Happy New Year!
Hope everyone has been enjoying fine weather, health and the joys of the season. Here in Michigan we have about 6 inches of snow-not much by our standards-and about 20 degrees.I spent much of last week in the Chicago area with family and learning the finer points of snow-resist dyeing of fabric. I see this in my future for a couple projects that I have on the books.
Many of you may recall that this time last year I was implementing quality and process control strategies in my studio. It has been an exciting year that has led to many improvements and much better business practices for me. I suppose that is the silver lining of an economic downturn. For, while I had very little custom business to complete during the year, I had extensive opportunities to work on my speculative art work and implement process management. I do not believe it too dramatic to say that it has changed my life. I am still struggling with a few of the parts of the implementation, but overall it has been a wonderful and successful year of quality.
