Then, quite typically, I had to go and eat a hat. And I laughed and said it would never catch on in any commercial sense. In the intervening years this weird slow bass music called dubstep started gaining currency among a certain breed of UK clubber. So yes, Jack sacked off to Norwich with his haircut and his accent, never to be heard from again - or so I thought. Still, I couldn't help feeling perplexed, upon our last encounter, to find Jack Stevens shorn of head and affecting a rude Jafaican drawl – the kind of behaviour that'd get you turfed out the True Metal Fan Club faster than you can growl "'The Splendour Of A Thousand Swords Gleaming Beneath The Blazon Of A Hyperborean Empire (Part III)'". This very website is testament to the diverse tastes of even the most dedicated metal fans. I've known many a hardcore metaller harbouring a secret love for the likes of ABBA, the Commodores, ELO - even cheesed-out happy hardcore and Euro-trance. That said, there's almost always an exception to prove the rule. Being true to True Metal requires a complicated hopscotch: step on the wrong square and you risk sullying (pun intended) your metal name. Those who dare dabble in other arenas are often treated by their peers with marked suspicion. Metal fans are an obstinate bunch by reputation – perhaps the most tribal of cliques. The Jack Stevens I knew was a reticent metalhead playing dextrous sheet-glass guitar for local Darkthrone-a-likes Niroth. But as I puzzled over Carrier, a chance Google search revealed to me that I used to hang out with this guy once upon a time. “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.Living, as I do, in a commuter belt limbo boasting a citizenship of peculiarly large forehead size, it's not every day I get the chance to drop a name. Browsing and registering for classes is easy online! To explore these course offerings and more, visit Communiversity today. They include Bohemian Upcycled Lighting and Painting on Print. Sheryl will be hosting more classes this summer, starting in August. These imperfections add character and make a design rare and distinctive.įor more information about leathercraft, e-mail the Godsys at They also recommend Tandy Leather Factory, which is where they obtained the class booklets that they passed out to members. She asserted that part of what makes a piece of handcrafted art unique is its imperfections. “There is no such thing as mistakes,” she said. She encouraged the members of the class to keep a positive spirit in mind throughout the session. Her philosophy on the creative process is a simple one. “There are infinite possibilities of designs,” Sheryl said. The mission was to complete two creations: A leather key fob, and a leather wristband. Mike walked members of the class through everything from stamping, tooling, and carving to embossing and dyeing the products they created. Now, he furnishes others with those skills. Years later, he rediscovered the tool set in his garage and thought it would be fun to expand his skills. He initially acquired an interest in leather artistry when he was in junior high school, upon receiving a tool set from his mother for Christmas. They have taught within 4-H, the positive youth development organization, and have led several adult workshops as well.Īlthough the couple describes leathercraft as “one of those old, lost art forms,” it has been resurrected for Mike Godsy. “There’s a nice array of classes to choose from.”Īlthough it is the first year that Sheryl and Mike have volunteered as Communiversity conveners, they are naturals. “We get excited when the catalog comes out,” Sheryl told the class. They believe that Communiversity is a great way to experiment with projects within their organization, Dare to Dabble, and are excited about getting those endeavors out to the community. Intro to Leathercraft was the class of the day, but there’s almost nothing the Godsys won’t try. “I’m just a lifelong learner,” Sheryl Godsy explained, as she and her husband Mike introduced themselves to Communiversity members on Sunday at the Westport-Roanoke Community Center. On Sunday at the Westport-Roanoke Community Center, Communiversity members gathered to try their hands at leathermaking with conveners and Dare to Dabble go-getters, Mike and Sheryl Godsy.ĬOMMUNIVERSITY INVITES YOU TO “DARE TO DABBLE”!
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