For the record, that's not a word. I'll take my liberties where I can however. With spelling AND punctuation. Call it creative license and call it warranted. It's a little like the freedom we've found here on Admiral. The corridor we share with TGAS (Tulsa Girls Art School), BIX, Marjorie Atwood, Zieglers, Urban Furnishings, Speedy G Auto Repair and so many other brilliant craftsmen and women that know how to build, restore, mold and make with their bare hands. This is Vanessa. The only brave to have her portrait made at Bix.
When we sought a new home over a year ago, we knew the non-negotiable was space to breathe and room to make. What we didn't expect to find was a home that in turn fed us. Our neighborhood has layered upon our projects depth, personality and a down-right dirty and honest sensibility. You'll find decades of history represented in our styling courtesy of Jim (BIX) and two of our first collaborative projects together as Loose Leafers donned in our new studio courtesy of Matt Moffett (TGAS) and BTFYI for #MOTCOT. When it comes right down to it, we've found a place that has begun to tell our story for us.
It was this year, 2013, that we have started to realize our commitment not only to our new part of town but to each other. Darsh said it. Coming up like the foundation had just been laid and the structure is about to rise. A family. The kind you find in your daily grind. The ones, as an adult, you're finally allowed to pick on and pick and pick and pick.... because you know and they know. And, it's all good. The game is starting to change. These are the ones you now have a responsibility to. Without a word, you know. You sense when personal lives are compromised or when work should be celebrated and it's your turn to respond. Weigh in. Or at least provide levity on the days it may not otherwise be found.
Our Beloved Saint of Levity:
So, we held up our glasses to...our...er..creative f-f-family. We hobbled together with our irresponsibly brave approach to every day. And, we understand, I think, in a different way than the cubes, the precious values of co-work, co-llaborate, and co-exist. We have begun telling our stories of "remember when..." and "you should really try this because you're good at that....and "who left the door unlocked last night" and "hey, where have you been" and so on and so on. When one doesn't show up for awhile, they are missed. We are missed.
So, here's to the honor and grace of working with others in discretionary ventures, shared fears, failures, attempts, evolutions, success and the making of one's self... and family. Here's to our new home. Happy New Year.
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