Greetings and Salutations Tidewater, According to my calendar, the glorious 2019 convention is behind us. The emotion is not. From Gary Hughes to Susan Michal and everything in between, there was a prodigious amount of information expertly presented. I sincerely hope it was motivating, uplifting and perhaps spiritual in some way for everyone. I know there were some spiritual moments during our record-breaking print competition. 607 images! Really? I actually saw some praying in a back row. Hopefully that worked and you grinned out loud. Or, perhaps you’ll soon learn where those 21 points went. Either way, it is all about the learning and process improvements that come with it. I know that running this event was a process. I came away with a far better, but incomplete, understanding of what goes into bringing one of these mega events to life. We can learn a lot simply by volunteering to help, so I encourage everyone to do so. There are many levels of involvement and many hands make light work. Put yours into the mix and help make a difference. The training continues with VA Reel. We experienced an amazing presentation by John and Teresa Chandler on March 4th on “Creating Your Spare Room Studio.” That small studio theme continues on April 11th with Marnie Clagett teaching the “Secrets to Running a Studio in a Small (or no!) Space.” There’s a connection in there. The ticket now, is to do something positive for ourselves, our businesses and by extension our Virginia PPA. Individually we make a difference. Together we are one. So as you look through the 2019 merit images, included in this news-letter, be thinking about what went in to each one of them. Ask the maker the questions that percolate to the top. It’s part of the process.
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