[Jewelry making - Article 00337] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry design - what & where to learn

[Helen Hill]

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Hi John,

    Thank you SO much for your support. I am beginning to get upset by
    all the people implying or actually telling me that I MUST have
    classes to be a good jeweller. Please understand that whilst I am
    what you might call a hobbyist who sells the odd piece to cover the
    cost of materials, at the moment - my ultimate aim is to carry on
    with my steep learning curve and actually become good at it at some
    point in the not too distant future and of course continually carry
    on learning. I'm sorry if this deeply offends those on the list who
    either felt the need to take classes, or could afford to or who
    teach but this is the ONLY route I have available to me at the
    moment. 

    Sorry for dropping you in it John, but John has seen my work and
    apart from the very valuable constructive criticism he gave and which
    I asked for, he said that my work was much better than he thought it
    would be or rather than I had made it out to be. That's because I am
    never happy and always want it to be better - now that isn't a
    reluctance to show commitment as Kim thought it was. Now either John
    was lying or he meant it - and I know for a fact that he is a decent
    guy and wouldn't lie. He's a straight up and down, honest and decent
    fellow. Since I've spoken with John offlist, he's taken me more
    seriously than he might have done beforehand and has actually been
    very supportive of my endeavours, so THANK YOU John. The same goes
    for others who have seen my work. 

    This is NOT about self-validation it is about "just give me a break
    folks please". There's room for us all as John said. 

Helen
UK
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