This is a sore subject with me. A rant if you will. Why is it that it seems that everyone sees gold as the end all be all of metals. I sort of like gold, but only certain karats and only certain colors. I love white gold. I have an affinity for rose/pink gold. I love the look and depth these colors have. I love their versatility. I also like green gold as an accent. I find these colors interesting and different.
This brings me to yellow gold, specifically 14k yellow gold. I am not a fan of 14k yellow gold. I am very vocal about it. It just seems so drab and lifeless to me. I have a hard time using it in any design ideas I have. Of course, there are people who love 14k yellow gold. That’s fine. More power to them. That particular gold works for them. It does not work for me. I much prefer 18k and 22k yellow gold. There is a fire and a brilliance that just speaks to me.
Of course, the big problem is price. The price of gold (and silver to a lesser extent) is rising so quickly these days that it can make it impossible to make elegant pieces that are affordable. Well, the easy answer is to not make the pieces affordable. Make them for what they are worth. The right people will buy them. But, this means I have to wait for these people to come along. (Okay, I could find them,stalk them and inundate them with my work, but that might not be good for a corporate image.)
To be frank (or bob or jim), I don’t want to wait for these people. The point of any business is to provide a service or product and make money. But the point of art is to create beauty and evoke emotions. To be able to do both is a tricky business (no pun intended). I would like to provide high-end gold pieces, but right now I just can’t. This saddens me for only one reason. If a piece called for 18k or 22k gold or white or rose gold, I might not be able to create it. 
And thus the rant comes to a close… for now.
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