[Jewelry making - Article 00089] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry design - what & where to learn

[Bobbie Horn]

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>     And it is worth noting that all methods of learning have produced
>     very good jewellers who make very good, salable jewellery. By the
>     same token, I'm sure that all methods have also produced people who
>     are not so good. 

    I began working in silver in 1990 with a torch I found at a pawn shop
    and a couple of books. There were years of trial and
    error,error,error.. In 2003 I began college and took my first real
    art classes, including metals (2005). (They had more equipment than
    I.) I took design classes, art history, drawing, pottery,
    watercolor,. etc... but there was nothing about how to make a living
    doing what you love. It was art for art's sake and some of the
    instructors became frustrated with those who wanted/needed to market
    their work. I am still struggling with the business side and tend to
    take the "Scarlet O'Hara" approach; "I'll worry about that tomorrow."
    Because I am fairly shy I don't enjoy the marketing side and usually
    demonstrate at shows instead of doing the selling. The fact of the
    matter is that I work at a "regular" part-time job so I can support
    my passion. I try to remember that it's not that people don't like my
    work but that most haven't seen it. 

Bobbie Horn
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