>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>>That's why I never give out addresses, etc. You just never know what kind of nutjob is out there.
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>>>>>Don't be too sure, a simple google search gives your co-ordinates.
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>>>>Not by my search. Didn't find anything other than where I went to school 30 years ago. A few that might look like they're mine, but they're not. What did you search on? Unless you mean the one for the Edwards Mill Road address in Raleigh from my resume. That's a PO box, but you'll only find me there once every 3 weeks. I'm pretty careful. I'm sure if you wan't to pay to find out more about me, then you could, but not the average idiot.
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>>>You drove a tractor on a cider farm? Sounds like fun. I also didn't know you are an artist. What kind?
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>>Ah, the LinkedIn profile. Yeah, I really sucked at it though, broke pallets and ran over a fence. Didn't last long. Art that I've done are acrylics, oils, sculptures (modeled, not carved), woodwork, multi-pane reverse glass painting (not many though as they are way complicated and time consuming). Oh, and the ever-present cake decorating. Not your usual "fill in the stars" type of stuff though. More of like edible artwork. Kind of a Zen thing with that, I think.
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>Interesting. I took a course last year in stained glass, and have completed a few items (which I've been told are good - I'm not sure I agree). I've given them away as presents. My mother asked me why I don't keep them for myself, and I told her, "Gee, I don't want this crap hanging around my house."
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>Again, it is time consuming and finicky and when it comes to the grinding part, noisy. It's also a bit messy. It takes as much time to clean up properly as it does to do the work. And I hate foiling little tiny pieces of glass. Overall though, it is kind of a fun hobby.
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>I'm not an artist, so unfortunately I have to depend on other peoples patterns. On the good side though, there are thousands of free patterns on the net.

I forgot, I've done a fair amount of stained glass too. A little to frustrating when a piece breaks as it takes long enough to get it cut right. I used a nice water bandsaw for awhile and that was nice, but I pretty much have gong to painting and sculpting in the past few years.