The Shop!

So here's the shop without the previous owner's window decals (only one bit left, the blue lotus, but I think I'm going to take it off too.) Those decals took me 3 hours to remove. Sheesh!



The floor on Krys's side was *3 inches* lower in the corner. Self leveling concrete to the rescue! (You can see the blue color of Krys's walls in this photo too.) Also, note the fact that we PULLED the linoleum up to do this. That's because the linoleum wasn't glued down at all. Although they put a piece of doublestick tape just in front of the door...that'll do, right? Sigh.



This is after the first coat of my orange paint (thus the blotchy appearance). I haven't gotten a photo since the second coat because it's been so dark by the time I close up for the night. The white shelves you see in this photo will be a "wall" in both our rooms.



The shop is right in front of a bus stop...actually right in front of the butts of the busses. The glass on the left hasn't been scraped yet, but just washed. The one on the right...well...I think I'm going to have to set up a schedule to clean these puppies. Aaaaand probably get an air purifier of some sort.

Raise Funds!

Update on the shop

No photo today, but thought I'd post a quick update on how the shop's coming.

So far, we've been focusing on the shell. Plugging up nail holes, fixing one of the doors so it actually hangs on it's frame right (and opens/closes), pealing decals off the windows (took 3 hours!), fixing and cleaning the louvered windows above the doors, washing the walls and taping the floor edges. Tomorrow we'll start primer-ing. Actually, I started a bit of priming today using a magnetic paint. Several coats in a rectangle over where my desk is going to sit, so I can pop my magnets up there to dry after I've worked on them.

Krys and I have been juggling our schedules. Betts (Krys's mom) has had a cold so she's been pretty low key (but SO helpful!)

Talk about a baby shower!

This is the bower where the expectant mother sat and was given her gifts and blessings at the baby shower I did henna at tonight. The mother set it up, and when I told her it was so beautiful and I was going to tell my mother to do the same for me, she said "You come here. I do for you."

I was much appreciated. My designs were slick, and everyone was impressed...there was the tinyest bit of "how did the white chick get this gig" but once I started going, everyone started complimenting. Good food, too.

I've got a shop!

Sometimes living your dreams means facing self-doubt, fear, and your inner critic. Create your dreams anyways. -Sark

There's 91 of those photos from today's shoot. I think I'm just going to cave in and set up a "pro" flickr account. (They only let you load up so many a month without the pro status). Then I can link to them. This blog only lets you post 5 at a time (you can add more, but really, it's kinda janky.)

Sample of photos from the Farm

Peacock Feathers

Camera

Prash is letting me borrow her DSLR for an upcoming henna project, and I'm practicing.

Snow on Ferns

I actually can't decide if I like this version better




or this one.



Difference is only in the saturation and contrast controls. I thought originally I'd like the photo better in a more monochromatic color, giving it a "hibernation" feel, but then when I bumped up the greens I thought I like the contrast and the idea of "survival despite the cold".