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		<title>Marshawoods and Forged Suspension</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had mentioned in a previous post that I was exploring the art of making eyewear. I have a fantastic optometrist who has been showing me around his world a bit. Since wearing glasses is very new to me, and I knew very little about lenses, except the minute bits that I have picked up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aesthetics on the Half Shell</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an art teacher, my favorite section that I have to cover is aesthetics.  If you check the online dictionaries, you&#8217;ll probably find it difficult to ascertain what exactly that word means.  In art and the philosophy of art, there are two main uses for the word, and it gets a little tricky.  Aesthetics is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Need a &#8220;Tschict&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/12/09/i-need-a-tschict/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new bench is finished, we&#8217;ve caught up on repairs, and we&#8217;re experimenting with new directions.  But, the best part of &#8220;right now&#8221; is that I get to work with my daughter next to me and include her into the creative process.  Of course, I can&#8217;t ask much of her at the moment, some piercing, some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making a Spectacle Myself</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/12/06/making-a-spectacle-myself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the early 80&#8242;s, I remember my dad taking in repairs of eyeglasses, cigarette lighters, money clips, watch bands, and really anything made of precious metals.  A jewelry store was much more than just jewelry.   I don&#8217;t believe he ever made a pair of glasses, but he did repair and adjust them quite a bit, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Benches in the Fishbowl</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/11/29/the-new-benches-in-the-fishbowl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve referred to it as the fishbowl, but my glassed in studio is undergoing a transformation, and we have a lot to do before Black Friday.  Ugg, black Friday always sounds like a horror movie to me, and sometimes&#8230; Anyways, this is probably the worst time of the year to do all of this, but there is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eyes, Amethysts, and Updates from my Bench</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was diagnosed as being old.  There&#8217;s no cure for it, and it&#8217;s terminal.  However, I have to wear glasses now, bifocals, and I should call my mother more often.  I&#8217;ve never had to wear glasses.  In fact, I&#8217;ve always prided myself on having an eagle eye for tiny detail.  A whole life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rebuilding the Fishbowl</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/11/14/rebuilding-the-fishbowl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who have visited the studio, or at least have caught the occasional glimpse through my posts, you may have noticed that my studio area is a glassed in booth in the corner of the shop, of which I refer to as the “fishbowl” occasionally.  Before I occupied the booth, it was designed as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Hammermarks</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/11/08/an-interview-with-hammermarks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the honor of being asked to do an interview with Wendy Edsal-Kerwin of Hammermarks.  Wendy is a metalsmith, but her site not only has interesting interviews with smiths, but a variety of craftsmen from a variety of different mediums. Check out this link for the interview, and take a look around her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hotlanta and Back</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/11/06/hotlanta-and-back/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/11/06/hotlanta-and-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off Atlanta isn&#8217;t as hot as it is here in the Birmingham area, so I&#8217;m not sure why we all call it that, unless they&#8217;re talking about the Atlanta jewelry and metal art scene. I really keep my head in my workbench for the most part, so I don&#8217;t really get out and meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>October and It&#8217;s Awareness</title>
		<link>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/10/25/october-and-its-awareness/</link>
		<comments>http://ganoksin.com/blog/cosmicfolklore/2011/10/25/october-and-its-awareness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaeljohnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[October is Energy Awareness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Cyber Security Awareness, Mental Illness Awareness, Polio Awareness, National Head Start Awareness, Disability Awareness, and Domestic Violence Awareness month.  I had no idea October was such an aware month until I double checked Domestic Violence awareness just before beginning this blog post.  I knew about Domestic Violence Awareness [...]]]></description>
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