[Jewelry making - Article 00634] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry design - what & where to learn

[Neilthejeweler]

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    If your brain is oriented to engineering it probably would be a long
    task to retrain it to think in, for lack of a handier word, 'art'. 

    I dunno what sort of engineer you are but I'll bet you see beauty in
    structural relationships. The drape of the cables on the George
    Washington Bridge, the balance of the triangular shape of The
    Pyramids of Giza. You could probably populate quite a long list
    yourself. Personally, I doubt the Pharaohs thought let's make a big
    triangle in the sand, but rather how can I make a huge structure that
    lasts forever? 

    So who says jewelry(or other media) has to be (not to start a row
    here but) art in the formal art school sense? I may get panned for
    this but I see beauty in WWII aircraft design. I mean, just LOOK at a
    Messerschmidt 109 or a Supermarine Spitfire. That beauty arose out of
    a mechanical contraption. Did the engineers think, "um, let's design
    a sweet lookin plane"? Nah, they had a purpose and a goal in mind and
    the symmetry, grace and balance that makes it look sweet was the
    byproduct of perfect mechanical design, like the pyramids. I mean, in
    war nobody is all that concerned with aesthetics of weaponry. Take
    the horror out of these weapons and the beauty remains. 

    I know I maybe lost some readers there but what the hey. 

    My brother, Hans The Jeweler is an award winning model builder and
    he combined his knowledge of aircraft(in particular) with his skill
    at jewelery and made the most outstanding sterling replicas of
    airplanes and helicopters and sold them for good money. They were
    outstanding because he cared about it, loved it and it showed in the
    finished pieces. 

    So Kelley (he said in his best go get 'em tone of voice), why don't
    you harness the training and talent you already possess and design
    something YOU like? based on your inherent understanding of whatever
    field of engineering you're in.
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