[Jewelry making - Article 00192] - Re: [Orchid] Non-traditional, non-precious materials

[Nanz Aalund]

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To All:

    Please send us images. Hi resolution digitals via email or burned to
    a CD. Innovative use of any material is always inspirational and
    worth the effort. 

    Nice use of the word "myth" especially if it refers to the use of
    metaphor to transcend mundane existence. Traditional materials
    continue to hold those metaphors, both cross-culturally and
    trans-generationally. But look at the recently discovered 100,000
    year old shell beads. Because they are beads are they non-precious? I
    don't think so. 

    Where traditional and precious materials serve their purpose is: 

    1. when the purchaser has an expectation of intrinsic worth,
    longevity or durability of the piece in relation to its price. 

    2. where the craftsperson has a great deal of skilled labor invested
    and they want to justify the cost to possible purchasers. 

    3. when the materials offer workable or archival properties not
    found in any other material. 

Nanz Aalund
Associate Editor / Art Jewelry magazine
21027 Crossroads Circle / Waukesha WI 53187-1612
262.796.8776 ext. 228
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