[Jewelry making - Article 00377] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler's former lives

[Candyce Park]

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    I started jewelry in a high school class at 17. apprenticed for 6
    months. Went to collage, didn't want to! Parents said you go now or
    we won't pay for it (right out of highschool, I wanted to wait 1
    year). So I went to a community college. Thinking "not too expensive"
    Could have gone to Drake University in Des Moines IA, Good School
    with good Metal Arts,very expensive! Already knew this was my bliss,
    but didn't think I would make the long haul, I wanted to play! So I
    played at collage. Majored in printmaking. Flunked out of collage
    after 3 years. Only because I would only go to the classes I liked IE
    ART! Half my grades were A's the other half F's. 

    So I left college found a job in a jewelry store working in gift
    wrap and shippng. With the intention of eventually working into the
    repair shop. I got there fairly quickly. I have worked in jewelry in
    Iowa, Atlanta, Phoenix and Oregon. 

    Along the way I have also worked as a Waitress, bartender, cook,
    plate burner in a print shop, greeting card shipper and assistant,
    telephone survey taker, wife (3 times) mother (once, 2 times, I have
    twins). Helped my build our log home, cut trees, peeled logs, did
    plumbing, electric, sheet rock, whatever needed done. These skills
    all came in handy, after I left him and the log nightmare, I became
    the proud owner of a Habitat House, and I worked on it too! And
    finally I am working two part time jobs, both making jewelry, and
    making my own out of my home.Next job... getting enough inventory to
    set up a website. 

Candy
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