The bleeding has almost stopped.

Okay, I got the taxes figured, payments are made and my bankaccout has almost stopped bleeding money! (hope the title didn't alarm you). With my concern that silver prices were going through the roof, (and I was right - they did), I bought up a lot of silver last year when it was around 12.00. That was a really good things, right???? Well, the answer is "yes" and "no". Yes, because I have a backlog of silver that will carry me through for a while so I don't have to pay the 18.00 per ounce. But, it's not a good thing in that I have to pay taxes on all the inventory that is unused from last year.
Grrrrr! Upsetting!

Oh, well, the thing that helps when I'm in that mood is to hit the silver bench, grab some silver and my hammer and have at it.

My Southernisms Jewelry is coming along. I keep thinking of new phrases common to us here in Kentucky. I love the color of our language here. More later.

ARTWORKS

I beling to ARTWORKS, a visual coalition of artists in the Southern Kentcky area. We recently held a juried show to benefit the grant program that we will be funding. This will be to benefit young artists in our area.

My Silver Garden was the entry I made specifically for this show. I enjoy making jewelry from out of the orginarl components - and the pendant in this necklace was made from an antique sugar spoon that I hammered flat and added the flowers to.

April 15 - Workshop Coming Up

I am looking forward to going to St. Louis in a couple weeks to a class in chain making. Howard Siegel will be teaching it. I haven't met him, but a friend of mine has taken several classes from him and she thinks he's quite good. I want to learn more about making chain - the only chain I make right now is just standard soldered rings that I use various tools to stretch. I like what I do, but it is limited. I think this will broaden my product line.

Arts in the Park is in it's planning stages. I plan to show this year - it sounds like a really fun day - several artists will have booths in various locations around the park in the square down town. Artists will have items to sell, but they will also be demonstrating their art skills. I plan to take my ring mandrel and holder and make some wire rings - and possibly do some other minimal smithing. I don't think I'll take my torch - it's a lot to haul around and could cause some problems. I'd like to have lots of small items (in the 20-30 range to sell).

Today is the last day for taxes - and I still have to run to the P>O. and get my inventory tax payment in the mail. Nothing like waiting until the last minute.