[Jewelry making - Article 00206] - Re: [Orchid] Smithsonian jury results

[andy cooperman]

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>     Wouldn't hurt. Most really professional painters and many
>     enamelists compound their own pigments. Most really professional
>     jewelry shops (including ours) mill their own stock and alloy their
>     own metals. My brother the inlayer rarely buys rocks, he goes
>     outside and collects them. The nearer the source the better.. 

    Mmmm John, I'm not sure that most painters compound their own
    pigments these days. At least not those that I know. I'll start
    asking around though... 

    As far as milling stock goes, I do mill about 95% of my gold, bronze
    and sterling stock from ingot-- sheet, rod, wire and plate. Draw my
    own tube as well. (Just check the archives for that thread.) I do
    this for a variety of reasons as I know that you do, but I don't
    believe that it is mandatory for others to do so. 

    As far as your brother the inlayer finding his own rocks: I suppose
    that this is the point. Where do you draw the line at "found
    objects". I understand that your brother facets or somehow alters the
    found objects (rocks) that he uses. How is that different than
    altering a stop sign and using it in a piece, or deconstructing a
    typewriter and using the keys (although many are doing so and might
    do well to consider the work of Kiff Slemmons)? Boris Bally contracts
    with the highway department to recycle their retired road signs. How
    much nearer the source can you get? 

    The craftsmanship that I've seen on your site looks great. As I've
    said, craftsmanship is of serious import in my life and work. But I
    can't see drawing such strict parameters as to what it is applied to,
    material or end product wise. 

    I'm off to NY and to teach in Florida. 

Andy Cooperman
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