's Exhibition in Print

[andy cooperman]

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>       Well, my own reaction was different as well. I didn't find much
>     to relate to personally but I don't think that's what Metalsmith is
>     about.......................seems more about pushing limits than
>     just plain ole beautiful metalwork. 

    Bingo.  I've been reading responses to this thread and have been
    shaking my head in dismay as, once again, the rift between  the
    "Ivory Tower" and the "In the Trenches Working Jeweler" is
    illuminated.  There seems to be so much indignation on the part of
    the those who wrote on this thread towards "1000 Rings" (which I am
    in) and "Exhibition In Print" (which I am not).  I think that the
    above passage really sums it up. I believe that a large part of the
    function of "Metalsmith", "Exhibition in Print", "American Craft",
    etc. is to push the conventional envelope both formally and
    conceptually. No one is really saying that this is the only valid way
    that jewelry should be. Rather, by challenging our notions of what
    jewelry IS by looking at the thin, conceptually stretched out end of
    the envelope, we can perhaps make small, incremental changes in our
    attitude and work and redefine what "In The Trenches" jewelry CAN be. 

Scratching my head in Seattle,
Andy Cooperman

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