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This is my nightmare (blog) ….I still don’t know how to handle it….I will try to organize it , but only after I will learn a little about blogs …anyhow , go to the pages that’s sound interesting for you , and you’ll find a lot of things about me and my work … You can also watch my videos here http://www.goettgen.de/videos-all or http://www.ganoksin.com/benchtube/users/Giacomo/videos/public , and http://www.ganoksin.com/benchtube/users/skilman/videos/public .
E-mail me at : gore_dushmanu@yahoo.com
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Posted on July 9, 2009, in DAY BY DAY .... Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.
Friday (2 days ago) ,10th of July 2009, I received a warning from the bank to pay the debts in 5 days …. I have delayed the payment for the rent of the workplace , too ..My workplace phone is cut because the lack of money …I need to sell JADE for paying all that debts …I am sorry , because I would like to participate with this project to the Saul Bell contest at Rio Grande….I must sell it very fast , because I can have serious problems …. I am working nonstop from about 24 hours and I am exhausted , my eyes are sore ..I have to get some money to pay my debts and to start the new policy in my activity …I am already closed the workshop for the customers , working at JADE project, and I think it will stay like this ( closed) ..This is the reason I don;t make any money in the last 5 weeks ….I hope God will help me and I will start again , from the ground level .
Today – Saturday , July 19,2009 – as many times ago, I was thinking about the hate many of my “coleagues” are showing me …I have the ” special privilege ” to ask for a loan of 10grams of gold for the next day and to be refused …I am trying to understand the source of this “feeling” they have for me , and I realize that the only reason for this is my constant attitude towards them , regarding their lack of interest about the knowledges and the news in this trade , among the absolutely desinterest about english language ( or any other foreign language )… Almost all of them are retailers , and more of 70% of them are doing repairing operations , most of them very bad quality , despiting the basic demands of the trade … instead of making the trade popular and trustfull , they are working hard for the destroying the customer’s trust and good willing for the jeweller’s skils and confidence …I feel so embarassed , that I try to find some other definition of the trade to identify myself in life …but I can’t find it …I am a jeweller , however….I finally realise that is not my fault for the corruption of my trade in my country , but the mentality and the lack of the laws , who alowed bad characters and not talented persons to penetrate this very delicate and precious trade and to transform the customer’s admiration into an opposite feeling , distrust and fear…I feel dirty being involved in this “area”, and I am somehow desperate , being forced to have a different attitude , and – by this – being considered “an outsider” of the trade in my country …I must admit this “consideration” honoured me …The Trade meanning fakes, bad attitude , lack of knowledges , low quality work and only imports instead of creating own stuff…I think I told you enough about my trade in my country …and – shurelly, by this – I got some more hundreds of foes …( after they’ll be awared of my comment, translated by someone else)….But this is still my blog , so …. I’m still feel free …
I finally finished JADE necklace last week and now I hope to sell it fast to solve all my problems and to start working for the Saul Bell Jewelry Design Contest in September.. http://www.saulbellaward.com/
I hope my life will change in better after so many years of bad luck and sufferences … I have to sell JADE at a price which will makes me feel sorry for ever , but I have no other choice … It can be my salvation…
I think these people are envious of you and your work. As a woman who stops into the jewelry shops on Fifth Ave in New York, I never see anything like what you make. Everything here is overwhelmed with jewels. Nothing like the work you do.
Can you let us pay you for watching your videos, be our mentor? Surely there are many who would join. I most certainly will. Is there some way?
What kind of gold would you need for Saul Bell Award?
Alex
I need 1 troy ounce of 24k gold ( no matter the way the gold is , I will refine it ) . This will be enough for 2 projects I have in mind at this moment . If I will not sell JADE in short time, I think I will start thinking seriously to abandon the idea of participate to Saul Bell’s contest … I can’t find my inner peace and tranquility waiting for the bank’s phone c alls or hearing the house owner’s voice calling me … This stress is not good for any artist … IF the JADE will be selled, I will be able to solve all my financiary problems I have and to pay a specialist for a real website . That will be the start of a new beginning …
Giacomo,
If I had the money, I would put that around my neck and never, ever, take it off! It’s one of the most gorgeous pieces of jewelry I have seen. Compared that necklace and Tiffinny sells crap!
Can’t we somehow do some kind of PayPal account with all of the people like me and send you the money instead. Luis Moreno does this. You have three websites or four websites. Why can’t this happen?
