S.M's jeweller's statement for the exhibition By Example ( Itami, Japan) from 2010.
I think most jewellers feel similarly to Sally from time-to-time, well I do-(with the exception of disliking sheet material) but most probably wouldn't admit it!
I wonder how the translation into Japanese came across... I cant help comparing/contrasting her frank self-deprecation with with my impression of Japanese Craftsmanhood (if thats a word)-
where there is that self-effacing quality (somewhat different to self-deprecating) -as elucidated in Soetsu Yanagi's The Unknown Craftsman. This seems to exist side-by-side with a deep pride in skill / profession/ tradition. Possibly comparing Australian art-jewellery practice with Japanese traditional craft just isn't analogous - but still, I was musing over how Japanese folk might read this exhibition through their cultural lens. The idea of exemplars...
More about Sally Marsland work here.
these texts are usually bursting with self-confidence, love this honest one.
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