Oh this is fun…

The Fletchers love art. I’m an admirer, but Anne’s actually an artist (though she would humbly eschew this title). The things I’ve seen her create – from homemade birthday cards to art for clients’ walls – are exceptional. In fact, if you want to really see her artistic talent on display, you ought to see how she stages my clients’ homes. It’s nothing shy of incredible. As I tell my sellers, Anne is my “secret weapon.”

Thankfully, my children are the beneficiaries of her artistic gifts, both in terms of nature (Anne’s artsy genes are present in each of them) and nurture (our dining table is always covered with art projects). We’re also fortunate to send Jack, Luke and Sarah to a terrific school where art is a prized part of the curriculum (St. David’s).

Which brings me to our friend Stephen Shingler.

Stephen is a fantastic, über-talented, wildly popular art teacher at St. David’s. He’s such a cool dude. My boys have enjoyed art lessons with him over the past few summers and always come home energized.

I approached Stephen a few weeks ago with an idea. This blog site allows me to customize a few things, one of which being the “logo,” or picture you see at the top of the page. How neat would it be for a friend to surprise Anne with a visual representation of the blog site’s name, I shared with Stephen.

After uploading what was in my head, I knew he could take it from there.

He nailed it.

Surprise Anne! Surprise to all of you!

With joy,

Van