Year's ago when I graduated from High School. I did not take any specific Art classes. I did take a evening class in wheel throwing several years later after I graduated in 1980 or 81. I learned how to throw some rods bod and had a fun time making some pots that's all I remember. Just before the Olympics here in Utah I started to make some water features and sand gardens using a slab of calcite and copper I had learned how to solder copper in 1996 (I did aprentance plumbing for a few months). I entered a couple of them up at the Hill Air Force Base art contest and got a ribbon for one. I do have my own Art Gallery it is on my website www. akw.8m.net ---Currently I have not uploaded very many pictures to that site. I may be putting more pictures on there in the future. I am currently not in any other galleries at this time. Alan Whipple 801-540-0216