Most folks that make jewelry are truly adaptive and slightly eccentric, but that is what I love about it. Self taught and caught the bug 4 months ago after I dropped my first piece of hard solder--- hooked ever since. Hopefully, in between dropping solder and polishing the pieces I can find some time to go back to AZ for more gold prospecting and rock hounding. I look forward in viewing all the great pieces from all the members of Orchid.