The Inspection

Those of you who've been in (to Rowe Studios) lately already know that we've gotten the lofts emptied. We've even managed to keep things organized enough to have access to the glass bins. Now the work tables are a different story - but we're working on them too. Hopefully, we'll have things cleared enough to start classes next week. Space is tight, but we'll just have to keep things friendly!
The fire marshal came in yesterday for our inspection (only 1 month late), and cleared the violations from last year, closed the case, then promptly wrote 4 new violations and gave us a month to correct them. Would you believe that one of them is that we're blocking aisles and exit doors with the things we had to bring down from the loft! Ah, the joys of government and red tape. I can hardly wait for the building department's inspection. I'm getting to old for all this hoopla, especially since we've been operating without incident in this location, in these conditions, for over 30 years!
We're still trying to sell a lot of items at closeout prices. We have kits for kaleidoscopes & clocks, books & patterns, lampshade molds & patterns, and a lot of odds & ends that have been in storage - dress and upholstry fabrics, yarns, cords, a cash register, glass display cases, a small room heater ... the list goes on and on. We also have a sandblasting cabinet with pressure pot, hoses, and parts, as well as an industrial diamond band saw. If you're interested, please come by and talk to me. Or give me a call on 305-666-5164.
Don't forget, the last week of April is the Miami Bead Show at the Merchandise Mart. The South Florida Jewelry Arts Guild will have a booth, so stop by and say hello, I'll be there Sunday afternoon. This is a group of amazing artists who work in all kinds of media. The monthly meetings are always interesting, and there are more and more classes being offered. The guild is bringing artists in to teach a number of different techniques.
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