[Jewelry making - Article 00948] - Re: [Orchid] PMC in General

[C Roussel]

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    Hi everyone, Just read through David's posting and can totally
    understand where he is coming from. I think that there is a lack of
    respect for skilled workers in all areas not only the jewellery
    sector. Art for example, someone puts a few scribbles on a bit of
    canvas and it has  clever marketing and sells for a ridiculous sum
    while someone who does meticulous wonderful work struggles to put
    food on the table. Humans are fickle creatures and the tougher times
    get economically the worse it is. 

    I have huge respect for my jeweller and his skills and if I can't
    afford to pay him what he is worth I wait and save up till I can. It
    is downright disrespectful to try and bargain down in price
    someone's work skills. 

    I get the odd idiot who comes into my workshop and gives me a
    roughed out carving and say's " can you just polish it I have done
    the carving work I just need it polished" I would do it myself you
    know if I had the tools blah blah blah " can I pick it up
    tomorrow???? it shouldn't cost too much seeing as I have already
    carved it, you  only need to buff it up a bit. 

    As you can imagine I try and resist the temptation to throw the
    piece of junk back at them and tactfully decline the job, I refuse
    to justify my fees any more and I am just way to busy to bother with
    these fools, I have a million other more important things I would
    rather do such as clipping my toes nail ect ect. 

    I don't think anyone who works with PMC pretends to be a trained
    jeweller {a lot are though} but I think the public should be make
    aware of what PMC is especially if it is sold and displayed with
    hand fabricated jewellery work. 

    People love to create and if PMC helps them that's good and I think
    you will find it will lead a lot of them to can I say real
    "Jewellery work"as I see jewellers anyway. 

    That's my two bobs worth today from Lightning Ridge were the weather
    is a lovely 32 degrees c and you wouldn't be dead for quids. 

Christine

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