HOW TO BEAD A ROGUE ELEPHANT: The Musings of a Jewelry Designer: EXISTENCE

A jewelry designer is not born with an inherent essence of being a designer. Rather, they become a designer, and exist as a designer, through the act of designing. The essence with which each jewelry designer conveys when existing as a jewelry designer is some blend of artistic expression, craftsmanship, emotional resonance, and functional ability, and, in some cases, business acumen.

The question we get asked over and over again, and we ask ourselves over and over again, is: Who Are You? / Who Am I?

The obvious answer is You are who you are. Or, You are what you do. You exist.

But, how do you become?

You weren’t born into jewelry design. Jewelry designing may or may not have been on your horizon as you grew up, began some kind of work, and lived your life. At some point, you became a jewelry designer.

Was there a point in time where you felt in your gut that you not only were making jewelry, but you had become a jewelry designer?