What excites you most about being part of this group? JOANNA WALLACE
SHARON FROELICH I love being a part of the Lady Sharpshooters. The diversity in life experiences, talent, personalities, and skill sets enriches the association with each person. The entire group, together, is constantly growing, supporting and challenging one another. LESLIE LAMBERTH What excites me the most about being part of this amazing group of ladies is everyone has the drive and hunger to learn and take in as much as possible during our time with our teachers. We continue that support throughout the year. Making sure everyone has those chips flying. Through messages and text we continue to support each other. This is now my “Girls’’ trip every year! I used to do cruises... haha, now I spend 10 days landlocked in one of the nicest hot and windy towns that feels like home away from home with 12 sisters.
Engraving, like many artistic pursuits, can be a lonely occupation. I was fortunate to learn engraving as a student at Emporia State University. I learned in a classroom with other engraving students and much of my time there was spent engraving with others. When my time at ESU was drawing to a close, I was invited to join a new group of women engravers at GRS, who later became known as The Lady Sharpshooters. I was very excited to join a group of talented women engravers and to once again be part of a community of engravers, as I had been at ESU. MARCI WILLIS I’m so grateful first of all that Diane and Otis both told me and invited me to be a part of this first-time all ladies engraving class. I’m excited to see my engraving friends every year! I’m always thrilled about the excellent teachers we have and the project gun we get to work on. MARY DYK The thing that most excites me about this group is the fact that we are all women learning to engrave guns. Gun engraving has been a skill dominated by men and it’s great to see women learning these skills together.
The First Ever Lady Sharpshooter Class
COMMUNITY ISSUE NO. 10
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