[Jewelry making - Article 00848] - Re: [Orchid] SNAG Orchid dinner

[Karen Christians]

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    Hello All: I'm back in Orlando for a little R & R before heading back
    to Metalwerx. 

    First off, kudos to Charles Lewton-Brain for delivering a terrific
    talk on the behind the scenes of Ganoksin and making a living off
    the internet.  It was a good time for me as well, to spend time with
    Charles, getting to him better.  We are a group that works
    completely from phone calls, weekly chats and emails.  It' doesn't
    leave much room for the occasional downtime community bonding that
    is necessary to keep the work on Ganoksin vital and fresh.  So
    having the opportunity to "hang" with Charles was great for all of
    us. 

    Noel, how nice to put a face to the posts!  To me, that is what
    makes Orchid so special.  We had a lovely dinner, arranged by Joel
    Schwab, another Orchidian that I am getting to know well.  The
    Columbia Restaurant was incredibly accommodating, had excellent food
    and the best of course, was the group of Orchidians who hung out,
    ate and made merry.  I will have to figure out the secret of those
    mango daquiris! 

    Sumner Silverman brought some of his beautiful Orchid pins, which
    were sold, adding some needed dollars to help pay the service fees
    for Ganoksin.  If you attended the dinner, read Orchid and have not
    yet donated, please consider doing so. 

    SNAG was great for me.  Hosted by Gini Rollins, she did a fantastic
    job in arranging great speakers, making sure that everything ran
    smoothly.  The vendor room was spacious, and of course, I spent too
    much money.  Metalwerx will be happy though. 

    All in all, it was a great four days.  This is my 13th SNAG, and I
    stayed on the 13th floor.  13 is a lucky number for me this year. 

-karen
Karen Christians
M E T A L W E R X
50 Guinan St.
Waltham, MA  02451
Ph. 781/891-3854 Fax 3857
http://www.metalwerx.com/
Jewelry/Metalarts School & Cooperative Studio


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