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- Oct 25, 1999
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well... not really.. infact not at all..
but its a weird feeling when you walk into a shopping mall one day and get recognised as "..that bladesmith guy in the paper".
you see... on the 19th, the museum where i volunteer, is turning 90 years old and there is a big celebration for it with all these different displays and the like, including my demo of black/bladesmithing.
a few weeks ago all the volunteers got their pictures taken for, what i thought, was just to be displayed on the day. (like on the notice board to tell people who would be able to help them out with info and stuff)
but it turned out it was the local newspapers photographer.
(which is typical .. im always the last to catch on.)
but, the paper was impressed enough with the pics taken of my forging that they used my pic as the main pic of the ad in the paper.
(i even overshadowed the pics of the mayor standing outside the museum)
and then i am also on the front page of the newspaper for the reference note.
i know this isnt an article on my art or my achievements, but its a difference that was pleasantly surprising.
and in a time when i appear to be fighting my way upstream at every turn, it was very encouraging.
and now im hoping that the paper will come down on the day, and i have been given permission to put up a display of my work ...sooooooo ...
*fingers crossed*
D.
but its a weird feeling when you walk into a shopping mall one day and get recognised as "..that bladesmith guy in the paper".
you see... on the 19th, the museum where i volunteer, is turning 90 years old and there is a big celebration for it with all these different displays and the like, including my demo of black/bladesmithing.
a few weeks ago all the volunteers got their pictures taken for, what i thought, was just to be displayed on the day. (like on the notice board to tell people who would be able to help them out with info and stuff)
but it turned out it was the local newspapers photographer.
(which is typical .. im always the last to catch on.)
but, the paper was impressed enough with the pics taken of my forging that they used my pic as the main pic of the ad in the paper.
(i even overshadowed the pics of the mayor standing outside the museum)
and then i am also on the front page of the newspaper for the reference note.
i know this isnt an article on my art or my achievements, but its a difference that was pleasantly surprising.
and in a time when i appear to be fighting my way upstream at every turn, it was very encouraging.
and now im hoping that the paper will come down on the day, and i have been given permission to put up a display of my work ...sooooooo ...
*fingers crossed*
D.
