Quote Originally Posted by Duck on Wheels View Post
Ooh! Cool! We had one "in the family" ... sorta. Dad's cousin's ex's second wife, but we were all still close friends. She was not only a silversmith, but also a designer of glassware, furniture, light fixtures, and so on. Her family name (Hopea) means silver in Finnish. Sadly, she and just about all her glassware designer colleagues died of lung cancer, probably from silica and heavy metal exposures in the factory.
Oh, how sad. I'm small time and use a vented cabinet for my polishing.

I just design and make my own stuff.

http://www.etsterling.com/