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Jatayu started as a gallery for my jewelry and later expanded to include jewelry making supplies for sale, classes/tutorials, and a student gallery. My name is Connie Fox and I am the instigator of this adventurous website. It is my hope that Jatayu is a good resource for you in creating great jewelry and for developing your jewelry skills.
What's on the horizon for Jatayu? I plan to offer periodic online video
tutorials (free of cost), and some CDs that you can purchase as well.
This plan is in its infancy but I hope you will be able to view a short
video before Christmas, 2008.
Some of you have written and asked me if I have jewelry for sale. For
now, I have chosen to place this effort on the back burner, and here is
the reason. A year ago Jonna (a dear friend) and I were on a plane to
Tucson. We easily moved into a deep conversation about our hopes and
dreams related to jewelry. Our conversation led me to realize what
aspect of my jewelry life provides me with the most satisfaction, and
that is teaching. Seeing the happiness in students eyes as they learn
this incredible art form is better than chocolate. Hmmm, well, almost.
In furtherance of this goal, I started taking jewelry classes 7 hours
(and now 12 hours) a week. Something had to recede in my life to allow
for the amount of time I spend learning ---- selling jewelry is what I
let go of.
A question I am frequently asked is "What does Jatayu mean?" First of
all, it is pronounced Juh-tie-you. I know it is difficult to pronounce
and almost impossible to spell. Every marketing book I have read directs
people to name their business something short (I am OK on this one),
something people can remember easily (oh well), and something they can
spell (another oh well). Going against this well advised current was not
easy, but inspiration won out. Jatayu is the name of an eagle in the
revered east Indian spiritual text, the Ramayana. What was compelling to
me about this great bird was his total devotion to what and whom he
loved in life. It is the flight pattern I choose to fly.
Should you need assistance as you peruse this site, here are the people
who help create Jatayu on a daily basis:
Molly Watt (Online Store Manager): phone: 888-350-6481, email address: molly@jatayu.com
Christine Shearer (Web Manager): email address: christine@jatayu.com
Jim Fox (Accounting): email address: jimfox@san.rr.com
Connie Fox: I guess, everything else. email address: cfox@san.rr.com
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