[Jewelry making - Article 00442] - Re: [Orchid] [Rant] Zyzyx gallery

[Kathy]

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Elizabeth:

    What a frustrating experience!! Yes, I make jewelry too but would
    still love to have another artist's work. I would never expect to be
    treated the way you were if the gallery knew I was a jeweler; very
    unprofessional and very rude! I work in a very isolated environment,
    at home, all day, every day. So when my son and I travel we go to
    galleries to see if my work is up to that gallery's standards to
    maybe approach them about carrying my work. We also check out how
    were are treated to see if we would want them to carry our work! I
    check out prices as well to see if my prices are in line with the
    rest of the world. My son, 11, also makes jewelry and sells it
    through galleries, so we have quiet conversations on what kind of
    stone that one is, how that piece was put together, etc. We do absorb
    ideas from what we see, everything we see, not just from other
    artist's jewelry, but from our entire environment, outside our
    window, on the internet, on TV.... I would never copy another
    artist's work because I know how I would feel if I knew my work had
    been copied! I just love to examine and admire masterful or
    inventive technique. Be pissed and get over it, be glad you are a
    better person than that. Maybe we should copy all that has been said
    here and forward it on?? Look how much damage has been done here to
    their reputation over one incident, they need to wise up. 

Kathy


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