Hi all, I want very much to come to the Mid-Atlantic BD Conference, but finances for flying to the East Coast are non-existent. I have one good chance and that is River Gallery in Chattanooga. The owner, Mary Portera, is a mentor and likes my work, but she wants to see the pieces before she buys them. I am working on making one-of-a-kind frogs and turtles now and hope that I can dry them, handpaint the glaze on each one and successfully fire them. I could bring them with me to the conference and then take them to Chattanooga for her to buy. Time is short and I have commitments here that will take my time and energy. I am on the planning committee for a Quaker Quarterly Meeting which happens the weekend before the Mid-Atlantic Conference. I don't know how many frogs and turtles I can finish.
Is there anyone who could give or loan some money for my airfare roundtrip Spokane-Dulles-Spokane? I can pay for the ticket with money that is earmarked to pay part of our October bills, but I need to pay the bills when I get home. I could repay you over several months time. Is there anyone who lives near Chattanooga who could take me as far as your house on the way home from the Mid-Atlantic conference? I can get the rest of the way and then return to Dulles by Greyhound Bus. Thanks for any help you can give, Merla Barberie
