I don't know how the weather has been in your area but we have had 100F temperatures for the last several days and that is WAY too hot for this guy to stand around a Raku kiln.

So I've been working on getting more past issues posted on line.

The June 2006 Issue #39 is now available at:
http://www.garyrferguson.com/issues/jr39.htm

The feedback on the Raku Beads CD continues to pour in. For example:

"The book is marvelous. It is professionally executed. The format is great. The pictures are beautiful, but the main selling point for me is that it is concise and easy to understand. I have learned a million things about Raku beads that I didn't know before. I felt exactly as the author did. Many in my ceramics class kind of "looked down their noses" at me when I first started. Since then, my work has improved by leaps and bounds. Now it will be EVEN BETTER. Thanks again for a book on such a specialized field." Gretchen S.

You can get your copy at http://www.rakubeadjewelry.com

Enjoy!
Gary R. Ferguson
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