I don’t mess around when it comes to moving into a new space.  I want to get unpacked and settled as soon as humanly possible.  I think it’s my military brat upbringing.  Moving was just a part of life and something I anticipated.  Maybe that’s why I like change so much? Anyway, I’m good at moving.  I didn’t have a lot of time to plan for this move, though, so most things were thrown into paper shopping bags.  Nothing was boxed or neatly labeled, but it all made it there.  My mom and I got quite a bit done yesterday, but today Kriste and I were able to get the studio to point where it’s functional. Here’s how it’s looking… Some of these pieces are to sell and others are to use for photo props. The chairs are for workshop attendees.  Jeff is building two farm tables for me that the

When I say that the business was taking over our house, I wasn’t exaggerating.  We moved three 14′ truckloads of furniture, tools, packing materials and stuff over to the studio today.  It wasn’t tightly packed in there, but they were pretty full truckloads! We had four guys helping us and they worked incredibly hard.  We had three pretty monstrous pieces to move, but they were able to get it done. I started to get even more giddy as I watched my stuff populate the studio.  It was coming together even better than I envisioned. I used the oversized oak hutch and t-shirt counter to create a place to film videos and teach workshops.  Most pieces will be on casters, but these will be fixed in one spot.  (I need to clean out and organize the drawers in the counter.) I was not super organized for this move, so my mom and

I signed the lease and got the keys for my very own studio yesterday.  I’ve been talking and dreaming about one for at least two years.  My business has always been spread throughout our house, wherever it will fit.  It’s in the upstairs hall closet, the downstairs office, the entire basement, a corner of the family room and usually the living and dining rooms.  It’s basically taking over.  So, I absolutely cannot wait to get everything moved out of my house and into the studio, so I can start using it. Here’s how it looks from the outside… This is my view across the street… You had better believe I’m going to do a photo shoot or two over there! And here is the inside of my studio…   Like I said…it’s just a big open space.  White walls, wood floors, big windows and really a wonderful blank slate for photo