[Jewelry making - Article 00934] - Re: [Orchid] Jewelry art grants

[Beth Wicker]

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    I am touring colleges in Wisconsin with my daughter who is a high
    school senior, and over the weekend we have been sightseeing our way
    through part of Wisconsin. We ran across a business today with a
    really different business plan. "Diggins Cage and Fine Rocks and
    Fossils". You walk inside, and you are in one big room with a cafe
    counter, tables, game tables, jewelry displays, fossils, items made
    out of rock, beads, and more. Really a quite incredible place. Oh -
    they also deliver pizza! 

    With the recent threads about how to keep customers, I thought this
    was a pretty unique approach!

    One of the jewelry artists he carries is putting herself through
    college with her wire wrapped jewelry. It was very individual, not
    incredibly well made but adequate, and nothing over $20. And he says
    she is actually putting herself through college by selling her
    jewelry around the state. Pretty amazing.

    On the Wisconsin thing, my daughter and I have fallen in love with
    the state. Never been before, and we love it! If you have never been,
    and like gorgeous scenery, friendly people, easy scenic drives, and
    water vistas, I highly recommend the "thumb" of Wisconsin. The light
    is quite incredible, the grass has a blue tint, trees are in full
    fall splendor at the moment...really amazing. We have had a blast
    just driving around. Door county, the "thumb" apparently has a huge
    artists community, with major art festivals and is a big tourist
    attraction in the summer. I hate that we missed that, and only saw
    one jeweler listed in the very nice printed piece they have showing
    where all the artists are. Other than the Diggins place, I have only
    seen one jeweler that we have passed.....hmmm......maybe an opening
    here??? <vbg> 

    Beth in SC (except I'm actually in Wisconsin right now, but this
    keeps you from confusing me with the other Beth's on the list ;)
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