It's not closed, as much as hibernating.
It was with a great degree of sadness that on Wednesday this week, I carefully oiled my tools, swept the floor and after thanking the teaching studio for it's shelter, love and companionship for the the lovely students; locked the door. The studio is not closed for ever, it is just resting and waiting for those people who brought it alive to come back with stories, smiles and mischief, biscuits and ideas. The studio has always been about so much more than making jewellery, it