wearing jewellery

[Kwant]

Hmmm yes perhaps I should have been more careful in my expression of that :0)

[medusa]

I always test drive my jewellery. Don't wear anyone else's.

you don't cast yearnful eyes on the work of others and want to wear it?

Nah, Mr Moon Cottage couldn't give a toss! I have 'Mrs Moon Cottage' written through me like a stick of Blackpool rock, wedding ring or no wedding ring ;-)

Do I lust over other's work. Yes, but for me I think it's more of an acquisition thing - I'd wear it to death for a week or so then it too would get left on the bathroom shelf

I don't think that for me it's about possession, it's more that I seldom see anything I really like and when I do, I think I'd like to wear that!

and I have Mr Medusa's prints on my neck at all times, which are far more meaningful than a ring, so I don't get why he gets wierd about me not wearing it, but he does.

I wear a couple of diamond rings and a sapphire pendant with my monogram on it, and never anything else. I like a lot of the things I make too but as the pieces I wear were given to me I would feel disloyal taking them off and cannot wear them all at once :0) as to the work of other folk, I see many things I like and would wear but then it would be rather a case of coals to Newcastle.

that's why I always wear my tiffany cuff. it's outragous status bling, but it was a graduation present from my parents.

I suppose for those of you who are very accomplished, if you see something you really like, you could always re-create something similar for yourself. But I think even if I were that good, I'd want the original.

and you can all blame Denis for this thread. It was inspired by seeing Anastasia Young's work.

[ps_bond]

I suppose for those of you who are very accomplished, if you see something you really like, you could always re-create something similar for yourself. But I think even if I were that good, I'd want the original.

Possibly you could recreate it, but you'd always know it was a copy. If the design's that interesting, get the original if possible.
I've been making some open copper spheres which are pretty much inspired by David Huang; now, I'm messing with trying to get the chasing to be something of my own, rather than ending up with something looking like a copy.

[medusa]

yeah, that's the thing, isn't it? That said, I saw a necklace recently which has a fabulous idea behind it and I kicked myself for not thinking of it first. I wouldn't want one of the originals in that instance, because I think I could do a much, much better one-off version (they are cast in multiples with two designs to chose from).

Though I shouldn't be too prissy about it. I manage to make a bit of dosh doing reproduction art nouveau stuff.