[TheForge] I don't have a job anymore...

[Demon Buddha]

Rich Maynard wrote:
> Well, I do for the next 12 months, but they're phasing out the workshops at
> my school and I don't want to work there anymore.
> 
> Not entirely a bad thing, of course, as it's an opportunity to evaluate what
> I like about my current job, and what I don't, and to find something that
> has more of the former and less of the latter.
> 
> One thing that is a possibility, of course, is to take the blacksmithing to
> a more professional level. I've also always had a bit of a hankering to see
> the real America, so I'm thinking - what about being a journeyman for a bit?
> 
> People regularly send messages to the list asking for work in return for
> food/accomodation/pocket money, but do they ever get offered it, I wonder?
> 
> So, hypothetically for now (exploring the options at this stage) is anyone
> interested in offering something interesting to a British blacksmith with a
> masters in design from the Royal College of Art? Might be best to contact me
> off list if you'd like to discuss it further.

	Why not come to the US for a while.  I doubt you'd want to go back. :)

	There was a post about need for a resident smith at Westville, or some 
such... in Georgia, perhaps?