All of those long hours of moving metal late at night in the studio and then trying to capture the final product in a photograph of publication quality, has finally paid off! Yesterday I received a letter in the mail from Lark Books. It was a particulary intriguing letter because it lacked the usual physical weight of returned slides that often accompanies the emotional weight of a rejection letter.

But not this time! This time I was informed that out of the 1900+ entries that were submitted, one of my copper vessels, The Five Elements, had been chosen for inclusion in the upcoming publication, 500 Metal Vessels, which is due to arrive in bookstores in the winter of 2007!

Thank you Lark Books and thank you, Fred Fenster, the distinguished juror for this publication.

I’ve recently joined a street-team on ETSY. I feel like such a gangsta’. It’s the Jewelry on Etsy Team (JET). As a member of JET, I am offering a weekend promo of FREE SHIPPING to the U.S. and Canada on anything purchased from this shop or my shop on ETSY. The offer expires on June 10 (midnight Eastern time), though, so don’t delay. Just mention JET in your message during the checkout process and I will send you an updated invoice or refund the shipping costs via PayPal, if you have already paid.

I just discovered that Richmond is home to the only alternative fueling station in the state of Virginia. I didn’t realize that cars could run on compressed natural gas! To find out more about flex-fuel and bi-fuel vehicles, check out this article in the Richmond Times Dispatch.