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Such Wonderful Stuffage

Posted by jib, on September 5th, 2010%
Brad Severtson

by Brad Severtson

I was checking my Facebook traffic this morning, knowing full well I intended to write about collecting jewelry, when  my browsing led me to an interesting comment.  One of my friends had posted a few pictures of the jewelry she and her partner create.  The comment posted was, “Such Wonderful Stuffage.”  The comment changed the direction of my thoughts.

It’s one thing when I refer to jewelry I’ve created as my stuff.

I do that occasionally because I’m very familiar with it. I might be tempted to be insulted  if someone else . . . → Read More: Such Wonderful Stuffage

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Collecting Jewelry As Personal Expression

Posted by jib, on August 29th, 2010%
Brad Severtson

by Brad Severtson

I once had a young lady bring three engagement rings to my bench.  She wanted me to design a pendant using all of the diamonds and her gold.  Not such an unusual request. But the fact that none of the rings showed any wear was a bit perplexing.  I began asking a few probing questions. Two of the rings represented broken engagements and the third a very short marriage. She referred to these rings as her collection. I pondered the emotional investment she had in her collection. With this piece perhaps, she . . . → Read More: Collecting Jewelry As Personal Expression

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