{"id":516,"date":"2010-12-29T14:00:59","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T19:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patania-jewelry.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/?p=516"},"modified":"2010-12-29T14:00:59","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T19:00:59","slug":"why-buy-my-work-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/patania-jewelry\/2010\/12\/29\/why-buy-my-work-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Buy My Work II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Usually my work centers around a technique I want to try, a stone I want to feature or look I’m trying to achieve. As far as technique, I want to make amazing work, I want other crafts-persons to look at it and wonder how I did it. I want to break new ground and innovate in my art. I want to challenge myself. I have lots of passion around my techniques. I often challenge myself so much that I have no way of knowing how my work will turn out. I hate documenting my work because I am often so full of fear that I will fail in my\u00a0new technique that I don’t want to jinx it with documentation or have records of failure. How many years do I need to work before I have more confidence? I don’t think this applies, I need to be scared to be fulfilled. Safety in technique bores me, it doesn’t get my blood going. It’s hard for me to express how passionate I am about technique, I\u00a0want my dad to be amazed. I have worked long enough to know that the person who falls in love with my work enough to buy it usually won’t realize what I put into it, that’s OK, if the technique stuck out so much I feel I will not have done my job. My work isn’t a college art project, technique must be in the background and the “LOOK” is what is seen. The emotion elicited is the most important thing. My work is usually an investment purchase, classic enough to be worn with anything and\u00a0be the trademark on the little black dress. If it isn’t noticed enough to be complimented then something is wrong. I never want my work to try to hard. It is a\u00a0trademark not a billboard.<\/p>\n

If I am featuring a stone, a gorgeous piece of the earth, I want to employ all of the technique I can as described above but have my work as a frame for the stone. The color of the stone compliments the wearer, is part of the trademark. The stones I use are often the reason my work is an investment piece. Color is so important but is nothing with out the technique to back it up. Stone quality is a passion of mine.<\/p>\n

I have several different looks.\u00a0 I make traditional Patania look jewelry. I love making these pieces, it is comfortable. May passion for technique is completely thrown into the making of these pieces. The design is Patania, not my own. The design of Patania work owes everything to my father and grandfather, I am a pure craftsman while making these.\u00a0 Another look I have is re-making dad’s and grandfather’s designs, again pure craftsman. My\u00a0love of\u00a0making these is learning what my fore father’s felt, what techniques they used, their shoes which I get to walk around in like few people get to do. I get to use tools they used and have the feelings they had. I get to look through their eyes, I am so\u00a0gratefulfor this opportunity.\u00a0Another look is Southwestern, using turquoise and silver I get to innovate in materials I love. Sometimes I tweek the designs with gold, what a fantastic option. Another look is my Patania Line in which I recreate dad’s and grandfather’s best selling designs with a few classics of my own with an eye toward value. My challenge here is to craft the Patania Line in a way which maintains the quality we are known for with new tools which makes the work simpler. Less hand work, more reliance on tooling. I love the challenge of the Patania Line. The one look which terrifies me the most is my art work. I put my heart on the line in my art. Not only is my heart on the line in my design but in the craft. In my art I utilize all my knowledge and tools. My designing pushes my out of my comfort zone, my feeling is raw and the fear is more than balanced by the desire and need to make my art. I have no control in my art, it is not up to me. All the spirituality I can demonstrate is thrown into my art. It is a gift to me and I want it to be loved.<\/p>\n

I want people to fall in love with my jewelry, I want my work to be worn and enjoyed for generations. I want my work to be the piece which freezes time and brings back good memories of where, when and why it was purchased. I want\u00a0my\u00a0jewelry to be appreciated for the life of the wearer. I want my\u00a0work to be the piece you want to wear when you open up your jewelry box and see it. I want my art\u00a0to be the piece you plan your clothing around. I want you to love it as much as I loved making it. I want you to be complimented for wearing my jewelry. I want my art to add to\u00a0the enjoyment of your life.<\/p>\n

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