[Jewelry making - Article 01120] - Re: [Orchid] Small Adventurers in the High-End Jewel Trade

[James Miller]

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Fello craftspeople,

    My first impression of the article in the New York times was that it
    was a joke, but then I think back to what has happened to the so
    called modern art scene over here in the UK. An artist can make a
    fortune out of selling an unmade bed as art, or a garden shed as an
    art instalation. The old fairy tale "The Emperors New Clothes " comes
    to mind! I think the media thinks it can control fashion and taste in
    some circumstances. I am not sure whether the jeweller who mad the
    actual promoted piece is capable of quality and has just pandered to
    a customer's request, but I am sure the customer would not buy a car
    that was not built right, so why buy jewellery that is so obviously
    built so crudely. I like to think that my work will survive the test
    of time, it may not be to the taste of those who would buy a Hoover
    and display it in a case and call it an art investment. I remember
    one interesting fact in my career, one of the UK's greatest collector
    of modern art, the man who actually bought the unmade bed, wanted a
    gift for his parent's golden wedding, I made that gift and it was a
    golden rose that looked like a rose. 

    I just wish that the media would promote quality and craftmanship as
    much as it promotes tat. 

    If anyone wants to see my work its on the orchid gallery
    http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/jmdesign.htm 

James Miller an English goldsmith.

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