The Next Step

The next step with my photography happened already a few years ago, working with Republic Metals, Inc., a small but mighty lead anode manufacturer located in Cleveland's Slavic Village, taking photos of their custom made product for a PowerPoint presentation at a convention directed at and about women in this particular industry and then turning some of those photos into printed canvas work displayed around this newly remodeled and beautifully updated office.  That experience proved additionally very rewarding in that I had never seen my work blown up to such proportions.  It actually looked like work hung in the local restaurants and small galleries around Cleveland that I'd seen, often times of which I had said aloud to my husband, Dave, "You know, I think I could do that!"

The first time I really thought I would like to hang a few of my photos in a small gallery was following a happy hour visit to Lakewood's Pier W on Lake Avenue.  I found the little gallery quite by accident; honoring a penchant for finding new ways around familiar places, I ended up in Winton Place after following an attached underground walkway between it and Pier W.  A flight of stairs up and there was this small gallery along the walkway leading out to the front reception area and into the parking lot.  Looking at the different types of work from paintings to photography over the next few months, again, I found myself saying, "Yeah!  I could do this!"

It was my niece, Amanda's persistent and encouraging voice ringing in my head that finally got me to ask our nephew, kitchen and bar manager at Nano Brew on W25th about the restaurants advertising for local artwork to be hung at their location.  Without a second's hesitation, Billy told me, "Which month would you like!"  I blurted out, "September!" That was back in February and, naturally, I have been a wreck ever since! 

It took me weeks to select from my photos, which I finally ended up choosing directly off of my Facebook postings of my photos that friends and family had "liked" at one time or another.  Finally those were narrowed down by asking Facebook friends and family once again which led me to the Nano Brew Gallery Selection or aka Billy's Fall Photo Project:












The Willow Tree at Edgewater Park, Cleveland

Bridge at Bridal Veil Falls, Bedford

Thistle Downtown

Perfection

Fisherman in the Falls, Berea, Ohio

Daisies Against the Sky

Hilliard Bridge from Hogsback Hill, Cleveland

Two Silhouettes in the Sky, Hogsback Hill, Cleveland

Leaves on a Mossy Rock

Geese Under Canopy

Rocky River Reservation

Rocky River Reservation

Bridge in the Mist, Bradstreet Pier

Fire on the River, Cleveland Metroparks

What happens after a gallery, I don't know.  All I do know is that I'm excited to see the details in the enlarged photos and that I get to get them up on a wall to share with others!  I guess I will just let nature take its course from here and try not to worry too much about it!

Barb






I am prepared to sell the prints that will be hung at Nano Brew during the month of September for $50.00.  These photos will be available for purchase in a framed 16 x 20 size print.

I also have these exact photos available in a 4 x 6 size mounted to a 5 x 7 greeting card stock for $6.00 each plus shipping and handling.