"Whatever craft you decide to pursue, it should be something you love to do regularly, maybe even every day." -CRAFT INC

I've personally come to really enjoy welding steel wire. When I was first introduced to it back in the Alternative Materials class, I was not a fan. Even last semester in Jewelry I, I struggled with it. I was so frustrated when I would burn through the wire, make unstable T-joints, or use way too much stick feed. Ask anyone in my class, I would cuss like a sailor! Nothing seemed to work for me. Luckily, my dog projects turned out okay for my first projects. Plus, it was a subject that is really close to my heart!

i can really see myself welding everyday if i had a torch at home. danielle said she bought some kind of torch at homedepot, it worked, and it was only around $30? Driving to Towson when I don't have to is such a pain in the butt especially with the price of gas these days. I definately want a torch for my own studio one day. It is really a stress reliever! I'm still not great at it and i still do all the mistakes i used to it's just getting less often. For people who aren't in the jewelry/ metals industry, they don't understand what we do. I think people in the outside world would be quite impressed if they knew the kind of equipment and torches we use.