[Jewelry making - Article 00027] - Re: [Orchid] Self taught Vs Formal training

[patpruitt]

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>     If you want to write a book, would you make up your own alphabet?
>     Would you ignore all the books that others have written before
>     you, including ones on how to write? 

    With much due respect, what if there isnt an alphabet, nor a book
    for that matter. This is the challenge I face with my material of
    choice. I can only learn what is out there, both formally and
    informally. Then reconfigure it to suit my needs, or develop new
    techniques/processes that help me get to the goal at hand based on
    life experience.. 

    As for the conversation of self taught vs. formal training, there
    are advantages to both. Being mostly a self taught person, there is a
    ton of pride/joy in figuring something out....on the flip side, there
    is the same amount of enthusiasm and gratitude when applying a
    learned skill to achieve the finished piece, knowing certain
    individual(s) willingness to share made it possible. 

    Like many others have said, having the resouce to go somewhere to
    learn new things can be a challenge. While being self taught, time
    and motivation are the only resouce you need... 

Much Respect,
P AT 
www.patpruitt.com

 
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