[Jewelry making - Article 00369] - Re: [Orchid] How faithful are you to your sketches?

[Teresa Masters]

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    I cannot, and do not sketch. I have been told by a knowing friend,
    that I do not think in third dimension. That just may be true. I came
    later on in life to creating with metals and stone. I did knit and
    crochet, usually from a pattern, ditto sewing. When I came to do
    needlework and embroidery, I let myself free flow, and loved it far
    more. I created a hanging, strong colors, curving lines, and used a
    different stitch within each color. I love it today. 

    Long lead in to metals, I prefer using fire and water to create
    shapes, some immediately lead me to the next step, others I keep on
    hand and switch to stones, Even there I do not like calibrated
    anything, so when I see a certain shaped stone, I go through my
    silver and design from there. 

    This can and does lead to problems where I do not have a flat
    surface onto which to solder a bezel. I work around that as best I
    can. I love to reticulate, and good luck having a flat surface there,
    corrugation is another. 

    My instructor, whom I love and respect, is always asking me for a
    sketch. So hard for me to do. Yes I do frustrate him. The other
    teacher referred to some of my work as "turds," and wanted me to do
    plain and simple. That is not me. I really listen to the metal and
    the stones. I have been curvy my entire life, I do not see straight,
    shiny, calibrated. 

    Had I started in an art program, perhaps I would see things
    differently now. I did not. Traditionally, classically, trained
    persons may well disagree. That is what they were taught and know.
    For me, I welcome change, at times that works, and at times, back to
    the crucible, and a do over. 

Hugs,
Terrie
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