[Jewelry making - Article 01056] - Re: [Orchid] Beads and Beadwork

[T.A.Masters]

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    Beginning with beads, I quickly realized to personalize my designs I
    needed to learn to fabricate using metals. Learning to silver and
    goldsmith, I soon found out I did not enjoy calibrated stones, so
    next step was into lapidary. Buying slabs and free form cutting and
    polishing them led me to want to find my own, so I began to
    rockhound. 

    Along the way I found "Elitists" in all categories, surprise! In the
    past I took the time to let those bad mouthing beads know, they were
    little different as they were made by combining elements of the
    minerals of the earth, sand, mica, pigments, and fired into bead
    shapes, ditto for Fimo and other brands of PMC. 

    Now purist silver instructors argue that clay containing silver does
    not add up to the noble act of alloying, torching, molding, rolling,
    etc. 

    It seems there must always be a put down, no matter what, a clear
    "Holier than Thou" attitude put out, chest full of air and
    appropriately huffing in the indignancy of it all. 

    I value and treasure and use all I have learned and continue to
    learn. All too often I know from where the put down will come from.
    I am amused to see these Emperors continue to preen publicly and
    fail to realize the image they have created. 

    Enjoy and continue to share, be certain some out there will know and
    understand and breathe a "thank you" to you for enlightening that
    which you were trying to work through. It happens many times with
    each Orchid message posted. Anyone fearful of posting should rest
    assured, if there is an attack, there will be many defenders. 

I love you all,
Terrie

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