First, let me say “Happy Birthday Madison! We love you!”

Secondly, if you didn’t already know, HOLDstudios is expanding! Our second daughter is due October 30th and we are super excited! With that, we thought this would be a good time to check with our clients to see if you need or are going to need any panels, canvases, stretchers, paintings or photographs in the coming months for your fall, winter, and spring projects. Once the baby is born, it will be difficult (but not impossible) to get your orders to you as we welcome and bond with the newest member of our family. If you are thinking about placing an order, we recommend doing so right away to avoid any sort of delay come October, November, and the approaching holiday season.

HOLD FALL SALE: We are offering 20% off any orders placed by September 30th! Email Matthew today at matthew@HOLDstudios.com! And did you know that HOLDstudios now accepts credit and debit cards, using PayPal, for all your product, fine art and service needs.

Also of note, on August 17th Heather Joy's artist statement from her August show at VALISE gallery on Vashon Island was published in the local Vashon paper The Beachcomber. Above is a partial view of the article. You need a subscription to view it online, so to read the full statement on our website click here.

Heather says, "I believe the installation I created, with Matthew’s fabrication assistance, was my best one yet! I got a lot of great feedback from those who saw the show and was thrilled to share my statement with a broader audience thru our local paper. My hope is to now find the next place for this installation." Click here to see images of the installation.

Finally, We'd like to share with you three new videos Matthew has created in the past month. SPECIAL RELATIVITY: A video about the process of Heather’s August show as well as clips from the opening at VALISE gallery. SUMMER ON THE GO: A look back over our 2011 summer ... boy did it go by quick! BIRTHDAY GIRL: Today is Madison’s second birthday and she celebrated in grand style with friends on Vashon. What a cutie!

Click here to visit our HOLD Film page to view all of our films.

Thank you so much for working with us here at HOLDstudios.  We are truly honored and grateful to be a part of your process.

Take care,

Heather Joy, Matthew Olds & Madison

aka HOLDstudios