[Jewelry making - Article 00837] - Re: [Orchid] George McLean is gone.

[AlanRevere]

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    I was very saddened to learn of George McLean's passing last week. 

    George McLean was my mentor, my colleague and my friend. We met in
    1974, when I returned from Germany as a freshly trained goldsmith.
    George owned G.D. McLean, the most avant-garde jewelry store in
    Sausalito, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. His
    jewelry designs were beautiful, crisp, intriguing and masterful. His
    workshop was teeming with energy, inspiration and creativity; and
    many successful careers were incubated in that shop. 

    In 1979, when I opened the Revere Academy, George was the first
    person I asked to teach, because of his natural mastery and
    experience training his own employees. Over the years, George taught
    hundreds and hundreds of eager students the skills of drawing and
    design, wax modeling and jewelry making, which he loved, and which
    came so effortlessly to him. 

    George was extremely talented, generous, patient and caring. He was
    unbelievably gifted with his hands, even after a youthful accident
    left him with only two fingers on his dominant right hand. His story
    is partially told in Frank Wilson's fascinating book, The Hand - How
    its use shapes the brain, language, and human culture.

    http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books/us/product/0679412492.htm 

    Personally, I will treasure the magical experience of watching
    George sculpt a piece of jewelry in three dimensions, right before
    my eyes, using only a pencil and paper. As he drew, laying down
    graphite, he modeled the image as if it were clay. All this while,
    answering questions and explaining every nuance of light, surface,
    and contour to share his advanced understanding with others. And in
    the end, his work jumped off the page with a life of its own, an
    achievement that always amazed me. Every stroke and highlight, in
    just the right place. 

    George was a beautiful man who created beautiful things, and he will
    be missed by those who knew him and loved him. 

Alan Revere
Director

Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts, Inc.
760 Market Street
Suite 900
San Francisco, California 94102
USA
tel: 415-391-4179
fax: 415-391-7570
www.revereacademy.com
alanrevere AT aol.com
alan AT revereacademy.com

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