[Jewelry making - Article 00600] - Re: [Orchid] PMC in general

[Lisa Orlando]

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    I think Don, the coralnut, is right--part of the appeal of PMC is
    its "cleanness" and simplicity of firing. 

    The experienced studio jewelers I've known who love PMC are mostly
    fabricators who disliked contemporary casting processes when they
    first encountered them, often because they didn't feel "clean." They
    have no desire to spend money on equipment they really don't want in
    their studios. I've also heard them say that casting means spending
    too much time on what they see as an industrial process that doesn't
    interest them. (Well, I'm extrapolating in part. They're not usually
    that articulate--it's more like, "Casting? Yuck!"). And they don't
    like sending their work out to somebody else. 

    But I hear something else as well--they like the "immediacy" of the
    PMC process, which they don't feel with wax. Wax is a mediator
    between the original creative impulse and the creation. Obviously,
    for a lot of people on Orchid, this is not a problem. But if it's
    ever felt like a problem for you, you might want to try PMC. It isn't
    the devil's spawn! Really! 

    Lisa Orlando
    Aphrodite's Ornaments
    Elk, CA

    PS: I wonder how many Orchidians, who would recommend Tim
    McCreight's other books in a heartbeat, have thought about why he 
    loves PMC. Do you think he's sold his soul to Mitsubishi?

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