[Jewelry making - Article 00639] - Re: [Orchid] BFA/MFA Vs technical training

[Dennis Smith]

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    I've been trying to think this out while working at the bench. During
    my 40+ years as a designer and maker of jewellery I've worked with
    100's of jewellery professionals, some were exceptional masters, and
    others, steady reliable craftsmen with only a few well-practiced
    skills. What I can't see is what the advantage would be in hiring a
    person with a degree. If you visualize a design/manufacturing studio
    as an orchestra of talented performers each playing a specialized
    instrument (craft) in harmony with others under the creative
    direction of a composer/conductor (designer) you begin to realize
    that what is needed is a lot of ability and experience. This comes
    from years of practice. A graduate music student that hasn't played
    an instrument for years (all of her life) under the direction of a
    master wouldn't be of much use in an orchestra and a student without
    skills (trained eyes and hands), talent, and experience wouldn't be
    of much help in a creative studio. Craftsman-artists think
    differently, they see techniques, processes, difficulties and
    possibilities based on their repertoire of past experience. Maybe I
    missed the point somewhere, but here, we still produce the
    Jeweller's art the old fashion way, with a lot of inspiration,
    talent, hard work and continuous development. 

Dennis Smith
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