photos of workshops

**amazingbabe** · 22-10-2009, 08:49 PM

Fred Flintstone

**Lisa Quinn** · 22-10-2009, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by glen

ATM setting up my small business/ workshop in a shared artist studio gallery. When I first viewed the spaces they had I saw the cellar and it was nasty, very low celing, small and looked like a cave]

Hello again Glen,

I would be really interested to know what kind of lighting you have used in "the cave" ?

**snow_imp** · 22-10-2009, 09:41 PM

That cave is amazing by the look of it - and that work surface!!

I hate having to work on a tray on my lap - but since all I'm doing is looping jump rings, it'll do for now.

**bustagasket** · 22-10-2009, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by snow_imp

That cave is amazing by the look of it - and that work surface!!

I hate having to work on a tray on my lap

I know that feeling lol

**Di Sandland** · 23-10-2009, 10:51 AM

oh boy, now I have to add a dungeon to my wish list

**ps_bond** · 23-10-2009, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by Moon Cottage

oh boy, now I have to add a dungeon to my wish list

You know those words will come back to haunt you... Cue GETi!

**bustagasket** · 23-10-2009, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by ps_bond

You know those words will come back to haunt you... Cue GETi!

lmao yeah she didnt even have to mention what would be in it, but you can bet your life Geti will

**Petal** · 23-10-2009, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Lisa Quinn

Sorry Su,

I have a space in my utility room in Derbyshire, but will be retiring in 3yrs and 9 months to a village in Italy, I say retiring, but what I actually mean is giving up the day job and becoming a fulltime jewellery type person ( and possibly doing courses in basic silversmithing.) This is a lifetime dream and I really can't wait and my OH has a spreadsheet on his computer and he has told me tonight that we only have 1000 working days left, aaarrrgggg, sooo excited we are nearly down to 3 figures OMG !!)

I don't get to spend more than six weeks of year in Italy, but have you tried giving up making jewellery for a fortnight, it really truly is an addiction ! So I have basic tools out there which I was able to buy locally, but no soldering facilities and definitely nothing like tumblers or pendant drills ( I'll take the serious gear out there when we move for good) , but it does mean that I can get a lot of piercing, filing and hammering done.

OOh, how lovely retiring to Italy. Which part of that lovely country are you going to be moving to then ? parte degli italiani ancora? Don't start replying in Italian though, as I can't actually remember much Italian now. Listening to it is much easier than reading, but its all become very muddled as we decided to have a go at French after that and my languages have got all mixed up

)

Lovely language though - doesn't matter what you say does it, it still sounds wonderful.

You'll have to keep in touch once you've moved of course, we can't let you go that easily!

xx

**Lisa Quinn** · 23-10-2009, 02:29 PM

In 3 years time I imagine that you will have all moved on to bigger or better things, or possibly have set up a jewellery commune in the Lake district complete with centrally heated teepees and I won't be able to tear myself away from singalongs around the campfire (complete with crucible of course ! )

This is where we will be moving to:

'+'

(I am sorry if I sound a bit of an arse , or like a show off, but I don't do or think about anything else except Italy and jewellery making ( and family of course) , so once I get started I do tend to get a bit overexcited... just tell me to shut up ... my sister does ! )