[Jewelry making - Article 00004] - Re: [Orchid] Non-traditional, non-precious materials

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augest derenthal -

>     There is this myth among people who make jewelry that everything
>     that's not precious stones and metal is not worth undertaking. I,
>     myself, feel completely the opposite.

    you put it very well, showing you have discovered one of the best
    elements of design: it isn't just WHAT is used to make it - it's HOW
    what is used to make it is used. (think about it slowly people) 

    one of my best reference books is RUSSIAN JEWELLERY - MID 19TH
    CENTURY - 20TH CENTURY. a. gilodo, beresta, publisher. the 20 century
    pieces were made with materials such as german silver [nickel],
    'aluminium', shell, glass, steel, bronze, silicon, acrylic, agate,
    tombac [alloy of copper, zinc, tin and other materials to simulate
    gold] - no gold, no silver, no platinum. the designs are excellent,
    each having such strong focus the materials are relegated to
    supporting role status. 

    your statement, 

>     ...unique pieces have to find unique wearers. 

    perfectly describes my market. as i told my partner (who believes
    that home shopping programs selling 10,000 pieces of one design can't
    be wrong) when i told him replication was not in my design plan, each
    piece needs just one unique buyer. my card says it all, "handmaking
    jewelry for unique women." 

ive
who knows that all the yaddayadda about this hurricane season is not going to
lower the expected flooding one single centimeter.
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