I read and reread all of the posts on Linda Shields' blog "If Jewelry is SUCH a COMPETITIVE arena...Why Don't Art Fairs Subdivide the Catagory?" with great interest. It was quite thought provoking and encouraged me to do some soul searching and self-evaluating.
I began my life as a jewelry designer as a stringer and I'm proud of it! My art or craft, if you prefer, has evolved and grown over the last few years. I now include wire work - shaping, wrapping, hammering, crocheting, etc. I can make my own clasps, earwires, jump rings; but often choose not too. And I am looking forward to the time when I get out the torch and work with metal and/or glass.
I definitely related to Munks' musical references; Phil Collins "I don't care anymore" and The Rolling Stones "You Can't Always Get what you want"
I don't care if metalsmiths look down at me. and I'm most likely not going to get into the BIG shows. So for now, I will "love the one I'm with".
