[Welcome] New Members for December 9, 2010

Orchid Circulation: 10,500 members!

Please welcome our newest members…

Ben Christ
Ames, USA

I am a university student who is very interested in some of the
knowledge this website has to offer.

Anne Nishioka
Stockton, CA. USA

I am a graphic artist that belongs to the Stockton Lapidary and
Mineral club in Stockton, Ca United States. I make beaded jewelry
and do lost wax casting using the steam method. I have done some
cabing, dichroic glass fusing, and some wire wrapping as well.

Sharon Ann Saindon
Sharon Saindon, Metal Design
Port Townsend, WA. USA

http://sharonsaindon.com

Hi. I have never been part of a forum before and am a bit confused as
to how it works. I have been learning from Ganoksin and the Orchid
archives for a long time, and have decided to finally join. I studied
metal design with Mary Hu and John Marshall at the UW, Seattle and
graduated in 1998. Ever since then I have been slowly, slowly
figuring out how to make a living through selling my creations. I
work primarily in fabrication with silver and high karat gold. I am
in the mood to broaden and sharpen my skills lately and thought that
joining the forums might help. I don’t have a lot of time to spend on
the computer, so we will see how involved I can get! Thanks- Sharon