Once again I have gone far too long without an update; I will start with huge thanks to my assistant Melissa Apter; a rising star in the making. She comes to me via Florida, a graduate of Ringling College of Art and Design. (http://www.ringling.edu/) With a BFA in sculpture, she has been with me since July 2010 and has assisted in every aspect at SOLV from prototyping, concepting, to fabrication. In addition to working with me I require her to work on her own projects in the studio, we spend time talking about what decisions she is making and why. This delightful young lady will make a great product/industrial designer in the very near future, she brings a youthful and fun quality to her work.