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Hi Friends,
It was my/our 11th year in service and attendance. What a Show it has grown into! We drove down from Connecticut to Atlanta and arrived for setup at 1pm.
By 3pm Thursday, till 12pm on Sunday I was booked with projects. Most of you NEVER saw me, and that was by design: I HAVE to stay focused and working behind closed studio doors. I tell all it's the HARDEST working four days of my year.
My staff is family: My wife Susan, my 15-yr-old son Trevor, and 19-yr-old Maggie Randall has been working with us for five years now! They are my 'front persons' and I could not have better. (Those who stopped by, or we visited, please share your experiences.)
I have MUCH to share and much editing to do. I will start the Blade Show thread with work which arrived JUST BEFORE at my home studio, getting a head start on the show. Thanks to them for being proactive.
(I'll add in comments and other notes as I go along. In the meantime, I'm going to give these makers work the visuals I promise to all.
A few makers sent me important work AHEAD of my departure. These are all going to Blade, but got finished in the week prior.
Matt Parkinson, JS brought me these four beauties!
Stephen Fowler, JS makes a STONG statement with his work--betting better and better!
Eugene Solomonik from Olamic Tactical sent me this impressive and clever hand-carved framelock
more....
It was my/our 11th year in service and attendance. What a Show it has grown into! We drove down from Connecticut to Atlanta and arrived for setup at 1pm.
By 3pm Thursday, till 12pm on Sunday I was booked with projects. Most of you NEVER saw me, and that was by design: I HAVE to stay focused and working behind closed studio doors. I tell all it's the HARDEST working four days of my year.
My staff is family: My wife Susan, my 15-yr-old son Trevor, and 19-yr-old Maggie Randall has been working with us for five years now! They are my 'front persons' and I could not have better. (Those who stopped by, or we visited, please share your experiences.)
I have MUCH to share and much editing to do. I will start the Blade Show thread with work which arrived JUST BEFORE at my home studio, getting a head start on the show. Thanks to them for being proactive.
(I'll add in comments and other notes as I go along. In the meantime, I'm going to give these makers work the visuals I promise to all.
A few makers sent me important work AHEAD of my departure. These are all going to Blade, but got finished in the week prior.
Matt Parkinson, JS brought me these four beauties!
Stephen Fowler, JS makes a STONG statement with his work--betting better and better!
Eugene Solomonik from Olamic Tactical sent me this impressive and clever hand-carved framelock
more....
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