[Jewelry making - Article 00521] - Re: [Orchid] What should sculpture be?

[Nan]

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Joanna,

    I'm sure you will get tons of responses to this - - it is an
    interesting question - - but one of those which will get 100
    different answers from 100 different people. 

    To me, and this is probably very simplistic, sculpture can be
    anything you want it to be. Think of all the sculpture you have seen
    in your life. Some of it tells a story, or sends a message, evokes a
    feeling, has a function, or is just interesting looking or is pretty
    looking, etc. 

    I have no real experience with it save this one: I once took a class
    in art therapy (to see if I wanted to go into that field.) One
    assignment was to "sculpt" a piece of soapstone or alabaster into
    whatever we wanted. I chose alabaster because I liked the colors in
    it. It is a small piece, about the size of a fist. Anyway, I didn't
    have a clear plan or thing I wanted to make out of it. I felt sort
    of scared and didn't know what the heck I was doing. I just took the
    tools the teacher gave us to work with and started smoothing a
    little from here, a little from there, etc. Eventually it just
    became a shape that was pleasing to me - like a small mountain peak.
    It now sits on my dresser with my perfume bottles and I just like it
    - - it is pretty to me, it feels good to handle it. It makes me feel
    peaceful. Is it great art or sculpture? I'm sure not. But if I like
    it, probably someone else will like it too. 

    That's how I think of sculpture, jewelry and probably most works of
    art. If you are making it, and you like it, and you would buy it or
    display it in your house or wear it... then go for it. Probably there
    will be others who like similar things and you just have to find
    them and they will buy it. 

    Have fun with it too! 

Nan
www.nanlewisjewelry.com
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