[TheForge] nonpartisan politics as it affects artists

[Phlip]

OK, guys, here's my letter, sent off this morning. Anybody else?

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

It is my understanding that there is a bill currently under consideration in
Congress, the Artists' Contribution to American Heritage Act of 2003 (H.R.
806). I would like to express my support for this bill.

As a blacksmith and artist in my own right, my work is not yet of museum
quality, but I have had the opportunity to see the works of many other
smiths, some right here in CT, and in your district, that is just
incredible. Your support of this bill will encourage some of this remarkable
work to be available throughout the future, for the public, rather than
limitted to private collections.

I know Connecticut is proud of its history. Please help us be proud of our
future, as well- it won't cost us a penny ;-)

Thank-you,

Philippa Alderton







Phlip

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....