[Jewelry making - Article 00090] - Re: [Orchid] Inspirations...

[John Donivan]

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>     Greek/roman exhibits, American Museum Natural History, NYC - for
>     pure technical genius 

    For the classics, in addition to the above there's a well known
    catalog/book of a museum exhibit from years ago about The Scythians.
    My copy is at home, and I remember NONE of the details - hopefully
    someone can add that (If I wait to find it I'll forget to find it AND
    forget to post). I remember starting at page 1, going through it,
    back to page 1, etc. for days if not weeks. For "High" jewelry,
    there's a Cartier book (silvery covered large format) that is pure
    art. Finally, Elizabeth Taylor has a simply wonderful book out of her
    collection that is nothing short of incredible. If anybody out there
    needs convincing that fine jewelry is more than Stuller, the last two
    will do it. In any case, all three are stuffed full of the most
    fabulous things imaginable. In the living: Michael Bondanza stands
    out - I assume he's still working. Preston Monongye is no longer with
    us, but for Indian silver work that's not especially ethnic, just
    stuffed with technique and elegance, he was hard to beat, if you can
    find pics somewhere. And I have a photographic image of Faberge's
    "Old Woman" hard stone carving etched in my brain. What a fabulous
    thing. Much of Faberge is too Victorian for my taste, but there are
    some things......Oh, and Castellani and Giuliano, too. Check out the
    enameled butterflies... 

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