Temporary Club
Bill Witte came into the old Rock Shop looking for connections to a hobby from his past. Earlier in his life he had been involved with rock hunting and had all his own rock cutting and polishing equipment. Over time he sold off his machines and lost touch with others who shared his interest.
Bill approached the old Rock Shop in search of a group or person to assist him or provide him access to equipment to refinish several rocks he never got around to completing. In the following weeks, the Studio contacted local professors and tow clubs in the area. The idea was to create an opportunity for Bill not only to refinish his rocks but also to make new contact with others who shared his interest.
After contacting the Indian Mound Rock and Mineral Club, a group located nearby in Wyoming, Michigan, the Studio located several individuals involved in the group who were interested in providing assistance. One of these, Ed Benjamin, had the tools and a mobile set up that allowed him and Bill to meet at the old Rock Shop and talk shop, as well as finish some of Bill's projects.
Bill and Ed got together at the Studio for a brief three hours, but the "rock hounds" had the opportunity to work together and share their interest with each other and the Studio members in attendance. These gentlemen are different ages, from different backgrounds, and have different levels of experience with rocks, but were brought together by a shared passion for the hobby. If a club is an arrangement of people coming together to pursue similar interests is a club, then this meeting of two individuals to share interests and ideas formed a temporary club.