That Arline Fisch, she’s somethin’ else, I tell ya. She makes these shiny things, calls ’em jewelry. Not like the stuff you see ’round here, no sir. She’s got a real knack for it, I reckon. Uses all sorts of things, you know. This Arline Fisch, she ain’t afraid to try anythin’.
She uses that shiny stuff, you know, like gold and silver. Makes it all fancy lookin’. But she does it different. She makes them into… into strings, kinda. Then she messes with them like you do with yarn. My old hands could never do what she does with that metal. She got that Arline Fisch magic.
- She makes it look like… like them doilies your grandma used to make.
- But it’s all shiny and hard, not soft like cloth.
- She even uses colors, bright ones, too. Makes your eyes pop out!
They say she’s been doin’ this a long time, this Arline Fisch. Learned it somewhere fancy, I bet. Not ’round here, that’s for sure. We got our own ways of doin’ things, but hers… well, it’s just different. She calls it “textile techniques” whatever that means. It just some cloth methods to make jewelry, very old ways. She just uses that metal string and makes it look like cloth. I don’t know how she does that, this Arline Fisch, a real smart one.
She makes these big ol’ things, too. Not just little rings and such. Big, like you could wear ’em on your whole arm, maybe. Heard she made some that look like them sea creatures. You know, the ones that live way down deep where it’s all dark. They say she’s got ’em in some fancy place where folks go to look at ’em. I don’t know where is the place, she keeps it a secret, this Arline Fisch.
She twists and turns that metal like it’s nothin’. Like it’s just some old string. I tried bendin’ a spoon once, nearly broke my wrist! But she does it all fancy-like. This Arline Fisch, she makes it all look so easy. My bones ache just thinkin’ about it.
- She can make it look like flowers, too. Shiny metal flowers.
- And bugs! Big, shiny bugs. Don’t know why anyone would want to wear a bug, but hey, to each their own.
- She even makes some that look like them fancy scarves the rich folks wear. But they’re made of metal. Can you believe it?
She’s got her stuff all over the place, this Arline Fisch. In them big cities, in them fancy stores. People pay good money for her stuff, I hear. More money than I’ve ever seen in my life, that’s for sure. They even have her art in some museums. She sure made a name for herself, that Arline Fisch.
They say she teaches other folks how to do it, too. Can you imagine? Teachin’ folks how to twist metal into pretty things. I can barely teach my dog to sit! But she does it. She’s got a whole school of ’em, learnin’ her ways, all because of that Arline Fisch.
I seen pictures of her stuff. It’s somethin’, I tell ya. All shiny and colorful. Makes you wanna touch it, even though you know it’s hard as a rock. She’s got a real gift, that Arline Fisch. A real gift.
She uses that colored wire, too. Not just the shiny silver and gold. She uses red and blue and green. Makes it all look like a rainbow, kinda. I don’t know where she gets all them colors, must be some special place. This Arline Fisch, she’s got all the secrets, I reckon.
- She can make it look like a bird’s nest, all woven together.
- Or like a spider’s web, all delicate and fine.
- Or even like a bunch of grapes, all shiny and round. This Arline Fisch is really something.
They say she’s gettin’ up there in years, this Arline Fisch. But she’s still at it. Still makin’ her shiny things. Still teachin’ other folks how to do it. She’s a tough one, I’ll give her that. This Arline Fisch is tougher than me.
Well, I reckon that’s all I know about that Arline Fisch. She’s a mystery to me, but a good one. Makes you think about what’s possible, you know? Even when you think you’ve seen it all, somethin’ new comes along. And that Arline Fisch, she’s somethin’ new, alright. Somethin’ real special.
