[Jewelry making - Article 00980] - [Orchid] Introducing - Carolee Ann Uits

[Carolee Ann Uits]

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Name: Carolee Ann Uits
Columbus, Ohio. USA

    I began working with silver and gold in 1990 after a car accident
    when I met great folks who taught me the hows of the trade, each with
    a different approach. 

    I have been engaged in the experiment ever since, keeping my "day
    job" as a pastor - and now, a clinical therapist.  I have, however,
    seriously begun the process of working toward gold and silver
    smithing, enamel work, lapidary, and jewelry design as a full-time
    endeavor (wasn't it always- even in my dreams at night!!) 

    Now, I am working with a group of women jewelers (Xtreme Xpressions)
    to create a collaborative approach in the Columbus, OH area.  I
    design my own pieces, either seek one-of-a-kind stones or cut them,
    and then use construction and lost wax methods. I like bi- and
    reactive metals and enjoy the use of color applied through enameling,
    contrasting colors of metals and patinas. Having bad legs, I cannot
    do the show route and so am working toward a manufacture-wholesale
    approach with custom work on the side. 

    My work is most often contemporary with a great amount of symbolic
    interpretation, appreciation for the spiritual side of ourselves, and
    desire to assist others in expressing their faith both in themselves
    and in their "Higher Power" I personally call God (an unabashed but
    not conservative Christian who seeks spiritual truths wherever I am
    from whoever I meet).  

    I have recently put myself into hawk purchasing a JewelCAD cd which
    unfortunately has no instructions that came with it and am absolutely
    frustrated at this most recent experience. But then, it is not the
    first time that I have mastered something (eventually) that became a
    delight later on. (Please read, "mastered" not as perfected"  but as
    "found out enough about technique to create pleasant outcomes
    enjoyable to myself and others).  

    I am best at design and work at technical excellence, refusing to
    sell anything that does not meet my personal expectation of quality. 

    I finally believe that I have enough to share - not just to mooch
    from the orchid archives as in the past. 


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