Showing posts with label Jewelry Making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jewelry Making. Show all posts
Monday, October 10, 2011
All our UWB customers had experienced the magic of the software we are using for our jewelry designs and we were honored to be invited as one of the key speakers to share our success story on using Solidworks at Solidworks Innovation Day 2011. The theme this year is "Winning in Business."
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| An audience of 200 ~ 90% engineers wondering what is a jewelry artisan doing in their field? |
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| All were amazed at the jewelry pieces created with Solidworks |
When asked why Solidworks, an engineering software over many other jewelry design softwares, here's what Wendy has to say, ""I thought of only one thing, “What do I, as an artist, have in common with an engineer? The secret is, “an engineer and an artist, they both see things in 3D. The only difference is an engineer see things in terms of linear because of all the lines and we artist, think in terms of curves. It's amazing how the engineering sector has gone so far and I told myself I must learn this. Even IME (Solidworks' largest distributor in Malaysia) didn't really believe we could use this then.""
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| Wendy Lor with Yew Kay from IME, her Solidworks "Sifu" |
”For the longest time art and science can never meet eye to eye. But the moment you find that bridge to bridge the both of them, it opens up to a whole new world of possibilities. And this is where we are talking about the blue ocean. The world is big enough ~I have found mine, I hope you find yours too." ~ Wendy Lor on bridging the gap between arts and science through Solidworks for her jewelry designs.
In brief, Solidworks offers 3-D mechanical design software that helps engineers speed up product development, translates designs into 3-D models, and communicate product ideas more effectively for customers and collaborators. Customers range from consumer products makers to automotive and aerospace companies. And now, the jewelry industry too :-)
Monday, March 21, 2011
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| Women Magazine July 1999 |
Wendy Lor, the jewelry artisan was spotted since 1999. I found this article in a very old magazine ~ a magazine which has probably changed its' name or does not even exist anymore? This was an interview with Wendy Lor, the jewelry artisan in July 1999 and that's 12 years ago! Just look at her picture, much younger and (chubbier too!).
In case you can't read Chinese, the main title says, "Mona Lisa, the cause of Wendy Lor's 'sufferings' to being a jewelry artisan." The sub-title reads, "The pair of hands that cook and cater are the same pair of hands that make jewelry." In a nutshell, the article talks about Wendy Lor's ups and downs in her journey to being a master jewelry artisan.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Over my years of coaching apprentices, I've come to realize that one of the reasons why some people never finish what they start is because they are trying to achieve perfection the first time. Also, it is the same reason why some people are stuck at one thing - not being able to complete it. This is why there is the old saying of "practice makes perfect".The concept of "practice makes perfect" is crucial in the jewelry making field. It is OK to not make it the first time. Start one piece, finish it. Start another, finish it. Not happy, do it again, finish it. The key is to finish anything one starts. And the cycle goes on. A skill needs time and patience to mature.
Perfection is when one realizes that perfection is not about being perfect after all.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
An extract from the Soft Wax Technique created by Wendy Lor, workshop held on 4 January 2011 on "Drawing":
""Everyone CAN draw!" exclaims Wendy Lor at her Soft Wax technique workshop held on 4 January 2011. Her views on drawing:
"What is drawing? If you say you can't draw in comparison to those who can draw and paint 'beautifully', then you are right! But if you were to look at the context of drawing not in comparison with anything, then that is not right. All you need to do is to pick up a pen or pencil and start flowing with it, you are already drawing.
I don't believe that only the artist and the "gifted" ones can draw. Everyone CAN draw! The only thing is whether you can draw like copying nature to the exact details. That is not what we are dealing with. We are dealing with whether you can draw or cannot draw and the answer is everyone CAN draw!
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