[Jewelry making - Article 00607] - Re: [Orchid] The End of The Hand Carver

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    I disagree that the hand carver is an endangered species due to CAD.
    I agree with Karen's assessment. 

    A CAD cannot create nearly the design ideas I can with one misplaced
    hammer blow. After all some of the most beautiful artwork is created
    by happy accidents. 

    Working by hand will never be exticnt as long as the materials we
    use to carve into are natural substances with all the flaws and
    lovely abberrations that nature has given to it's properties. 

    At least I will never stop and I have lines of people just waiting
    for this very week. I am finally moving into a warehouse studio where
    I have a ton of room to teach cameo carving. :) Shell and gemstones
    and I do not prefer to use a computer to design any of my work. I
    find my hand drawings are much much more useful in the visualization
    of the final piece. 

    Teri
    An American Cameo Artist
    www.cameoartist.com

    Just one more thing...if the electricity goes out on a computer
    jeweler he is stumped. Me I just light a candle and continue. heh

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