[Jewelry making - Article 00866] - Re: [Orchid] Goldsmith or Silversmith?

[K. David Woolley]

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>         now on call myself when asked what I do. No longer will I be a
>     "metalsmith", "silversmith" , "goldsmith" ,"jeweler", "artist",
>     "art jeweler", "I make jewelry......" I will from now on say I am a
>     "silver and goldsmith". 

    I know I've always had a fondness for being a hybrid
    goldsmith/silversmith when forging in that I will use a saw to cut
    away and file the top of a vessel that has gone awry, hence not a
    true silversmith.  I guess a goldsmith who employs silversmithing
    techniques at times would also be valid.  I also love my emery to get
    off firescale, true silversmiths hailing from Europe don't see a
    problem with firescale as it is prevalent in the work I've seen ...
    but our culture doesn't accept that, hence a sanding I will go.  It
    has to do, based on my teaching, to do with the tools and techniques
    you employ, not the medium you use. Education of the client is a
    daily struggle, however, but one that should not be shirk from.  If
    they understand what they are buying better they'll appreciate it
    better, and of course will explain it better when queried at parties
    making them feel all the more learned.  But everyone has their own
    path, and it's hard to get my heckles up with labels ... never been
    much for them personally, but they do convey a lot when used. 

Kindest,
K. David Woolley
Fredericton, NB
Bachelors of Applied Arts

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