[Jewelry making - Article 01364] - Re: [Orchid] How did you come to be a jeweler?

[frank goss]

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    My story started in 1971 when I graduated from Texas A&M university
    with a degree in Marketing. When I went for job interviews I had
    little to no success. Just not the corporate type. After 6 months of
    no employment I took a job at a local department store installing
    decorations for Christmas. I liked the work and stayed on doing
    display and fixtures for about 2 years. I then moved on to the local
    Museum of Natural History where I spent another 2 years in the
    exhibits department learning all kinds of great stuff about molds
    and models and putting together dinosaurs etc. During this 2 years I
    came across my one and only mentor who owned a jewelry school in
    Houston. I sold my car and used the money for a six week course in
    jewelry making and the beginning tool set. When the six week course
    was over they asked me to be a lab assistant and then I began doing
    production work at the school. This lasted about 6 months and the
    place folded. I was on my own and have been every since. Three
    decades plus later and I am still making jewelry and still learning.
    Never gets boring and never have lost interest. That is my story in a
    nut shell. I have worked for Zales, Gordons's and other corporations.
    Diamonds dealers, pawn shops, independent jewelry stores, galleries
    and my own private clients. I have done most of it and do most
    everything in the shop. I am a one man shop and like it that way.
    That is my story and I am sticking to it. Good luck on your travels
    down this very winding and interesting road.

Frank Goss
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