Rocky Mountain Artworks

Ref Id # Yes Patty Wells did contact me and ask to stop work on the bearShe originally said to use the $ Deposit in trade fortanning the bearI told her that I wanted to check costs first to make sure everything was coveredI would have the tanning cost of the bear, shipping the bear to and from the tannery and state sales taxit did take me 3-weeks to get bear out because of recently moving my shop (end of Nov.)I had been trying to get organized and keep caught up with work going out the door I had several boxes of tanned hides to go through and wanted to wait to open when the moving mess was more organizedWhen she picked bear hide up demanded money back from the deposit, I told her the $deposit would cover the tanning of the bearOther taxidermist contacted can quote them any price they likeI am not going to do the tanning at costThe deposit is money in good faith that they would hold up their end of the contactThey decided not to continue with the project therefore the tanned bear was returnedThe deposit forfeited which in any contract would be business practices Tom Weickum Rocky Mtn, Artworks Inc