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03/22/2023

Category: creativity

Bella’s Mural for Covenant United Methodist Church

Thursday, 22 August 2019 by image werks
Covenant Mural
This past spring we were given the opportunity to create a custom mural for the new education building for Covenant United Methodist Church in Greer, SC. This mural honored a very special young lady from their congregation—she unfortunately passed away due to childhood cancer. Knowing this young lady’s background & her love for her church
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  • Published in art, creativity, painting
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Kathy to be a part of Create You Telesummit!

Monday, 13 January 2014 by imagewerks16wplogin
This is a direct repost of the email I got this morning from my friend, teacher & mentor… Whitney Freya. She has put together a superb group of creative coaches for the Create You! telesummit that starts today! I hope you join me in the conversation this evening @ 7pm ET …. Dear kathy, You
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  • Published in article, artist, artists, coaching, creative, Creatively Fit, creativity, inspiration, intuition, photography, Uncategorized
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Artist Turned Entrepreneur – Potomac Local article

Tuesday, 03 September 2013 by imagewerks16wplogin
Very honored to have been interviewed for this article in today’s Potomac Local. Hope you enjoy it! All of this came out of a visit by friend to my BNI | Woodbridge Connection chapter… networking works! http://potomaclocal.com/2013/09/03/artist-turned-entrepreneur-strauss-volunteerism-community-involvement-key-to-success/
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What Do Art & Education Have to Do with One Another?

Sunday, 06 November 2011 by imagewerks16wplogin
What does being a kid again & creativity have to do with one another? It’s a thought that crosses many people’s minds, especially when I hear comments being made such as, “oh, to be a kid again—I can do whatever I want!” or “oh, when I put that paint brush in my hand, I feel free
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  • Published in art, artist, Creatively Fit, creativity, drawing, mural, paintbrush, painting, paper, Uncategorized
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Getting Creatively Fit with a Corporate Twist

Wednesday, 29 June 2011 by imagewerks16wplogin
Again – it’s one of those delayed posts, where have I been? It’s been an exciting time in the life of ImageWerks. Back in April, I finished my certification as a Creatively Fit coach. I decided to obtain this certification after many years of hearing friends, colleagues, aquaintances telling over & over— “I’m not creative.
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Another Nod of Excellence

Friday, 04 February 2011 by imagewerks16wplogin
I apologize for not keeping up with our blog – inbetween life, the universe & everything…. something had to give & I guess this was it. Of course, I keep up with my facebook postings – but putting thoughts down on “paper” just doesn’t get the attention it deserves. I did want to post another
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Two-sided Creativity

Friday, 09 October 2009 by imagewerks16wplogin
For a long time we’ve been telling people all about our business & our talents. They know that GC & I are graphic designers, we design logos, marketing materials (postcards, brochures, etc.)…. layout publications for both formal and informal use (annual reports, simple Word documents, training manuals, etc.)…. create presentations in PowerPoint… design trade show
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Success & Marketing

Wednesday, 12 August 2009 by imagewerks16wplogin
I do alot of reading or investigating of what to do to market our business & our clients. There seems to be a continuous tone to the messages I see. This is….. don’t stop advertising, marketing, or keeping your face (personal & business) out there. The economy might be in a slowdown – but this
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creative intuition

Friday, 07 August 2009 by imagewerks16wplogin
This evening, I thought I would sit & see if I could tap into a part of myself that I’ve been ignoring – my creative intuition. I’ve been struggling over the past couple of months with ways for me to tap into a part of myself that I know is there. Listening to the news,
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ideas rolling in my head…

