[Jewelry making - Article 00546] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

[BeadStorm]

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I have only two quick points to make.

    1) It was suggested in a personal Email that reference be made to
    "fine silver derived from metal clay" as a good descriptive for items
    made from metal clay. As a metalsmith and metal clay worker, I find
    no problem with that designation at all, in fact I applaud it as
    fully descriptive. 

    2) I am not in support of the firing of Nanz Azlund from her
    position. I was taken aback by her initial posting because her
    information was so out of date and yet, when surrounded by sources to
    upgrade her lack of knowledge and post from a firm understanding of
    the media, she chose to post anyway. If she had tried the media in
    the past year, decided that she did not like it, and then posted her
    reasoning, it would have held more weight for me. Instead she spread
    misinformation about the product. She also stated these opinions
    within two weeks of when she was scheduled to be one of three judges
    for a metal clay competition. A position that she was unsuited for
    given her bias. I feel fairly sure that her signature was an
    automatic signature and that she didn't give a thought to the fact
    that the magazine was listed in it. But it was. And in so posting and
    so signing, she made the magazine a party to her opinion. I truly
    wish she had published her opinion under her sole name without the
    corporate baggage. The entire affair was extremely unfortunate for
    all parties concerned. 

    I hope that metalsmiths can acknowledge that metal clay exists as an
    alternative tool in their repertoire, and I hope that metal clay
    artists can acknowledge that without a good background in traditional
    metal arts, they may be lacking essential skills that would only help
    them to make better quality metal clay items. That is MY opinion, and
    since I am self-employed, I guess I won't be too worried about losing
    my employment over it :-)) Thanks go out to Hanuman for allowing this
    discussion in its fullness, and to James Binnion (sp?) for the expert
    commentary on the molecular differences between fine silver and
    sintered metal clay. 

BBR - Sandi, Beadin' Up A Storm
www.beadstorm.com


 
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