[Jewelry making - Article 00470] - Re: [Orchid] Metalsmith's Exhibition in Print

[Karen Christians]

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>         Andy, et al, I believe I started this with my define jewelry
>     question. As mentioned before I had not yet opened Metalsmith, so
>     my question was not based on that, nor of 1000 rings which I also
>     now have. 

    I just read Terri's comment and yes, as usual, she is right on
    target.  So I will ask my other question.  Who is jewelry for?  Is
    it for the wearer, or the viewer?  Do you wear jewelry to enhance
    your image, or do you wear jewelry because you just plain like it. 
    Is it sentimental, an heirloom with ties to your family?  Do you
    wear jewelry because there is a secret buried within that only the
    wearer knows about, like a piece by Andrew Goss which has opals
    buried into Portland cement.  Can jewelry be art?  Can art be
    jewelry? 

    Who wears jewelry and why?  I am reminded of Madeline Albright who
    always wears large brooches when dealing with heads of state.  Helen
    Drutt from Philadelphia commissioned, "Brooching it Diplomatically".
      What I loved about this particular show, is that Ms. Albright wore
    all of these brooches during her years as Secretary of State. 

    "USA Weekend, Lorrie Lynch, Sept. 1996 

    I notice that Secretary of State Madeleine Albright always wears a
    beautiful pin on her jacket or dress. Does she collect them? Lois
    Gates, Ridgeland, Miss. 

    Yes. And she often lets her jewelry speak, wearing a tangled spider
    in a web, for instance, to Mideast peace talks. Her penchant for
    pins is so intriguing that Philadelphia craft-gallery owner Helen
    Drutt paid homage by commissioning "Brooching It Diplomatically: A
    Tribute to Madeleine K. Albright." The traveling exhibit of 71 pins
    designed by 61 artists in 16 countries is in Honolulu now and moves
    to Philly in December". 

    In the current issue of Metalsmith's EIP, there is some work that
    doesn't resonate with me. I struggled with what the jurors saw that
    I didn't.  What is important to me is that I keep reading, looking
    and find my own voice. 

Karen Christians
M E T A L W E R X
50 Guinan St.
Waltham, MA  02451
Ph. 781/891-3854 Fax 3857
http://www.metalwerx.com/
Jewelry/Metalarts School & Cooperative Studio

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