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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:10:54 GMT, "m3rma1d"
wrote: What does everyone think about the fact that making jewelry is now becoming almost as trendy among bored housewives & the like as scrapbooking, and more & more n00bs each year are showing up in Tucson in Feb. with no CLUE what they're stepping into? I think it will die down just like cross-stitch did. -- Marilee J. Layman http://www.livejournal.com/users/mjlayman |
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[Sorry, this doesn't "**** me off". I welcome the fact that people are
entering the field in whatever capacity, even bored housewives (a vanishing species hereabouts). After all, who is better prepared to appreciate real artistry than those who have tried it themselves? How many people would watch baseball, if they had never tried playing it? It takes having triedto make that amazing catch (pun intended) to understand what's gone into it.In an era when even educated people have little or no conception of how the things that surround them are made, the fact that some people are beginning to experience the satisfaction (and frustration) of making things by handis an encouraging sign. I don't think they'll take over a significant portion of the market from the real pros, and they may well add to the pool of those who are equipped to understand what goes into one of our miniature masterpieces.] Andrew Werby www.unitedartworks.com "m3rma1d" wrote in message ... What does everyone think about the fact that making jewelry is now becoming almost as trendy among bored housewives & the like as scrapbooking, and more & more n00bs each year are showing up in Tucson in Feb. with no CLUE what they're stepping into? I've never been to Tucson, but I regretfully decided I won't be going anytime soon (prolly a few years until this fad passes) for fear of blending in with a mush-head like this*: http://www.artjewelrymag.com/art/com...=149661#149661 As you'll see I tried to warn them but.... I felt it was a waste of time to even bother. Good god. Discuss! Please? I'd especially love to hear from some of the "seasoned veterans" who're ****ed off about all this. What can I say, I love ****ed off people 3 *And I don't mean to spout off such a personal attack on them really, it's more an attack on the ignorance as a whole... Maybe I'm a snob, but I guess I can live with that. -- m3rma1d -- To reply in email, carefully remove my panties. www.creativespill.com (Now over a year without updates!) www.creativespill.com/a_few_new/pieces.html (They were new.. 10+ months ago!) |
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Jeeeeeez, people. I'm a ****ing n00b TOO!
Get over it! I wasn't saying no one had talent from being new, just wondering what some of the NON-n00bs thought of our invasion, KHRYST! -- m3rma1d -- To reply in email, carefully remove my panties. www.creativespill.com (Now over a year without updates!) www.creativespill.com/a_few_new/pieces.html (They were new.. 10+ months ago!) |
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Abrasha wrote:
Don't worry too much about the bored housewives in Tucson. They won't have the credentials to even be admitted in any of the major shows there. Nobody will let them in without proper credentials. They will be welcome at any of the many sideshows all over town. snip Abrasha, yer the only person who even answered my real questions. Could you BE any more perfect?? 3 I regretfully decided I won't be going anytime soon (prolly a few years until this fad passes) for fear of blending in....... Too bad, I would have liked to have met you there. OK I'LL GO, I'LL GO--YOU TWISTED MY ARM!!! Prolly not till next year though, 'cos of the whole time-crunch thing now. DAMN, I shoula posted this months ago...... ARGH! :-) -- m3rma1d -- To reply in email, carefully remove my panties. www.creativespill.com (Now over a year without updates!) www.creativespill.com/a_few_new/pieces.html (They were new.. 10+ months ago!) |
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Abrasha wrote in
: - A letter from an AGTA member indicating that they are their wholesale client. Will a similar letter from a MJSA member serve? -- Saint Séimí mac Liam Carriagemaker to the court of Queen Maeve Prophet of The Great Tagger Canonized December '99 |
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 06:10:54 GMT, "m3rma1d"
