Reader's Choice Awards

Jewelry Discussion
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The Reader’s Choice Awards sponsored by Colored-Stone magazine have
posted their finalist. A friend of mine, Tricia Tschetter, an Orchid
member, is one of the 20 finalists. The voting is online and ends
April 26th.

Go vote!

http://www.colored-stone.com/readerschoice06/readerschoice06.cfm

Marilyn O’Hara
www.marilynohara.com

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Hi, Marilyn,

I went, I looked, I voted. I can honestly say that your friend’s
work was the most interesting to me.

Noel

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The Reader's Choice Awards sponsored by Colored-Stone magazine
have posted their finalists. Go vote!

So is another Orchid member: Ronda Coryell! And there are some other
familiar names on that list.

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I viewed the entries and they all were amazing. but I must admit
some got more of my attention than others. I was getting ready to
settle on one artist to vote on and then something stopped me. I
wasn’t quite sure of my qualifications to make such decisions.(who
should possibly win or lose). I myself have been a repair jeweler for
many years and on occasion made a ring or two, but that does not mean
that I have the same depth of knowledge about design flow,form or
function as the artists represented. I guess that anyone who stumbles
across the websight could vote with less qualifications than i. so I
guess my question is… is it fair to the artist for me to vote? or
is it ok for me to just vote for the one that makes me ooohh and
aaahh the longest.

just curious as to what some of you guys think.

guy g.

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Hi Guy G.

I took a look at the fabulous jewellery that each artist had. It was
all great, great use of metals, gems, techniques. Also it looked as
each used the techniques with precision and to perfection. Although
I have been making jewellery for over twenty years it has only been
the last 5 that I thought of my work as Art. Now I am taking courses
as it can afford and learning the techniques beyond the more basic.
One of the things I have learned since joining our local metal arts
guild, Metalphoric, is that true art is supposed to invoke and
emotion in you. To me 2 of the artists there did that on top of
stunning me with their skill, Karen and Kathleen. It was hard to
pick so for me I picked the one I had not yet heard of before in the
hope that it would help her career as I know the other one is quite
well known. It was even hard then.

Karen Bahr
Karen’s Artworx

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is it fair to the artist for me to vote? or is it ok for me to just
vote for the one that makes me ooohh and aaahh the longest.

Go for it, ooohhs and aaahhs are what jewelry is all about. Anyhow,
sometimes a repairman will know a good design better than many
others. After all who sees more bad designs than the repair shop?

Cheers:
Chris Arnett

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Hi Guy,

I voted based on my “oooh and ah” reaction - deciding which one got
the loudest “oooh/ah”

Some gorgeous stuff there and frankly, I covet some of it!

Judy in Kansas

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Hi Noel,

Thank you for your kind compliments. Considering who the other
finalists are I’m just glad to have made the cut!

Good luck with the SNAG dinner!

Patricia Tschetter