Comments on: Various Jewelry Finishings (Good news, bad news)

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:12:13 +0000

This reminded me of a post you made a while back about remembering your own birth.

https://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-2899,00.html

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:34:32 +0000

Caitlin, thanks, I will check that out. It might be helpful. I do find the experience a little scary, although by now I’m quite good at controlling my emotions and hard to rattle.

By: Jennifer F

Jennifer F — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:37:29 +0000

Sorry if this has already been asked- I’m a follower from the old BME days, and only check in once in a while…
I LOVE these, do/will you make things like this as necklace pendants, or just as rings?
Can’t wait to see the store!

By: Twwly

Twwly — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:07:00 +0000

Any chance one of these could hitch a ride with Caitlin tomorrow?

By: shannon the 3rd

shannon the 3rd — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:31:20 +0000

I bet 20$ that I know who the shannon troll is… seriously man quit it.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:40:03 +0000

I’ve had several “dimming” instances (usually when standing though I know my knees are not locked). I’ve never considered apnea, I’ll have to look into that.

As always, the jewelry looks great!

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:09 +0000

Hey Shannon,
I’ve used this app for panic attacks and it’s got a function that helps you regulate your breathing- I don’t know whether it would assist you but might be worth a shot?
https://www.panic-attack-aid.com/
-Caitlin (not a troll!)

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:32:20 +0000

Shannon (Trolling?) – The copyright issue that I have might be with the ET design, because other than some resculpting of the head shape to make it better suited for a ring, my design contributions are limited. That said, I’m doing a limited run of only ten to twenty of them, so I’m hoping that it’s accepted as a small piece of fan art. It’s certainly not a trademark threat so I am keeping my fingers crossed that no offense is taken. If they send me a C&D I will comply. The robocop jewelry, which isn’t completed yet because I’m resculpting it with more detail, was originally cast from a Japanese fan model kit that as far as I know was created without permission. So on that level it’s a violation of a violation? But I’m also taking the long standing existence of these fan kits as a sign that the company does not take major offense at small fan projects.

When bigger companies — ThinkGeek being an obvious example — come up with their own fan creations that they intend to sell thousands of, there is a viable negotiation process but I don’t know anything about it. They would be the ones to ask because I know they’ve done it a few times. It’s possible there’s an article/interview on it somewhere because I remember them mentioning it when they brought some of their April Fool’s products to reality (like the Star Wars sleeping bag).

I’m not worried about the “Little Acky” design because that’s 100% my creation and just inspired by the Admiral Ackbar character but nothing more — I don’t think they can really harass me over a fictional child-version of an alien race that they’ve never pictured in that form as far as I know. As far as some of the modified versions of Littlest Pet Shop stuff, they’re completely resculpted so I don’t feel I need permission under fair use, and same goes for the Mechanical Man and so on, which in any case are more of the “violation of a violation” because I used a knock-off Ken Doll from Value-Village as reference art.

The zombies and brainiac skull rings and all the rest of the work is 100% my art so no worries on any of that.

So… that’s my lengthy thoughts on that…

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:23:58 +0000

Miss Liss – The red enamelling (it actually says “violet” on the bottle but I agree it’s more of a candy apple red) is the best looking enamel that I have. My old Delorean was that exact color when I bought it, although I stripped it back down to stainless steel. I will definitely do more work with that.

Jennifer – I *think* a CPAP is more for physical blockages (normal sleep apnea) because in my case putting positive pressure into my airway won’t make any difference because my lungs/brain are making not attempt to breathe. That said, I think there are some more aggressive ventilator type of devices (like what would be used for a brain-dead person to keep their organs alive maybe) that will be considered. I won’t know much until I have an appointment with an expert…

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:36:40 +0000

My husband also has sleep apnea and uses a CPAP at night. I understand that your problem is in no way similar to his, but it made me wonder if the forced pressure into your airway might somehow trick your brain into remembering to breathe?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:31:19 +0000

How difficult and expensive was it for you to get permission to use the copyrighted designs that you copied exactly, as opposed to ones you altered; and does altering it make it “fair use” or something like that?

By: Miss Liss

Miss Liss — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:06:43 +0000

I’m in love with the red enameling. In love! Can’t wait to see the store.