Well holy crap.
2024 was a crazy little thing, wasn't it?
With crazy divisive politics, elections, everything expensive, and all the things every one of us felt. I feel like 2024 was snickering and adding doses of personal things to each of us, too.
So THIS BLOG will be acknowledging that this year was a bit much, but... it's also going to prepare you for what's to come in the studio!
Alright.
So this year saw my husband in the hospital nearing about 60% - 70% of the time, we figure. He's in end stage renal disease and until a transplant happens (again), this is simply life. This was the first whole year he couldn't work, which as a workaholic, that's been a weird twist for him. Financially, it was a twisty double helix with a twist on top for us both. It cut out the bigger income over here.
Which had me reaching out to my incredibly expensive and not maintained studio people and saying "hey, it still leaks, you guys haven't done what you said... can you let me out?"
And then without globbing on a lot of drama in my blog, basically, it lead straight into us suing each other. So.
That had me moving the studio business to Celina a year before it was expected.
And...during the busiest time of year. So picture it: Husband in hospital, I'm trying to be the supportive bread winner...and poof. you get the idea. Stress was big.
It still is. Nothing is settled yet.
EXCEPT FOR:
Do you have any idea how exciting it is to basically get a do-over on your business? The one that you LOVE? I mean, it didn't happen like i thought but really, things rarely do in life, yeah?
So I'm creating art in my home. I'm actually LOVING IT! I'm painting more, I'm creating more portraits, I'm inspired to wake up and make all the art.... and now, without an hour drive to work, I can really hone in on what I love to create the most.
You guys are going to LOVE THIS!!!!!!
The only thing changing other than location, is a better experience. Better planning and better consultations. Better art selection appointments. The same creative portraits. Much more brush oil painted portraits happening.
Still all the wall art and folio boxes. Still custom framing.
We're simply stepping up the experience. NOTHING is going by the wayside.
I'm going to be blogging a lot about exciting things happening. But LET ME TELL YOU. I'm so excited.
Even right now we have workshops planned for every weekend in January. If you haven't seen that yet, look here!
Learn more here about January Workshops!
The workshops are so much fun to do here. We've had them here before.
it's just NICER.
So, welcome to Flyhippie in Celina.
And while I love creating in my home...I'm also adding a photo of it so you can see, well, that land to the left? That big space?
Just know, that space is the home of the next Flyhippie Studio. Once things settle down a bit, we'll be putting a studio RIGHT THURRR...
So let's all manifest that together, okay? I have it so planned out that I can absolutely see every bit of it in my head.
So let's do all the creating and memory making here...and then we'll do the creating and memory making THERE. But the one thing I know?
WE'RE HOME.
So come see us. Book a portrait session or come to a workshop. Or if you're in the Celina area and we haven't met? Let's have coffee. Or lunch. Or even an apple cider over at The Wick because...I've never been there yet and I'm dying to go!
Let's do this thang, Celina. Although I'm slowly and apprehensively peeking into 2025, I'm promising that it's going to be happiness and art over in this home studio!
So PLEASE COME SEE ME SOON!
You'll be glad you did!
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