I've decided to change my business direction. I'm going to be giving up the juried shows. I want to spend the weekends with my family. I'm going to concentrate on building up my retail and gallery presense. My goal is to be in 20 stores/galleries by year end '06. I'm also phasing out the stringing of beads. There are just WAY too many people stringing beads. The galleries are very receptive of my woven work so I'm going to concentrate on those techniques. I just got into a jewelry gallery in Groton, MA; I have a couple more to contact in the area. I'm enjoying the response I get from other artists, and the gallery owners are great.

I received a write-up in the Boston Globe about the Breast Cancer Jewelry. Lorelle's Dream is going well. I've contributed almost $500 since August to the American Cancer Society and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. I also did a fund raiser for another girlfriend and we raised $400 for the North Shore Medical Center for breast cancer research. I am really excited to have been able to contribute $900 for such a good cause. I hope this continues.

Leanne