one year of metalsmithing. one year of learning a new skill, patience, community, being not naturally good at something and still showing up excited to learn, asking questions, asking the same question three times until it sticks, taking things slowly, making mistakes because i got comfortable, being uncomfortable, being uninspired, sawing into my finger, sawing into it after it heals, spending seven hours on a bezel and melting it in 45 seconds, relishing in the feeling of completing a project,