[Jewelry making - Article 00169] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler's former lives

[Elaine Luther]

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>     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. 

    This reminded me -- I saw metalsmiths working in Spain, doing the
    gold inlay onto a black background. What is that black stuff? Anyway,
    that was the first time I saw people doing real work, close up like
    that. 

    At the time I was in high school and had been making jewelry since
    junior high by taking jewelry apart and putting it back together in
    new ways, adding stuff, and using fishing swivels. 

    Didn't take my first metalsmithing class til college. They had it had
    my high school, but I didn't know. (it was a really, really big
    school.) 

Elaine

Elaine Luther
Metalsmith, Certified PMC Instructor
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