[Jewelry making - Article 00665] - Re: [Orchid] When your work gets ripped....

[Geoff Gavora]

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    I think the what most people forget to remember is that when a piece
    from Tiffany's or Cartier is ripped off or copied they don't usually
    just copy the work, they will stamp it with their name as well. This
    is in fact fraud and they are decieving clients into believing they
    are purchasing genuine Tiffany's or Cartier pieces. The client is
    infact more interested in purchasing from an artist than they are the
    piece. 

    Laying claim to designs (unless a symbol or name is involved) is
    outragous. Like Elkka mentioned "no-one is born knowing how to make
    jewelry and we learn from watching others". Simple designs we take
    for granted today were at one time cutting edge, such as simple box
    clasp. This is the evolution of jewellery and it will continue to
    evolve, whatis cutting edge today is soon to become yesterdays news.
    If everyone hoards their designs and ideas how are we to grow and
    evolve our trade? I think the bigger question here is, do you really
    care that someone has copied/imitated your work and take offence as
    an original artist? Or are you angry as a business man/woman and do
    you care more about the lost revenue from potential clients
    purchasing from another source? 

    In most cases I think it is the latter of the two. The fact is as
    much as we like to call our selves artists, we are money oriented
    first. An artist would be angry their work was copied as when it
    comes to paintings/drawings there is only 1 original, only 1 original
    painting/drawing to be sold. The original is their masterpiece.
    These pieces are one of a kind and are cherished for that reason. 

    One of my teachers once told the class "Anything which is a 1 of a
    kind, isnt worth reproducing." Sadly this shows how our trade has
    become less interested in the Art and more interested in money. 

    If someone copies your design and produces it under their own name, I
    think one should be honoured and revel in the fact that your design
    is successful and has caused others to imitate it and grow from it.
    I look forward to the day I see one of my orginal designs copied,
    that is the day I will know my design is a success. 

 
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