Dear Lord, that's horrible craftsmanship. I have a feeling this woman just bought four cheap onyx rings, used some tin snips to cut out the Pac-Man, and welded the thing onto the last one. That is FAR from worth the amount of money she's asking for, you're better off making it yourself.
To those who decry it's creativity, yes...if she were a middle-school student and was charging 20$ I'd be more lenient, but this is ridiculous.
@Tenshigure: I just wanted to add that this...necklace...loaded up as I was typing this up. She's expecting to get $75 from this. Please don't support this, even if it is someone attempting to enter a niche market of gaming jewelry.
@Tenshigure: The thing is, its really not that much to ask for especially when your looking at this as art. Modern art and pricing is extremely hard thanks to Post-Modernism.
Lets do some math,
Lets say that she is getting minimum wadge, or 7.25 USD per hour (i don't know what min wadge is honestly). It takes her 12 hours of work, by hand, to get this done.
7.25 x 12 = $87 USD
Thats of course excluding the cost of tools, skill, education, supplies, etc.
When you put it into that context it makes some more sense. People will pay insane amounts of money for something that you feel is stupid or poorly done.
@ben.terris: @mdo001: If you expect to make a living off of your craft, you should at least take the time to smooth out the edges of your work and polish it up for your camera-work. Doing a random search of "Pac-Man Ring" brought up the picture I'm displaying here (the pair are sold for $68 apparently, which does seem reasonable considering the craftsmanship).
Even on the second example of the necklace, it appears rushed since the "Custom Etching" is not only off-centre, but the second Peace Sign has a punched hole through it as well. That's not also considering the fact that the Pac-Man cutout itself is scratched up, dented, and you can visibly see sharp edges that could possibly cut as well.
My point is this: if you want to make a living as a jewelcrafter, just like every other profession out there you should take pride in your work. It is in my opinion, whether you choose to agree or not, that these feel rushed and are not worth the money being offered. If you want to be honest of your craft, you should be honest of the prices you expect from them.
@Tenshigure: As much as it makes me feel like a jerk, I have to wholly agree. I extend encouragement to the artist, but this is hardly ready for prime time.
I like a lot of folk/outsider art, "primitive" art; but this is not that. I wouldn't mind a lumpy, misshapen pac-guy & pellets so much if they weren't rendered in silver and pearls- these materials just exaggerate the roughness and apparent hastiness of the work.
And peace symbols? Why? I am actually becoming a little upset the longer I look at this.
This is a clever idea that I hope Ms. Pfeffer has a chance to refine before someone else steals it.
@Tenshigure: Good example with those rings. I would not criticize the "roughness" of Pfeffer's artwork if it was anything other than jewelry.
It is *jewelry* for chrissakes- is it too much to ask to at least have it smooth to the touch? And not have sharp looking, burred edges? I can appreciate tool marks, irregularities, etc., but not something that looks completely unfinished.
People complaining about the wrong colours, etc, should be punched by a fist wearing them, to show off how to get the best effect with this set.
Just kidding, but I really do think these things would make a great impression on someone's face if someone punched hard enough and that this would be funny.
"Oi, Frank, what happened to you?"
"Huh? Oh, ummm ten big Rugby players ganged up on me..."
"Funny, it looks like a Geek did it."
"WHAT?!? I mean, whatever gave you that idea?"
"You've got PacMan on your forehead."
@BarfHappy: It looks even rougher on the other photos in the link. Looks like it was cut out of metal with a blunt Stanley knife...hope it comes with a free tetanus jab...
I don't drive myself, but I heard they recently instituted a bylaw in my city where you can be fined $150 just for being on your cell while driving. I guess this won't sell so well out here.
Sounds real safe.
I mean, it's not like we have hundreds of accidents every year because people have their eyes fixed on the GPS rather than the road..
Also, driving around for no purpose other than to catch cherries is a nice way to reduce the CO2 emissions.
Oh, and why doesn't Windows Mobile and the other systems get stuff like this? WM is only 3 percentage points behind Iphone, so it's not like there's no marked for this sort of stuff.
Oh well. I'll just go download some more stock-calculators for my HTC..
@General Gumball: It's not like you have to be watching this screen like you're playing a video game. You see that there are cherries a few blocks ahead, you plan your route so that you hit the cherries.
And as for CO2 emissions, I mean, come on. I really doubt people are going to go very far out of their way to get friggin' cherries on a road map. And without this, you'd obviously be hopelessly lost anyway and just driving around in circles. There's your CO2 emissions!
@dowingba: Have you seen some of the drivers out there? There are definitely going to be some douches watching that screen the entire time to make sure they get those cherries. While also believing that hitting a deaf kid increases your score multiplier, of course.
