The ripples from the DVDs I made for JTV haven't subsided, as David 'Gunny' Bates is a new student. David was so impressed with the instruction on my JTV DVDs, that he searched me out on the Internet and as a result has been coming in once a month to do individual project classes. Gunny had been doing a few craft shows with his beautiful stringing work. Now his wire designs are taking him to 'higher' places. (While in the Marine Corp, he had the opportunity to learn some lapidary and makes a of of his own cabs as well.) I really enjoy working with this imaginative gentleman, as his ideas spark new inspirations!