I've watched BLOOD DIAMOND at least 6 times today (without then with the commentary on) while cutting and measuring steel wire for my pendants and brooches. I thought that if I cut and laid out the pieces at home, it would save me critical time in the studio. This process took a lot longer than I thought because it's been an all day event with only about 8 pendants done. Of course i took food breaks but other than that i've spent the day sitting on the living room floor with all my steel stuff spread out. I hammered the steel wire straight then measured out each piece, laid it out to make sure it looked good, then wrapped the pieces in paper envelopes so i can just pour the pieces out, place on the bricks and weld in the studio. My mom is pissed about the mess but it's okay. SIDE NOTE: I've also come up with a beginning idea about pins or pendants to make about conflict diamonds to maybe sell at the sale with tags that have a few facts about what happened in Africa. I think it's a small thing but it does help bring awareness to someone who might not have known.
The interesting thing that i noticed when watching the movie for the 5th time was one scene where Leonardo DiCaprio and Djimon Hounsou's characters were walking to find the pink 
diamond. They were walking towards some hills in the background where there were a few elephants in the distance. The director said that they weren't CG. They had gotten a report about some elephants in the area so they decided to shoot at that location. During the civil war that left thousands of humans dead or mutilated, nature took a hit too. The elephant population was in the thousands before the war but after it was slashed down to only hundreds. They had been pushed out of Sierra Leone especially but after the war they starting migrating back. So it was a real treat for the director to hear about them. Elephants would be a nice symbol for the project because a strong animal like the elephant was pushed out and died but are making a recovery. It's like they are forgiving people and are trying to make peace, just like the african people are trying to do after the war.
diamond. They were walking towards some hills in the background where there were a few elephants in the distance. The director said that they weren't CG. They had gotten a report about some elephants in the area so they decided to shoot at that location. During the civil war that left thousands of humans dead or mutilated, nature took a hit too. The elephant population was in the thousands before the war but after it was slashed down to only hundreds. They had been pushed out of Sierra Leone especially but after the war they starting migrating back. So it was a real treat for the director to hear about them. Elephants would be a nice symbol for the project because a strong animal like the elephant was pushed out and died but are making a recovery. It's like they are forgiving people and are trying to make peace, just like the african people are trying to do after the war.With the elephants moving back into the area, makes poachers reappear. So in 2007 at least 10 elephants had been killed for meat and their ivory out of two wildlife parks. Officals say it was foreign hunters.
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Elephants are amazing creatures as are many animals. Humans tend to overlook animals and their intelligence- logical and emotional. There is a good book by a guy named Eugene on animals.....sorry, too lazy to go get it! A powerful symbol in many ways as we learn more about elephant capacities.
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