[Jewelry making - Article 01173] - Re: [Orchid] Smithsonian jury results

[marlin]

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>     What is art? What is wearable? Is 500 (Rings, Broaches, Necklaces)
>     garbage? 

    I read all the posts and hesitated to add the Lark series to my
    library. I did purchase them starting with 1000 Rings. Are they all
    art or even craftsman like works? Not to me, but I am excited by
    many of the "out there" designs. I also think there is a large amount
    of junk in there, but I bet my junk is someone else's favorite piece.
    How dull would it be if every ring came from Stuller's catalog. Like
    many of you I think much conceptual art is garbage, but it is a great
    way of pushing the envelope. To quote Paul Gauguin, *Art is either
    plagiarism or revolution*. I would like to see more revolution and
    less plagiarism, why else do I acquire the hundreds of jewelry books
    in my library if not to see NEW things? Garbage? yea, but maybe good
    garbage. Much of it is not something I would buy or even keep around,
    but again, much of it is interesting. I subscribe to *Sturgeon's
    Revelation*: "Ninety percent of everything is crud". Ahh, but that
    other 10% makes it worth while. Either that or I am just going nuts
    from being stuck in Denver's 3+ feet of snow, having my UA flight
    canceled and getting cabin fever. 

    Don't forget to buy your raffle tickets, 6 of you will get lucky, I
    did last time. 

Marlin in a very, very white Denver. 

 
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