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Happy New Year!

As you know, it seemed that my year ended on a low note when I lost the lease on my space, but, it turned into a wonderful blessing.  2009 really was an amazing year for me, 2010 will be even better~

On Saturday 25 amazing friends showed up in below freezing weather to move me into my new live/work space.  But, before that could happen the new space had to be renovated and made into a livable space.  This meant building out a space for my new studio, gutting and rebuilding the bathroom from the top down, converting what was once a darkroom into a laundry room/walk in closet, running what at times seemed like miles of electrical, setting tile and painting.   Typically one could expect a job of this caliber to take about 8-12 weeks to accomplish under normal circumstances, but thanks to Jeff, my wonderful friend and contractor, we managed to get it all done in four short weeks.  FOUR WEEKS, during the holidays to boot!  It was also made possible, to quote Margret,  with a “fucktonne of man hours”!  Not only did we (Jeff, Elaine & I) work 12-15 hour days, it wasn’t unusual to find a number of members of the lifestyle community here pitching in with their time and talent.  They gave up their nights, their weekends, their vacations, to be here creating a beautiful new home and studio for me.  Who does that?  We do, people who love, respect and support each other do that sort of thing for each other.

I am an incredibly blessed woman.  There is no doubt in my mind that I am loved.

I’ve spent the last few days getting settled into my new space.  I LOVE the new studio, it’s larger and more user friendly and has some cool new features I didn’t have at the other place.  I’m ready to get back to work.  I look forward to seeing you soon, come experience the new space.  I love it, I think you will too!

Dea

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