[Jewelry making - Article 00156] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler's former lives

[Michael David Sturlin]

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    I also began making jewelry in my early teens. I had classes in wheel
    thrown pottery and silver jewelry in high school, but there wasn't
    much instruction or equipment available to work with. Frustrated by
    the lack of direction and facilities, I bought a few tools and some
    silver, and I started off on my own. 

    Within a short time I was making and selling jewelry and I have
    earned my living at this ever since. I date my career as a
    professional artist/goldsmith from 1975, which is about when I made
    what I considered to be my first piece of "fine" jewelry.

    One very significant occurrence in my inclination towards jewelry
    was the good fortune to have Mr. Phillip Morton, a founder of the
    Society of North American Goldsmiths, as a neighbor for a few summers
    when I was a lad. Although I was very young at the time, seeing his
    work and his studio made a lasting impression on me. I think that is
    probably where my trajectory into goldsmithing began.

    I have also been a horse trainer, potter, glass blower, and bronze
    foundry worker along the way. 

Michael David Sturlin
www.goldcrochet.com
www.michaeldavidsturlin.com
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