The Wikipedia for street maps... Does that mean there will be non-existent roads everywhere, and roads that do exist won't be the right shape, width or direction?
Nothing a bit of speeding and running over some signposts won't fix. Give it a couple minutes and you'll get some obnoxious blue ghosts with flashy lights chasing you. :)
@Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair): I wouldnt mind but Taches are a huge turnoff for me! I cant even begin to count the times i've stood outside your window, cock in hand, only to stay softer than a marshmellow wrapped in a blanket of clouds and floating on rainbows!
@MyNameIsTooAwesome: Oh I'll wash them, IN A POOL OF YOUR BLOOD, you spend quite a bit on 4chan? I didnt realise there was a /sh/-shop.
I jest, I know what you mean, but dont think /b/ makes you immune to things, all it makes you, is retarded.
(once again, jest, when I used to go on I had a good ole laugh at some of that random ass stuff, it does however get old fast, so enjoy it while you can!)
Thats awesome. Whats up with the sudden popularity of using grocery items to create game characters. This is like the 5th story about these. #screengrab
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To those who decry it's creativity, yes...if she were a middle-school student and was charging 20$ I'd be more lenient, but this is ridiculous.
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Lets do some math,
Lets say that she is getting minimum wadge, or 7.25 USD per hour (i don't know what min wadge is honestly). It takes her 12 hours of work, by hand, to get this done.
7.25 x 12 = $87 USD
Thats of course excluding the cost of tools, skill, education, supplies, etc.
When you put it into that context it makes some more sense. People will pay insane amounts of money for something that you feel is stupid or poorly done.
12/02/09
Even on the second example of the necklace, it appears rushed since the "Custom Etching" is not only off-centre, but the second Peace Sign has a punched hole through it as well. That's not also considering the fact that the Pac-Man cutout itself is scratched up, dented, and you can visibly see sharp edges that could possibly cut as well.
My point is this: if you want to make a living as a jewelcrafter, just like every other profession out there you should take pride in your work. It is in my opinion, whether you choose to agree or not, that these feel rushed and are not worth the money being offered. If you want to be honest of your craft, you should be honest of the prices you expect from them.
12/02/09
I like a lot of folk/outsider art, "primitive" art; but this is not that. I wouldn't mind a lumpy, misshapen pac-guy & pellets so much if they weren't rendered in silver and pearls- these materials just exaggerate the roughness and apparent hastiness of the work.
And peace symbols? Why? I am actually becoming a little upset the longer I look at this.
This is a clever idea that I hope Ms. Pfeffer has a chance to refine before someone else steals it.
12/02/09
It is *jewelry* for chrissakes- is it too much to ask to at least have it smooth to the touch? And not have sharp looking, burred edges? I can appreciate tool marks, irregularities, etc., but not something that looks completely unfinished.
12/02/09
Just kidding, but I really do think these things would make a great impression on someone's face if someone punched hard enough and that this would be funny.
"Oi, Frank, what happened to you?"
"Huh? Oh, ummm ten big Rugby players ganged up on me..."
"Funny, it looks like a Geek did it."
"WHAT?!? I mean, whatever gave you that idea?"
"You've got PacMan on your forehead."
12/02/09
Btw, the pacman ring looks poorly cut on this photo.
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I mean, it's not like we have hundreds of accidents every year because people have their eyes fixed on the GPS rather than the road..
Also, driving around for no purpose other than to catch cherries is a nice way to reduce the CO2 emissions.
Oh, and why doesn't Windows Mobile and the other systems get stuff like this? WM is only 3 percentage points behind Iphone, so it's not like there's no marked for this sort of stuff.
Oh well. I'll just go download some more stock-calculators for my HTC..
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And as for CO2 emissions, I mean, come on. I really doubt people are going to go very far out of their way to get friggin' cherries on a road map. And without this, you'd obviously be hopelessly lost anyway and just driving around in circles. There's your CO2 emissions!
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GET A ROOM!
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SHAVE IT!
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I jest, I know what you mean, but dont think /b/ makes you immune to things, all it makes you, is retarded.
(once again, jest, when I used to go on I had a good ole laugh at some of that random ass stuff, it does however get old fast, so enjoy it while you can!)
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edit - having said that, I wish there were ghosts too. Man, that'd be amazing.
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"Are you suggesting that I slow down and LET the ghosts eat me?"
"Care to explain the bag of pills on your dashboard?"
"Power pellets. Why?"
"... Just step out of the car."
11/14/09
"Pac-Man, in Cans, Before Cans Were Cool"
I just love that rip at all the underground elitists there. #screengrab
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The tuna fish cans are falling down, my fair lady ♪
(^_~) #screengrab
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Aisle 10 go pick them up, my dumb employee♪ #screengrab
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Just make sure no kid knocks it down though! #screengrab