[Jewelry making - Article 00332] - [Orchid] [Tidbits] Le Jeweler ... Who Is He?

[Benjamin Mark]

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    Everyone knows who he is. No one has ever seen a piece of his
    jewelry. He began his earliest training at the Petite cole in Paris
    where he studied drawing and where he flunked out. And so...
    necessity being the shield against starvation... he began a new
    career as a jeweler and a ceramic painter. 

    And then he entered the studio of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse and
    in his first year completed a work that revealed his interest in
    naturalism and was promptly rejected by the official Salon as
    unfinished. Carrier-Belleuse then moved to Brussels... and our
    jeweler promptly followed him and formed an independent workshop
    where he began his struggles to make a name for himself and become
    recognized in his chosen profession. 

    It was during a subsequent trip to Italy where our jeweler--no
    longer a jeweler--became exposed to the likes of Michelangelo and
    Donatello and classical antiquity. He then created a work so
    life-like that some thought it was made from the cast of a real man. 

    I digress for a moment. I am trying very hard not to name the names
    of his works... for they are all so well known that each and every
    one of you would instantly know who he is. This of course precludes
    the possibility that you all know now anyway. But just in case... one
    little addendum... since his work is so well known... I have replaced
    the face of the work I am going to show you with that of my own in a
    feeble attempt at complete camouflage. The success of this endeavor
    will only be proof of my adroitness. The heady excitement that this
    will surely create in all your souls however ... is understandably
    beyond comprehension. I hereby disclaim any responsibility for any
    medical condition that might arise from the shock caused by this
    phenomenon. That said... I shall continue. 

    Finally... recognition. No longer would our jeweler have to hold
    torch and tweezers in hand. No longer would he have to endure the
    mundane requests of the hoi-polloi to make them something special for
    the upcoming affair they were attending next week where they would
    die... just simply die... if they didn't have something nicer to wear
    upon their bosom than that bitch Marie who always walked around with
    one of those I'm better than you attitudes. For our Hero--notice he 
is
    no longer a jeweler--for our hero received a commission from the
    French government for the Bronze doors of the Musee des Arts
    Decoratifs. Dates are omitted on purpose. 

    And then the citizens of Calais asked our hero to create a monument
    honoring six men who had sacrificed their lives to end the English
    siege of their city. Once more his work was criticized... this time
    for having depicted the men as victims rather than heroes. And on and
    on it went. Criticism followed criticism. Once he responded by 
saying:
    "My principle is to imitate not only form, but life." 

    Eventually... a museum was named after him... and he became world
    famous... as he remains even to this day... 167 years after his
    birth. Rather than show you his true work... I will show you a slight
    alteration as mentioned above. And since I could find no record of
    his work as a jeweler... I created a virtual cufflink in gold... made
    from the altered version of one of his great masterpieces. I hope he
    doesn't mind--wherever he is. It's all done in good sport old man. So
    now... do you know who he is? No peeking yet. Let me know. 

    If you're stumped... take a look see... and then let me know. If my
    visage detracts... and you still can't figure it out... let me know
    that too. All that said... let me bid you all a fond adieu. 

    For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may I
    direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where you will
    scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area that says
    Current Tidbits... and then click on it in order to view image of a
    cufflink taken from an altered image of a sculpture. 

And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
http://www.tyler-adam.com
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