Wednesday, 05 August 2009 by imagewerks16wplogin
I’ve been thinking to myself that when I decided to start writing a blog, it was a gut wrenching idea. Was this going to be marketing tool, a journal of ideas, or just something that I did & never followed through with. The fact is, I always fought having to write—I hated it as a
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    Deborah Campbell, Development Director (former), American Red Cross
  • One of the joys of being part of the inaugural class of photographers at Lorton’s Photography Workshop was getting to know a group of enormously talented artists. Having seen Kathy’s work ethic and creative energy – and art – first hand, I can vouch for the fact that anyone who hires her is getting the services of a profoundly gifted artist indeed (with equal talents as a photographer and as a graphics designer); that she’s such a nice person is just an added bonus!
    Andrew Ilachinski, Research Analyst at Center for Naval Analyses (former colleague)
  • They are wonderful to work with. ImageWerks is very creative, making every project important and capturing something unique! They have an eye for “it” whether in Kathy’s photos, GC’s illustrations, logos or websites. You cannot go wrong working with ImageWerks!
    Rebecca Barnes President, Prince William Living
  • Kathy is one of the most professional women I know. She is extremely creative and gives her all. Her photography skills are superb. What I like best about Kathy? She’s a huge part of the community she lives in. She gives of her time and talents to several non-profits.
    Candi Keiter Johnson Volunteer at Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue
  • Doing this photography class outside of school allowed me to deal with the stress and explore something I otherwise would not have been able to do. I learned the basics of Photoshop and editing, but more importantly, I got feedback from my fellow participants and my photography has improved. Because of this class, I have considered doing the art show in the spring. I have grown as an artist and found that photography is a de-stressor for me. I plan to keep up this hobby/activity for the rest of my life.
    Kinsey Denney, Photography student that took one of our classes
  • Kathy has provided photography services for our directory and many of our “signature” events, as well as worked with us on designing various collateral. She also did a series of PWC shots that we display in our offices. Kathy has a great perspective, and a way of finding beauty even in the mundane, so that her photographs help you to look at things in a new way.
    Emily Guerrero, Director of Communications (former), Prince William Chamber of Commerce & now Mightier Than (client)
  • Kathy is a professional in every sense of the word. I have worked with her both on projects for the World Bank and with Imagewerks. She has an eye for detail and design. The products she produces are always of top quality. And the wonderful creative energy and ideas that she brings to the table make her a pleasure to work with. I would highly recommend Kathy both as a colleague and a business partner.
    Barbara Yale, Deputy Country Program Officer, Chemonics
  • Kathy is a truly talented artist in many venues. She is also the ultimate professional. I am amazed at the work she does.
    Lisa Barsky, Strauss NIH
  • Dear Kathy Thank you so much for wonderful work at our wedding! The pictures are so gorgeous and we are so excited to see the album! Thank you also for working with us so much to make our album exactly what we want. You are wonderful, and we will deftinitely recommend you to our friends. Thanks again! Very respectfully yours, Kelly & Joe
    Kelly & Joe Coyne, Wedding photography clients
  • Kathy is an amazing photographer! She will make you feel comfortable and at ease – and your photos will be beautiful! You will have a quick turn around from shoot to finished product!
    Gayle Whitlock, Whitlock & Associates
  • I am amazed at the portrait. GC did a phenominal job. I love, Love, LOVE IT!!! I remember when you took that picture at the chamber when I became chairman in 2009! I forogt I was having my picture done that day but you made me look pretty darn good! (Note: Kathy did her professional headshot & GC painted her portrait from this photo)
    Molly Grove, George Mason University
  • Kathy came out our office and did professional photos of all of our agents.The photos were great, and everyone has enjoyed using them in their marketing, etc.Thank you, Kathy!
    Barbara Costa. WISE AGENT REALTY
  • Kathy is wonderful! We’ve used her for several photo sessions and have been absolutely thrilled with the results.
    Melissa Harshman, CLIENT
  • This was my Dad’s 90th birthday party. I’d guess 150 or more people came in a 2 hour period to see him. Kathy did a great job. I had no idea having a good photographer would take the party to the next level. Someone could be a great photographer and have great equipment, but if you can’t work with people to make the shots happen then it’s all for nothing. Kathy did great at all of that and this is why people were lined up to take a picture with my Dad like they were waiting to see Santa Claus. Lot’s of fun!
    Bruce Moore, Internet Ad Management
  • Kathy from ImageWerks took the photos for our rehearsal dinner and the big day. She was responsive throughout the process, and helped us to think about the types of photos we wanted to take ahead of time to make sure everything was captured on the big day (which was such a whirlwind, we never would have thought of what we needed day-of). The pictures themselves were beautiful, showing all that went into our wedding. We can now look back at them and relive the memories created with our family and friends, thanks to Kathy’s great eye for details. I’d highly recommend her services.
    Emily
  • Kathy Strauss did an absolutely beautiful job for our wedding. There were a couple of photos that needed some photoshop work done. When the work was done, I would never know that the “unwanted” individual had ever been in the photo! Her attitude is fun and unobtrusive and Kathy is very artistic! I’m happy to give her a 5* rating -Trish
    Trish & Jim
  • Kathy and Sally took wonderful pictures and were very nice to work with- very down to earth and made sure that we got all of the pictures we wanted. They provided a great selection of quality pictures.
    Anonymous

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