[Jewelry making - Article 00874] - Re: [Orchid] Metalsmith's Exhibition in Print

[John Flynn]

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    I agree with Sam Patania. Metalsmith is what it is and shouldn't be
    faulted for what it isn't. 

    I am a self-taught metalsmith and Metalsmith Magazine has always
    infuriated and fascinated me. It is sooo.. academic. I often find
    myself asking "This is jewelry?". I more often find myself asking
    "How did they do that?" 

    The reviews can send me over the top. I remember a review of some
    copper bowls with holes in them that were colored with Prismacolor
    pencils, thinking these are copper bowls with holes, colored with
    colored pencils, and the reviewer is seeing the Holy Grail. 

    After reading a recent issue of JCK I felt as if I was
    anti-inspired. Metalsmith has never done that to me. 

John Flynn

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