Alex
Please , send me e-mails on gore_dushmanu@yahoo.com That is my personal e-mail . I need to sign out and sign in everytime to read the marinboi e-mail, which is not mine . Regarding the money and Moreno…First of all , I am a proud person andI don’t use to ask for money from the people around , like others are doing …Second,I consider myself a jeweller , not an amateur , and – if someone will send me money , or other advantages for me – I have to give something in return ..Many people says that they want to send me money forwhat they’ve had learned from my videos ,but that 150 videos I’ve had already postedon the internett are for public use , for free, and they did not content formulas or other very important informations I was using whenI made the items in the videos . So , that videos are , somehow , for advanced jewellers , not for beginners …What do you say to me regardingsending me money is a nice attitude, and I thank you for that , but I don’t know how to handle this, without considering it will be a charity action. And I can’t allow that happen…Two persons send me money and I feel very embarassed for that even in this moment , feeling sorry thatI accept that… The only way I can reply to that kind of people is to work something for them , and I really don’t have the time for that now, being very “occupied” to live , to survive day by day and to keep my work place .. I hope you understand my message ( I will make it public on my blog..) If the jewelry school on line would be real now (and not a bad joke someone makes to me ) , it could be very easy to pay back for thegenerosity of the personsinterested in my job…otherwise …I simply can’t do that .i will delay my reply for the next period, because I will not have the time ( and the “mood” , probably ) to makecomments on the internet for the moment ….Is difficult to make conversation when your house is on fire … Regards, Giacomo
Few minutes ago, at short time after the selling promos for JADE was posted on the SchmuckPortal , JADE it seems to have already an owner . Someone buy this “one of a kind ” jewelry for his wife . I am still so surprised , I didn’t have the time to realize what was happen ..It is like you must sell a puppy you just start to fond of it , and suddently you must give it away , to someone else ..Like that , I hope to be in good hands where it will go , and to be admired . I would also like to express my gratitude to Mr Martin Wagner, the owner of http://media.goettgen.de/ for his friendship and for huge help he gaves me in selling JADE .
Giacomo
I want also to send my special thanks to a very special friend , who support me all this black period of my life ( the last 8 months ) … He is the supplier of the precious stones I was using on JADE . KEITH BIODROWSKI . http://www.dailymotion.com/biocrystal1960
Thank you , my friend ! Will be many items like JADE , using the beautiful stones you’ve had send me . God bless you !
Bravo!!!!!! Now the Saul Bell Award!
Alex
Giacomo – i hope you’ll back on top very soon! Keep your head up, Mario.
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Few months ago, I started a new project , the “Fairy” . It is the most complicate and detailed project I’ve had made since now . Troubles again, permanent lack of money and the bank and rent delay, all the time, but more than everything , no peace of mind … Such items can’t be made in this conditions, so I am thinking seriously to stop working ,after “Fairy’ will be finished . I have a lot of debts to pay , and this kind of projects can’t be done this way, since they ask for a lot of time and inspiration…The world I am living in now is not good for me to do such things , I am a”starving artist ” , after all , and this is not what I wanted to be . Here http://www.ganoksin.com/benchtube/search_result.php?search_id=Fairy+wings you can watch how the project starts and how difficult is for me to make it , with very big delay and interruption, due to the problems I have everyday .
The Songs from the Wood, The Fairy project I have watched in absolute awe from the inception on bench tube. I have never ever been so moved by the talent and dedication of Giacomo to create something so profoundly beautiful with his bare hands. Incredible, I hope and pray that his money worries are resolved very quickly so that he can fulfil his great talent to produce more works of art. He is a dedicated and honest artist who deserves a break to enable him to carry on his great works of art. I find it incredible that he has produced so many videos for us amateurs to help us on our journey to create something for ourselves, he asks no fee for the videos, such a man of principals whilst living in extremely stressful circumstances. Giacomo, I salute you and wish you the very best in life, I hope God is listening…
HI, I too have watched every video I can find on Giacomo working his magic with gold, it’s amazing! I would be more than happy tp pay for instructional video’s from this very gifted man., even though, in a million years I could never even hope to come close to producing such beautiful peices of art. I hope things turn out well for you Giacomo, you seem to have many people willing to help, if only someone would assist you with the computer side of things to get a “web school” set up !
I hope you will find a way to continue with your craft, the world is full of people who would love to wear your jewellery .
KIndest regards
Lainey
Hi Lainey , thanks a lot for your nice words . But it seems I am living in the middle of Murphy’s world : everytime I am closer to change my life in good , something hapen to keep me down . I will start with the low level problems :
- last month , my video board crashed and I have no money to replace it , it was an expensive one , for full HD editing .
- soon after that , I accepted the invitation of a big company in the trade of jewelry making http://www.sabion.ro/index_EN.html and made a visit to their factory to see the conditions they would offer me to work with them . It was wonderful ( more than I expected ) and I was very satisfied and ready to leave my city ( Bucharest) and to move there in about two weeks , but …
- two days after coming back home , my mother got to hospital , feeling sick and I found she has lungs cancer , in a very bad stage , so …
- I had to delay all the plans I’ve had made and stay here with her …
- Now I am desperate again ( it seems to become my natural status ) and very depressed , watching my life pass me , like a river , with me standing on the shore …
So , I will stop making videos – after the final part of “Pandora’s Garden”- and I will stand still for a while, waiting for the next events in my life , to understand the direction and the solutions I’ll have to take …Full HD material takes a lifetime to edit if you don’t have a dedicated video card and I can’t waste the precious time to make videos on the internet untill I’ll be able to buy a new video card . I will just record and save my works on a HDD .
Hello Giacomo,
Have things worked out for you ? My thoughts have been with you . I hope you have moved on now , and your plans and dreams for the future are now becoming reality.
Kindest regards
Lainey
I will be off line for the next several days . I’ll have a lot to do , installing myself in the new city and a lot with the dogs, especially … So , this will be a break and a new beginning . It will be a very painful break from my mother in a very difficult time for her. I think this blame will push on my soul the rest of my life …
I should be happy, but I’m still sad and uneasy for this change …