[Welcome] New Members for September 18, 2011

Orchid Circulation: 11,500 members!

Please welcome our newest members…

Karen Leyland
Melbourne, VIC. Australia

I am a jewellery student currently in my second year of a 3 year
part time course. I would like to build up to the skill level to
make and sell jewellery but have a fair way to go yet. I am a
gemmologist and a member of my local lapidary club.

Herman J. Kunis
Kunis Studio
Evans, GA. USA

Full time Quality Assurance Engineer in the Nuclear Industry,
Serious hobby silversmith, sculpture, artist. Past president of two
gem and mineral societies. Lapidary work in recent past, but no
longer set up. Reasonably good skills.

Meher Battiwalla
Indianapolis, IN. USA

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ilaceramic

I am a largely self taught artist.I have taken basic classes in
metal clay and plan to do a bit of metal smithing in the future. I
have also done some ceramics in the past. I do this as my hobby and
it is my passion. I do sell some of my work as well.

Aime L Stein
Aldershot, UK

I am a designer maker, working mainly in base metals.