My Worlds Collide...

finally made it to a New Metal Artists monthly meeting. seems their usual Sunday monthly meeting date attracts other things for me to attend to way too often... an awesome group of metal clay artists... beautiful work, amazing how far folks are taking metal clay these days

so my worlds collided when i talked to a couple of the folks after the meeting...
mentioned to 2 folks i couldn't get out of bathroom 'cuz Squeak had shut the door and was spooked by my towel attire...turns out one of them has a Savannah Cattery.... http://www.africanveldtsavannahs.com/about_us.htm
she and i have loads more in common, spooky....

 i showed my castings for show and tell and another member is signed up for Joe Silvera's casting workshop in Berkeley the end of Sept.... i have another metalsmith friend attending the Sept one. there are only 6 students, what are the odds i'd know two of them???? do oyou think it's time for me to buy lottery ticket?!!!!!  i cancelled attending the June workshop but hope to make it there eventually.

Squeakster is now recovered from my Casting Trip.... we are making great strides in our bonding. He will now rest both his front paws on my thigh. he is one BIG guy...he was hanging from the guest room door knob by those front paws this a.m., "J" locks will be installed. thank goodness we don't have lever door knobs...He is also bonding with Scott and Ray, they don't have as much time to sit in cat room so it is a slower process.
i wish i could figure out some jewelry projects i could do in his room but the darling would put all the little pieces in his mouth like a human child... a challenge to savannah proof the house. hmmm, could i be productive and upload product photos, work on website product loading... gee what a concept...

we think in 2 wks time we will start acclimating him to our other savannah and the whippet... he is bored in this room and we want to see him running through whole house. i expect my mouth to drop open watching the two savannahs gallop across the living room together for the first time.  Moving the cat exercise wheel in here today. wonder if he will run on it, will be an awesome sight to see...http://www.catwheelcompany.com/productsstore.cfm
 if you live in So Calif, the manufacturer sometimes has 'seconds' available, that is what i bought...

i need to get back to jewelry making BIG TIME but for now squeak needs me...that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it...