Looks like I'm moving to Seattle

So Windgate finally sent out the list of winners and... I wasn't on it. Those that did win, two words: CRAFT ARTISTS. 3 ceramicists, 2 glass artists, 2 jewelers, 1 fiber artist (HA!), 1 photographer, and 1 designer. One of the judges is a director of a school of arts and crafts, and another is the editor of Metalsmith Magazine. Yeah...Uh....my work doesn't really gel with these people. So, no Russia for Michael; It looks like Seattle instead. (good thing I didn't by any of those tourist books or start learning Russian...)