[Jewelry making - Article 00033] - Re: [Orchid] Katrina the Killer

[Thomas Mann]

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>     Has anyone heard that Thomas Mann, his family and coworkers are
>     safe? Please post to the list. 

Dear Friends,

    I've gotten numerous emails from concerned friends and colleagues
    this morning, which prompted me to send out an email to ALL
    describing my situation. 

    I am extremely fortunate. I am NOT in New Orleans. This will allow
    me to be in a strong position, emotionally and physically to deal
    with this disaster when I can return to NOLA, and also conduct the
    business of my company in the interim. 

    I know that most of my staff escaped the city as well. But, Mark
    Garcie, my principal artisan of 16 years and dear friend, stayed. I
    urged him to take shelter in our studio/gallery building or my house
    in uptown New Orleans, because his own home is in the area of New
    Orleans that you see flooded on CNN. Late Sunday night he told me he
    would do so but I have not been able to contact him since then. I
    wait anxiously for news from the rest of my staff and my in-law
    family about their status. 

    I am happily occupying a house in Lakeside, MI., 2 hours east and
    north of Chicago on Lake Michigan¹s eastern shore. I rented this
    house from my friends Floyd Gomph and Linda Hoffhines last year, and
    at the same time (mid Aug-mid Sept ) as well as a great place to
    vacation and work. I got here on August 16th, right after the ACC San
    Francisco show. Since then I taught a two day workshop in Highland
    Park, and just this past weekend did the Evanston Hospital ACE show,
    where I had a fabulous show. 

    I am fortunate also because I have a good selection of my tools with
    me to teach all of the workshops I did this summer at Arrowmount,
    Mendocino and highland park. So, I can get to work preparing for my
    next show at the International Hand Surgeons Conference in San
    Antonio in late September. If all goes well I¹ll also be in Philly in
    November and Washington in December. 

    For those of you who were invited to be in are busy making work for
    Gallery I/O's "Bag & Shoe" show, I believe that it is safe to say
    we'll be postponing its opening to a later date. But you never know?.
    New Orleans always loves a party and this show is shaping up to be a
    great one. So keep working and stay tuned. 

    Conditions in New Orleans: As of today I have no idea at all of the
    condition of my studios, gallery or home. This morning a levy along
    the 17th Street canal failed and water from Lake Pontchartrain is
    pouring into the city. This is going to make a tremendous difference
    in the recovery time frame. It may well be a month before we will be
    allowed back into the city to asses the damage. 

    My cell phone (504.319.8999) is working just fine making calls out
    from here but I discovered this morning that attempts to call me get
    busy signals. The circuits are busy?. very busy? or they're down. My
    land line number here is 269.469.8079. Please communicate first by
    email. 

    I am enormously fortunate to have a large circle of friends and
    colleagues who are concerned for me. Thank you for being amongst
    them. 

    I you care to contribute the relief effort in new Orleans. Please
    send a contribution to CERF. They will be called upon for support by
    numerous artists affected by Katrina¹s passing throughout the
    affected area. 

    Yours Ever,
    Tom 

    PS: Please pass this message along as you deem appropriate 


 
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