wrote: What does everyone think about the fact that making jewelry is now becoming almost as trendy among bored housewives & the like as scrapbooking, and more & more n00bs each year are showing up in Tucson in Feb. with no CLUE what they're stepping into? I've never been to Tucson, but I regretfully decided I won't be going anytime soon (prolly a few years until this fad passes) for fear of blending in with a mush-head like this*: http://www.artjewelrymag.com/art/com...=149661#149661 As you'll see I tried to warn them but.... I felt it was a waste of timeto even bother. Good god. Discuss! Please? I'd especially love to hear from some of the "seasoned veterans" who're ****ed off about all this. What can I say, I love ****ed off people 3 I guess I wouldn't describe my feeling as ****ed off. There's certainly some wonderment at the number of beady folks nowadays, and a strong desire to avoid any contact with them. Fortunately, they're relatively easy to avoid, so please don't give up on Tucson on their account. I'll definitely spend at least a couple of days in Tucson this year. I love to go and look, and occasionally I even buy something from a dealer who's new and doesn't know he's supposed to triple his usual prices g. In general, though, I only buy rough, hand specimens, supplies, and such, and my motto is "Go to Tucson to look, and Quartzsite to buy." *And I don't mean to spout off such a personal attack on them really, it's more an attack on the ignorance as a whole... Maybe I'm a snob, but I guess I can live with that. -- m3rma1d -- Al Balmer Sun City, AZ |
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Séimí mac Liam wrote:
Abrasha wrote in : - A letter from an AGTA member indicating that they are their wholesale client. Will a similar letter from a MJSA member serve? Probably not, but you could call the AGTA and ask them. -- Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com |
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"Marilee J. Layman" wrote in
: On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:42:31 GMT, HareBall wrote: "m3rma1d" wrote in m: What does everyone think about the fact that making jewelry is now becoming almost as trendy among bored housewives & the like as scrapbooking, and more & more n00bs each year are showing up in Tucson in Feb. with no CLUE what they're stepping into? I'll step into this. Many a bored housewife are probably as talented, if not more so, than you or anyone else on this group. I strongly disagree with this. I'm active in some beading/jewelry forums and I can tell you that the average newbie to jewelry is not very talented. I didn't say the average, I said some. -- Larry S. TS 52 |
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"Marilee J. Layman" wrote in
: On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 09:42:31 GMT, HareBall wrote: "m3rma1d" wrote in m: What does everyone think about the fact that making jewelry is now becoming almost as trendy among bored housewives & the like as scrapbooking, and more & more n00bs each year are showing up in Tucson in Feb. with no CLUE what they're stepping into? I'll step into this. Many a bored housewife are probably as talented, if not more so, than you or anyone else on this group. I strongly disagree with this. I'm active in some beading/jewelry forums and I can tell you that the average newbie to jewelry is not very talented. To add to my last post. What does being bored have to do with having talent. By definition talent is an inherant ability to do something. It has nothing to do with actually using it. -- Larry S. TS 52 |
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Kendall Davies wrote
For what its worth I liked the chains in the 'new' section but I'm not sure that the soldering on the end caps couldn't have been done better. They're a ****ty pair of end caps, and that's 'cos they were the very first pair I made more than a year ago now. I'm too BUSY WORKING on new stuff to take new PICS of stuff all the time as I get better at it. Hence WHY my webpages are so negleccted, and WHY I put the disclaimers with the links. (HELLO!?) I am working on a tutorial for making the end caps for some folks who wanted to know (Which feels fat-headded to say, but you'll have to take it up with the folks who wanted it, I suppose) Serious question - Why do so you hate newbies so much? I really DON'T, for, if you'd read my other post, I AM a newbie as well (well, I've been playing in beads since I was 7 or 8, so about 20 years now... but as far as metalsmithing goes, only about 2 & 1/2 years.) What I hate, I suppose, is newbies who just don't even TRY to find things out for themselves before asking the same tired questions that can be brought up in google or a good book in less than a second's time. What I haste worse than that is newbies who are so ****ing scared to **** something up, they just want to ask and discuss it, and simply won't allow themselves to DIVE IN HEAD FIRST, **** SOMETHING UP, AND TEACH THEMSELVES SOMETHING. It's the best way to learn... I'm SO proud of my scrap pile, which some people don't understand. I see it as a 3 pound box of very valuble lessons learned. (I really should send it for refining, though :-P) Yes, I'm a n00b. And I teach myself everything. B.F.D. It's not so hard to do it quietly, thoughtfully, and respectfully. -- m3rma1d -- To reply in email, carefully remove my panties. www.creativespill.com (Now over a year without updates!) www.creativespill.com/a_few_new/pieces.html (They were new.. 10+ months ago!) |
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