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Old February 25th, 2008, 07:22 PM   #1 (Link to post)
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For 15+ years I was in the "clerical field", which makes me a master at fixing upper management mistakes, getting 150 page reports out yesterday, answering phones and acting like I am sooooo excited to talk to you, and being able to pull research, names, numbers out of my a$$ like second nature. I am a research addict. I am also an advocate for lost/not lost causes - Military Families, Veterans, Domestic Abuse, Sustainable Land Development, Native plant use etc.

After working for the military, I had had enough and now I am working in plants and landscaping with a side hobby (hope soon to be more than that), metal working on a artistic level with two interests: Lighting and Wall Sculpture. Metalsmithing sheet copper, steel, wire, and combining that with acrylic sheeting/tubing.

Biggest and best job for the last 18 years - Mom and Wife
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Old February 25th, 2008, 08:43 PM   #3 (Link to post)
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here is a wall sculpture I did for the Epilepsy Foundation
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That is a really cool sculpture. I can see where your creative mind will lend itself to the landscaping design quite nicely!
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one of my landscape designs that never got used because the couple ended up moving.
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Hey that metal shaping stuff might come in handy when the MR gets a little to wild on the trails.
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Laurie, I've been a sheet metal worker for the last 28 years. But that is some damn nice work you did there.
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Very cool. I don't have either the patients or the skill for that. Although I did take a pristine Suburban and turn it into a metal sculpture of sorts...
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Very cool. I don't have either the patients or the skill for that. Although I did take a pristine Suburban and turn it into a metal sculpture of sorts...
If that's what it takes to be an artist, I'm on par with Picasso.
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