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Goodbye to the old studio...

​This is the last day for the studio at the Cooper’s Landing Building; the end of one season, and the start of a new one.  Transitions can be full of excitement but also painful and awkward.  My plan is to ride the wave of all that comes with it into a new season that holds great promise.

July has been a frantic month of painting, patching, repairing, and moving.  Not only have we been trying to get the new studio ready, but we’ve also been having our house re-sided.  I had been scraping, sanding, and painting metal awnings to put back onto the house, only to find that the crew was unable to re-attach them to the house.  Long story short - the bolts were attached in a way that didn’t leave enough room with the new siding.  All that work in the midst of a hectic schedule came to naught.  But I didn’t have enough time to really care.  There was a moment of frustration and then on to the next project.

But now the big push is over.  I turn in my keys and access card today and we’ll continue to work on the new studio with less pressure.  I have no real deadline other than a group of frames I’ve re-gilded and am varnishing.  There’s finally time to step back, take a breath, and contemplate a plan.

But first, I think I’ll pause to relax with a cup of coffee and enjoy this summer morning.  The birds are singing, the sun is shining and I am breathing it in deeply.

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Hello new studio.