[Jewelry making - Article 00112] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] The Year of the Dragon

[Benjamin Mark]

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    So here it is... another one of those major facts of life which elude
    most of us due to our inability to recognize truth when it stares us
    in the face. I am here to rectify this slight failing... and
    become... for want of a better word a marriage advisor of sorts... a
    council for those about to embark upon the great ship Matrimony and
    sail the tempestuous sea of Wedlock... located--for those who need to
    know these things--just a tad North by Northwest of the land of
    Conjugality. For those of you wondering how the devil this is going
    to segue into jewelry... to you I say... never fear... Benjamin is
    here. 

    Let us say you were born in 1928, or 1940, or even 1952. If this were
    the case... then you would have been born in the Year of the Dragon.
    Ta-dum! Or is it spelled Ta-Dumb? I don't know. Help me on this. In
    any case... you were born in the Year of the Dragon... and it's time
    to get married. Who to wed... that is the question. Perhaps someone
    born in the Year of the Ox... or Rabbit? Yes? Nay nay. A Dragon-er
    born to an Ox-er or a Rabbit-er is the worst case scenario possible.
    Ideally... you would want a Year of the Rat person. Or a Year of the
    Monkey person. 

    Here's my offer to you dear reader... before I go into the jewelry
    aspect of this. You tell me the year you were born... and I'll tell
    you if the year you were born in is that of a Monkey or a Rat or a
    Dragon. I'll also throw in one of your best choices and one of your
    worst. Tell me the year your mate was born in... and I'll tell you if
    you done good. A quick disclaimer folks. Not responsible for breakups
    and alimony disputes. More important... not responsible for unions! 

    And now for Le Grand Segue. Ojime. Japanese art at its peak. The
    adherence that function should be beautiful and beauty should be
    functional. I find this thinking very true to the point of things and
    admire it greatly. And as it turns out there was once a great 19th
    century artist named Kaigyokusai. I will show you one zodiac animal
    carved from ivory and incredible in detail and craftsmanship...
    signed by one Masatoshi Nakamura... a contemporary artist who worked
    in the style of Kaigyokusai. 

    I would almost venture to say there only a few around who can do
    this kind of work... one is a chap in England named David Hensel... a
    sculptor of the highest caliber--I am a fan and admirer--whose work
    is worth looking at. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Current Tidbits... and then click on it in order to view a piece of
    Japanese Ojime representing the Year of the Dragon. 

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
http://www.tyler-adam.com
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