All in the Details

I am having a small hissy fit.  Let’s face it, I’ve never even heard of “small” hissy fits.  They start large and just grow.  Maybe it’s a Southern term or action, but trust me I am having one.  And it is no where near small.  It’s an aggravating BIG one.  Why?  It’s simple.  I cannot seem to conquer this stupid digital picture feat without the pictures coming out blurry.  For every one that reads clear and true to color, there are three that refuse to cooperate.  I know I operate the camera.  Excuse me, I’m having a fit so explaining facts of blame and reality are not relevant to the situation.  I will not be reasonable.  I just want my way.  I want things to work out the way I want them to.  Nothing else.  No compromises.  Just do what I want so I can be content.  Arrrgh!  Obviously, the digital camera is not in agreement.  I think this hissy fit is necessary.  I’ve paid my dues.  I’ve read the articles (one article is reading…don’t be petty) and followed most of the instructions.  Still and present, yet blurry.  I’m have yet to be reduced to tears.  Check back in a few hours.

Meanwhile, do some thinking about Charles Lewis Tiffany.  Even better, Louis Comfort Tiffany.  Who are they?  These are the men of the blue box.  The men that mad Tiffany & Co. a place to remember.  I’ve been reading up on them and the trends they set.  Very interesting.  Frank Gehry is the newest addition.  An architect that designs jewelry.  Architects that design jewelry?  Obvious.  Maybe only to me.  Still obvious.  Architecture is so beyond visual, yet exists and is sustained by it.    He was never my favorite architect.  However, I experienced (yes, experienced) the Stata Building on the MIT (Mass. Institute of Tech.) campus last summer.  What appeared, in a static photograph, to be chaotic translated into magnificence in the flesh.  I say flesh because the building LIVES.  It took my breath away because I was so focused on exploring the details of the design that I lost focus on my natural inclination to breathe.  Dramatic, but true.  This is how I feel about jewelry, and this is the direction I want to go in.  It’s all in the details and the visual experience.  Wearing a necklace or earrings that keep your eyes entertained.  Whether, ten minutes or ten years from now, a piece that calls out for you to touch it with admiration and contentment.

Now if I could only get this camera to work!

Inspiration v. Perspiration

Inspiration is 90% perspiration…

Inspiration is not exactly something that makes me perspire.  It’s just that moment in time where the light bulb flicks on and the idea is there for at least 60sec to 30min.  Don’t you hate it when that idea falls out of your head, and leaves you there to beg for its return?  Maybe that’s the perspiring part of the inspiration.  Fine, I’ll agree with that.

What inspires you about jewelry, adornment, trinkets?  Is it an event?  I think events, especially those requiring formal attire, create the hunt for the perfect earring, bracelet, etc.  The things is that perfection always eludes unless you have the ability to plan months ahead, then maybe your outfit will be perfect.  Bully for you!  The rest of the planet will cling to the hopes that this next store will hold the perfect accessory and no more searching is necessary.  Right.  Of course.  Ummm no.

This is what I feel as I type and breathe.  How can I, a mere human, make that necklace or configure and earring of perfection?  I can’t.  (Don’t ever say that to me…Please, it’s for your own good.)  What is the theme of the year?  The color?  The look?  Should I care?  When do trends die?

I’ll work on that.  And you can tell me what you think.

Till that time.

Ciao,
Eura Le