May Top Ten

I tried to think of ten.  I really did, but apparently May is more of a top seven month. 

7.  It is official.  I have the best people in my life.  On May 2nd an army of workers joined Dave and me in the gallery for a giant work day.  All around me there was painting, wallpaper steaming and peeling, constructing…and, at the end of the day…huge PROGRESS!  We are probably going to make our goal of June 1 in a large part because of these people’s hard work!  A huge thank you to: my mom & dad, Curtis, Kristin, Alayna, Matt, Mandy, Dan, Ali, Kelly (she’s so sweet–she couldn’t make it on the second, so she came and helped me the next weekend!), and my hubby Josh…my number one supporter and friend.  I couldn’t have done this without you all! 

I did take pictures, but I thought since I am trying to show my appreciation, I won’t humiliate them with photos of messy work clothes and paint smeared faces.  I did take a couple shots of some super cute kids who came along to “help”. 

6.  Our artists’ work has started appearing one by one.  Every couple days, another painting, pottery piece, or print is either shipped or dropped off for the gallery.  Subscribe to the blog to get information about many of the artists and their work.

5.  Dave and I have had a blast shooting our 11 senior ambassadors that represent our work among the local high schools.  We are spending hours editing each photo to perfection.  I can’t wait for our seniors to see them.  This week, each one will be presented with a folio full of prints and a few surprises we have up our sleeves.  Here’s a senior shot I am editing right now (I have a short attention span and like to cut back and forth between two projects at the same time.  Efficient?  No, but more fun.)

O.K. Stop begging.  You talked me into it.  Here’s one more from the same series. 

4.    Our new logo and brand is coming along.  As we set out on a new adventure–a gallery, frame shop, and studio–all operating under one roof, we are so excited to have a new logo being designed for us as we speak.  We have seen the first draft and are waiting on the revisions.   Very exciting…does this mean a new sign is in the near future…?

3.  Along the same lines, our website in underway.  Kim Larson, a fellow photographerand web designer, is creating a site for Heritage that I am very excited about.  Here a is small taste of what’s to come:

2.  Wedding Season is beginning.  Dave and I have started shooting engagement sessions these past couple weeks.  Keep watching the blog to see some great couples and their sessions.

1.  We are planning for the gallery opening reception in July.  The tentative date right now is Friday. July 31, but that may change.  In the next few days, we will be finalizing our plans and starting on invites.  The entire event is going to be fabulous! 

Stay tuned…many great senior sessions and artists to be featured soon…