[Jewelry making - Article 00455] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

[Elaine Luther]

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>     Our field is one that is constantly expanding in the technical,
>     thematic and conceptual arenas. We have embraced and incorporated
>     many new and, perhaps at the time, strange procedures and
>     materials. We have borrowed from other craft and art disciplines,
>     from industry and from applied science. We are members of a field
>     that is wonderfully open to recognizing new possibilities and then
>     applying them. 

    A thoughtful and well written post Andy. 

    Here's a thought. At the SNAG conference in Chicago I was surprised
    at how much "crazy" stuff there was. Gold painted pink to look like
    wax, jewelry made entirely of rubber. 

    Where's the metal 

    The magazine called metalsmith has article after article about
    "jewelry" that's made out of stuff that's not metal. By "metalsmiths"
    who don't use metal! 

    And everyone's okay with that

    But metal clay, don't get us started... 

Elaine
Metalsmith since 1990
and Certified PMC Instructor
http://www.CreativeTextureTools.com (TM)
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