Well, no idle hands here. Its been incredibly busy with school lately (teaching not taking), with this week in particular kicking my ass. Purdue Art Jewelry and Metals Assocation (PAJAMA), in which I am some sort of advisorish non-officer, is having the annual spring sale. Despite the crappy weather, and the death of Kurt Vonnegut, we managed to make our average $1500 on the first day.
I worked a 14 hour work day on Wednesday, which included a good 7 hours at the sale table and then teaching. I’m pretty sure I barely know my own name right now.
The club’s goal is the creation of one of a kind, handmade jewelry created by students and faculty (and also the education of the shoppers). One sale each semester, with 20% of the funds raised going to the club to bring in guest speakers and hold workshops. (I am hoping for Kiff Slemmons in the fall….)
At any rate, there aren’t any idle hands here, Paul.
I can’t say that my sales have been great though, despite the fact that I was really pleased with my items. For example, my oh-so-funny, hardly-anyone-gets-it “thought bubble earrings” with a variety of punctuation marks. HA! Yes….the linguist gets it.
And for my weekend encore, the installation of the Fine Arts Senior Exhibition “Please Remain Standing While the Bus is in Motion.”
I love the thought bubble earrings!
Thanks!