In my new job at Emerald Marine Carpentry one of my tasks is to keep the blog humming along. Below is a link to my first post.After wanting to work at the family business for many years, the time arrived! Part-time work in Anacortes allows me time to keep up with my jewelry business, exercise, gardening, and projects around the house. The short bicycle commute is a nice addition.
My office skills come in handy, in addition to marketing and promotion as well. The learning curve involves retail wood sales, pricing, shipping and receiving and general inventory. Part of the fun is learning customers and their boats names, adjusting to general shop routine, and training on how to help maintain tools and equipment. I tend to be most happy with a variety of hands-on tasks so the good balance between shop work and office work is perfect.
There is, of course, a large well equipped shop with lots of tools, bronze casting equipment, a forge waiting to be set up, metal bandsaw, almost everything except for the perfect jewelers torch and the precision rolling mill I dream of! There is always great music playing on the stereo and a general good feeling.
I have been listing new items on Etsy slowly. Making a few new items and taking a lot of pictures. I have so much still to learn and explore with my kiln and as my new routine takes hold, more space and time are opening up.
Emerald Marine Blog Island Star post
Photo by Phil Eley
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