[Jewelry making - Article 01072] - Re: [Orchid] Apprenticeships?

[soulofwood]

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    man you guys are really hitting it on this thread, gonna have to
    chime in; i was never a schooled fine artist, but i did expressionist
    paintings in impressionist colors for ten years after highschool and
    drew my doodles with serious intent and on grande scales with markers
    and fountain pens (mont blanc drawing pen, permanent ink), on
    drafting film  then finally when i was 30 took a job in a sweatshop,
    nyc ('83) learning under a 50 yr.old russian granite sculptor  stuck
    there carving ivory jewelry every day creating designs and production
    for our boss, off the books  no insurance, etc., we used spotlight
    bulbs clipped under our seats for much of our heat in the winter  and
    worked partially nude, under aprons, with alot of cold water and
    windows open,10th fl.  good view, in the summer, while our boss
    grossed 90,000 a month, yes i learned well from him for ten years
    didn't want to carve ivory because i was a vegetarian that wouldn't
    even wear leather  but i stayed  since quit, been carving my
    experimental designs, along with designers' modelmaking and
    production  and have never had a problem amazing any nyc designer
    craftshow jury/owner showroom owner  gallery owner, layperson, since
    that includes myself, i also tend to be as kevin, kevdan; I work
    entirely for myself I am a terrible business man I cant sell, or dont
    like to I have poor math skills, and have been told that I am anti
    social and dont play well with others. I mostly work for myself
    because I am a lousy employee I complain alot and think the boss is a
    moron and agree totally with everything that richard wise had to say(
    i was born in '54); The children of the Sixties had a philosphical
    commitment to "crafts". We all wore jeans and workshirts like Bob
    Dylan and were committed to honest work. Being a craftsman was seen
    as an important and valuable calling did learn some interesting
    jewelry practices in schools , but bottom line for me was neverending
    practice and production, dp

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