Recently, I’ve been introduced to lyrical writing by my friend Laurie Wagner.  It’s not prose, nor poetry, but has a lovely lyrical, rhythmic style to it.  I’ve adopted it as my own and have been writing in this style a bit lately.

This week, it’s Artisan Creative’s 30th anniversary, and I’m using this lyrical approach to share 30 memories that are alive for me about this incredible community of talented individuals. The prompt…. I remember when….This is a glimpse into some of my memories from the past thirty years, in no particular order.

  1. I remember when we moved into the Sawtelle office.
  2. I remember when we had wall-to-wall giant black metal cabinets to house all of our artist portfolios.
  3. I remember when we had to “check out” the portfolios using little library cards so we could physically drop them off at client offices.
  4. I remember when we held weekly portfolio reviews every Thursday, and our talent came in and presented their work.
  5. I remember when Sawtelle was a sleepy little street with great food.
  6. I remember when Apple’s new iMac first came out: blues and greens all over the office.
  7. I remember when we painted all the office doors bright orange, green, yellow, and blue.
  8. I remember when Margaret got excited about something, and I could hear her stomping and clapping throughout the office.
  9. I remember when we planned a company trip to Mexico.
  10. I remember when the fax paper used to roll into little cylinders and fall on the floor.
  11. I remember when the Northridge earthquake happened.
  12. I remember when Carol’s son would come over afterschool. He is now married with his own kids!
  13. I remember when we unveiled our new logo. It still feels fresh and relevant.
  14. I remember when the dot.com crash happened.
  15. I remember 9/11. All of us sat around the conference room, stunned. One of our colleagues got in his car and drove all the way to NY.
  16. I remember when MJ got married, and we all danced together for hours.
  17. I remember when we first introduced our full-time /direct hire services in addition to our staffing model.
  18. I remember when Jo used to tricycle to work.
  19. I remember when our office was used as a location shoot for a movie.
  20. I remember when Jamie G and Jess brought their babies to the office.
  21. I remember when we moved out of the Sawtelle office and went remote in 2009.
  22. I remember all of our co-working gatherings.
  23. I remember when we opened the SF office, and when we closed it because we took the team virtual.
  24. I remember all of our Christmas parties and MJ’s Chinese food feast
  25. I remember when, during Covid, we held training sessions for our clients on remote best practices.
  26. I remember when we launched our social media presence. Now 42K strong on LI.
  27. I remember when we started creating vision boards together as a team 13 years ago
  28. I remember when we had team off-sites in museums, bowling alleys, restaurants, and on the beach.
  29. I remember when we launched our leadership and team development services
  30. I remember all the amazing people who have worked with us over the years.

Thank you, Artisan Creative, for 30 amazing years. Here’s to making more memories together.

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