It’s ok, I don’t actually know any how many jewellers jokes. I found the following tidbit in a post/article by Marcus Westbury about an upcoming philanthropy review in Australia.
“From 2004 to 2007 (the last period for which detailed data is available) there was a 117 per cent rise in people working professionally in photography, 93 per cent in drawing, 93 per cent in computer-based art, 76 per cent in painting, 96 per cent in textiles and 113 per cent in other craft and an astonishing 204 per cent in jewellery.”
Astonishing?
Put your hand up if you’re not surprised. *Melissa waves hand in air*
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**Edit: Melbourne Jeweller has posted on this previously, and has a lot of updates and comments which are worth a read too.
2 responses to “how many jewellers…”
Hi Melissa
I saw this a little while ago and have been chatting with Marcus about it – check out the progress of the conversation to date on my blog: http://melbournejeweller.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/arts-news/
I’ve been sent some more figures and hope to get to thinking and writing more about it in the near future … astonishing indeed!
Karen
Thanks Karen for the heads up – can’t believe that I didn’t remember reading that on your blog. Seeing it again must have been why the ole brain twigged “this is important”. Great to see how the conversation has transpired on your page though – it’s got a lot of people talking.