[Jewelry making - Article 00387] - Re: [Orchid] 1000...ummmm....Rings

[pam chott]

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Good morning Nanz.

>     I saw a few too many
>     plain-band-with-a-stick-and-something-plopped-on-top-of-the-stick
>     kind of rings in the 1000 Ring book. At least 5 by different
>     artists. Certainly, 5 out of 1000 is a small percentage, but... Is
>     the jurist for the book trying to tell us that this form of ring
>     treatment is the quintessential "art-jewelry" ring? So all any
>     future jewelry student who wants to be taken seriously as an
>     "art-jeweler" needs to do is take a plain band, solder a wire to
>     it, then plop something on top of the wire? 

    Your remarks sparked something for me. My following comments are a
    personal observation. 

>     plain-band-with-a-stick-and-something-plopped-on-top-of-the-stick
>     kind of rings 

    This reads like a formula to me, as well. However, the image that it
    brought to my mind is the "classic" solitaire diamond ring. 

    My observation is that in our society this form of ring treatment
    has been codified as the quintessential or perfect example of a ring.
    Specifically, an "engagement" ring. 

    This is my personal take on the subject and reflects my own taste
    and style. I recognize that there are many for whom the basic code or
    formula "works" and I respect their right to that choice. 

    It is again my observation that this same code or formula is a
    take-off point for many variations, flights of fancy and expressions
    of a more artistic bent. This prospect is what makes my world go
    round, lights my fire, keeps me hummin' and is my personal raison
    d'=EAtre. Viva la difference! 

    I have not seen the ring book yet but I expect that I will
    eventually acquire the entire series. 

    Pam 

    - in gorgeous springtime Arizona where the air is filled with the
    romantic scent of orange blossom and I take poetic license with
    recipes and jewelry design and.... 

    I will soon be "plopping" my engagement diamond from 37 years ago
    into a platinum head on one of a pair of mokume gane bands that my
    husband and I will wear to commemorate those first years and to
    celebrate those that remain. 

Pam Chott
www.songofthephoenix.com
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