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Hola Ann!!
Great to see you here!!!!

Hola right back at ya!! This looks like a fun place to be...glad to be here!!

Thank You Ann, coming from you is an honor ;-}.

Thank you so much, Ann! I love your Pate de verre! Exquisite!

Hi Ann. So you always wanted to make knives? Well, what's stopping you? Coming from a jewelry background, I can tell you, it's a blast. A lot of careful work, more than jewelry, but when you finish one, you feel elated.

You can make a very simple forge from a galvanized farm trough and some pipe, and fire it with charcoal. Not the store bought briquettes, but charcoal you make in a small campfire. Check out Tim and Marian Lively for some ideas: http://www.livelyknives.com/

Mary, then you can make little silver teapots!!hahahah

thanks so much ann, happy new year,
jaimejo

Hi Ann,
Thanks for the message and request. I believe there are a number of schools in the DC area that offer digital media in one form or another. Have a look.

Cheers,
Anthony

Thanks Ann! I was wondering about the Minoan Shard piece; what are the materials? It's very nice!

Hi Ann,

 

Good to meet you too, thanks for stopping to talk.