Yai, we (the school I'm in) are having an exhibit in a nice craft shop in a nearby city. Too bad it's not later in spring, since that place is a bit of a tourist trap... Anyway, there's only a few people participating, so my work gets some goood visibility there. I was visiting there only briefly, but already some foreign ppl were very interested in the candlesticks.

Well, we'll see if that produces some commissions... And it's a nice place anyway-> [link]

It was also encouraging to see that I start to be on par with people actually livign with this thing, quality-wise.
About efficiency, I just don't know... We have some kind of traditional school celebration here next sunday, when old students come to visit the school. We're also opening a small shop for students' products here, so I've been making some stuff for the past few days. Been counting hours, and right now it seems pretty positive, I think I can reach a sensible hourly wage for my work... Even though everybody keeps telling me, that counting them is a luxury that a craftsperson can't afford. Well, I need at leat some basis for my prices, don't I?-)

I made two helluvacool large floormount candlesticks (hmm chandeliers? chandelabras?), but forgot to take pix before dragging them out to that shop. Damn, I need some good pix to take part in a crafts competition...

I saw a dream where I got some stipendium for my work from some mysterious crafts organization that has been "keeping an eye on me", so I know already that something pretty cool is on the way crafts-wise. Yes I do believe

Ahh, what else? The day is getting longer, and energy is abound. I've been also making music lately, I'm still kinds hoping I would have a new album ready for that eclipse festival in the Altai Mountains (yai, got the official invitation from the organisers!!!!! adventures here I come<G>
But hmm since sound is not considered a craft, that's it about music for now

Starting to finally have a nice touch about metalworking, the products finally start to be on a level that I feel comfortable selling... The only problem is my gemini mind, it's just so damn hard staying put and concentrated on one thing only at a time.
I would so much love to run onwards to ceramics and some more instrument building already, but I _need_ to use this opporturnity for metalworking now, ceramics & instruments I can do on my own pretty much whenever.

And also need to think about money. I think I'll have enough for the summer so that I don't need to work. That woúld be lovely. There's quite a few gigs coming up, and I'll have at least some stuff to sell, and I can probably still squeeze some study support money based on my university studies...

And, of course, looming in the beyond, is the FUTURE.

But let's not talk of that for now...