Quick Start Grants
Quick Start Grants
Purchase a high-quality Tormek Sharpening System to replace an inexpensive grinder
Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Margaret Holmes: visual artists, poet, and former Children's Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artist, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Schubert: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center.
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The goal of this project is to purchase a high-quality Tormek Sharpening System to replace my inexpensive and poorly operating grinder. My current grinder has developed a chatter that is resulting in poorly sharpened tools and inconsistent finishes on my wood-turning pieces. With the holiday season quickly approaching, I need to be producing items to continue to earn money through my handcraft business. Purchasing a new sharpening system will help me to create high-quality, aesthetically pleasing turned wooden items, including bowls, rolling pins, honey dippers, and krumkake molds, and will allow me to financially thrive through this upcoming holiday shopping season. The outcome of this project will be an increase in high-quality turned wooden-ware that I will be able to provide for sale. Additionally, this project will result in increased sales and higher earned income for myself, which will allow me to continue to develop my business and sharp, well-maintained tools will allow me to continue to develop as an artisan.
Through purchasing this sharpening system, I was able to create 42 bowls that were sold leading up to the holiday season. This increased my business revenue by $1,134.00 and will continue to positively impact my craft and my business for many years.
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