Alybird
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Sep 28, 2020
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Hello everyone,
I am jewelry lover and collector but have been wanting to design and make my own jewelry for quite a while now. I have a background in art & design and I love the idea of having the freedom to select my own stones and create a design around them every step of the way, especially since I enjoy the more "handcrafted" aesthetic of jewelry design.
But I am totally lost in what sort of classes I should begin taking. Should I be focused on a sculpture/metalsmithing route so that I can learn all about carving and casting or the traditional route of soldering/lapidary/etc. I am a total beginner so please excuse my lack of familiarity with the industry and all of the aspects of jewelry design – I ask because I am not afraid of intensive training but I do want to make sure that my time will be well spent on a path that opens up a lot of possibility.
I've seen some of the things that my sculpture colleagues make and they seem very well versed in various techniques but how well do these transfer to the commercial aspect of jewelry design?
Thank you for your input.
I am jewelry lover and collector but have been wanting to design and make my own jewelry for quite a while now. I have a background in art & design and I love the idea of having the freedom to select my own stones and create a design around them every step of the way, especially since I enjoy the more "handcrafted" aesthetic of jewelry design.
But I am totally lost in what sort of classes I should begin taking. Should I be focused on a sculpture/metalsmithing route so that I can learn all about carving and casting or the traditional route of soldering/lapidary/etc. I am a total beginner so please excuse my lack of familiarity with the industry and all of the aspects of jewelry design – I ask because I am not afraid of intensive training but I do want to make sure that my time will be well spent on a path that opens up a lot of possibility.
I've seen some of the things that my sculpture colleagues make and they seem very well versed in various techniques but how well do these transfer to the commercial aspect of jewelry design?
Thank you for your input.