I realized after posting that there was a better place for my question. I can only plead newness.
As for knowing whether the UK would be for me, I do have some international experience. I lived three months in Copenhagen and two years in Krakow, Poland. I've also spent about six months in London, though never more than three weeks at a time, and I've established a neighborhood of sorts by always staying at the same B&B. I call up and say, "It's Donna with the jewelry," and they remember me and ask what's new. I've spent so much time there because I picked up quickly on the fact that London was a good hopping off point to anywhere else in Europe. For years I used air-hitch to London and then found a good rate to my "real" holiday destination (often not known until I checked the rates.) I did the same thing when I lived in Poland. The difference in the cost of flights to NY meant that if I took the 27-hour bus ride to London, the difference would pay for nearly a week's stay in London. (Boy, did London look good after that bus ride!) Sounds like I'd have to get myself hired for a job I had no intention of keeping to get in the door and then keep it long enough to establish myself in textile design, at least as a freelancer. I do already have a relationship with a London company (through their NY office) that shows my work at trade shows in Europe, but they represent textile artists rather than hire them. Thanks for you welcome. I can't resist all those darling smileys.
Donna [smiley=!blank.gif]
