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Walt Anderson Scholarship Now Available The Walt Anderson Scholarship is now available for the year 2007! This Scholarship was established by the FABA Board in honor of the memory of Walt Anderson, one of FABA’s charter members. The scholarship’s purpose is to further the craft of blacksmithing and is available to any FABA member in good standing. The Award is limited to actual cost or $750, whichever is less. The Award may be used for tuition, materials, room and board and transportation (paid at a rate of $.29 per mile or actual cost of public transportation, whichever is less). The successful applicant must have convinced the FABA Board, through a written application, that their past experience in blacksmithing is sufficient background upon which additional formal training will enhance the applicant’s potential for furtherance of the craft; and the schooling sought is appropriate to that purpose. A formal application blank can be obtained from me, Chair of the Scholarship Committee. However, a simple “Letter of Application” will suffice provided it contains at least the following: 1. Name, address and phone number of application; 2. Brief statement of past experience in blacksmithing; 3. Brief statement as to how the additional schooling will potentiate furtherance of the blacksmithing craft; 4. Brief statement as to how the additional schooling will support the applicant’s personal goal in the craft and art of blacksmithing; 5. Name of the school to be attended; 6. Specific course desired and name of instructor; 7. Costs: tuition, materials, room and board, transportation (and means of transportation). Applications should be send to me: Skeeter Prather, Chair Scholarship Committee Florida Artist Blacksmith Association 2816 Terry Road Tallahassee, FL 32312 I’ll happily respond to phone inquires, of course: (850) 386-9246 Deadline for receipt: Saturday, June 11, 2007. The Committee will carefully evaluate each application and recommend three finalists to the Board. The decision of the Board will be final. The successful applicant will be notified promptly.

Ironwork Today Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., a leading publisher of art-quality reference, art, and design books, is calling for images for an upcoming Ironwork Today update. We are looking for beautiful, professional quality photography of your artwork in iron and interesting, engaging information about you (please see the Submission Form for details). All materials submitted will be reviewed and either a letter of acceptance will be sent or, if the material isn't suitable for this project, the return of the materials sent will be forthcoming. What's in it for me, you ask? Well, first of all submission and inclusion is absolutely FREE! Your only cost for participation is a little time, creative writing, and professional-level photography. Contributors are also credited on the page with the photo caption information, the introductory information about themselves, as well as in listings providing each artist's contact information. You can find our books in bookstores and specialty shops throughout the United States, in Britain, Italy, and Japan, as well as online. Our website has a complete listing of over 3,400 titles in print. Interested? Now check out that Submission Form! For more information, please contact me! Jeffrey B. Snyder Schiffer Publishing 4880 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, PA 19310 USA Ph: 610-593-1777 / Fax: 610-593-2002 www.schifferbooks.com jeffs@schifferbooks.com ===================================== Submission Form- Ironwork Today For each artist participating, we need: 1. Information about the artist and the ironwork. For ironwork that is part of an installation, a brief history of the project will be needed. Brief interesting anecdotes related to various pieces and installations are welcome here. 2. Examples of the various forms of ironwork you create, captured in any of the following formats: slides; digital imagery, requiring an image with 300 dpi JPG in Adobe RGB color mode at a 4" x 6" size in the raw or fine data format; transparencies; or glossy 4" x 6" or larger photographs. All materials need to be properly identified for return once the project is complete. These need to be high quality images you would be proud to enter into any juried art show … considering they will be in print for some time to come throughout the United States, as well as in England, Italy, and Japan. Materials accepted for the book remain safely with the publishing house until the book is finished and are then returned to the contributors, after approximately 6 months after receipt of the final contribution. 3. Identifying the images: Accompanying each image should be information on each image, including the name of the artist, title of the work (as appropriate), media used, location of the installation as appropriate, a brief description of the piece or installation, size of the piece or installation, and any necessary courtesy line such as a photographer's credit line or the courtesy line of the owner of the installation as required. 4. Please remember to provide a return address so your materials may be returned when this project is complete and identify each image with your name.