[Jewelry making - Article 01021] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler's former lives

[Susan McDonough]

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This is an interesting thread.

    Having always been attracted to other peoples fine jewelry, and
    never being able to afford it, I started stringing pearls and heishi
    in Jr. High School for myself and friends. Then promptly forgot how
    much I enjoyed it. I went on to get a double B.A. in Philosophy and
    Religious Studies after years in a Classics program suffering over
    Greek and Latin. Cocktail waitressing in NM, waiting for a graduate
    program to start, I couldn't let go of Voltaire, and ended up on a
    small island off the coast of Maine as a Jane-of -many -trades.
    House Painter, waitress, librarian, carpenter, septic pumper, road
    maintenance, non-profit director, EMT, transport business owner,
    gardener, grant writer, stern man (lobstering), sea sampling (DMR),
    baker, volunteer fire fighter, computer techie, 6th-grade-reading-
    comprehension-test-question-writer, all while in my spare time I was
    taking classes and reading metalsmith books. After my first
    successful silver granulation piece, I knew I was hooked for life. I
    still have a transport business to support my jewelry habit (gold is
    so expensive!), and I get to wear the jewelry I always wanted to
    wear. Another score for liberal arts education...-Susan 

Susan McDonough Jewelry
www.susanmcdonough.com
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