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10/31/2024
My authoring journey has been taking me places and doing things I never thought I would be doing. One of […]
10/24/2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kathy Strauss, CCFC | Creationeer @ ImageWerks October 23, 2024 [email protected] www.imagewerks.net 703-304-1031 Myrtle Beach, South […]
09/08/2024
I was contacted a while ago by a gentleman asking if I was interested in creating a memorial painting as […]
10/15/2023
My writing adventures are starting to get traction these days… especially with my latest book project Health-a-Pedia. Life took me […]
10/05/2023
One of my clients knew that I did acrylic painting and thought a perfect present would be a painted portrait […]
08/30/2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: August 30, 2023 […]
06/11/2020
I’m excited to share my latest painting commission… a friend reached out when her pup, Marla passed away during COVID-19… […]
03/22/2020
How to use “self-isolation” as a tool for personal growth! Now that you’re prepped for “self-isolation” and you have enough […]
10/04/2019
Two months ago I was contacted by a gentleman who wanted to commission a painted portrait. I told him that […]
08/22/2019
This past spring we were given the opportunity to create a custom mural for the new education building for Covenant […]
08/19/2019
We were recently asked by a client if we could create a print of one of his favorite photos of […]
08/10/2019
Recently I was commissioned by a networking friend to create a painting of his girlfriend’s dog, Muggle. I had no […]
08/06/2019
I’ve been doing photography for a while now—but haven’t jumped into the latest “rage” of doing personal brand photography until […]
08/05/2019
I was going through some of my archived photoshoots and came across this one I did back in N. Virginia […]
09/14/2018
So, as we are sitting in safety up here in Woodbridge, VA and my husband has the television on watching […]
12/20/2016
It’s never too early to start planning your summer vacation. Why not join us on a very special cruise from […]
11/11/2016
Another publication has joined the ImageWerks family… We are very grateful to be the lead photographer for this new magazine, SoCo […]
11/16/2015
I thought it might be fun to share a little photo restoration project we just did. The original image was […]
11/04/2015
Oh what fun we had at the Workhouse Arts Center… the Luncefords were fun, easy going & really wanted to […]
10/07/2015
Did you get it yet? The 2016 Business Resource Guide that is. ImageWerks is pleased to have been the photographer […]
08/11/2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kathy Strauss [email protected] 703-492-8215 ImageWerks Wins “Best of Prince William” Award. Each year, Prince William Today […]
03/03/2015
How pleased we were when Malones of Manassas asked Kathy to take headshots for the newest member of their team, […]
01/25/2015
Wine, Nibbles & Scribbles was featured in the Washington Post | Prince William Extra section (front page!) on January 25, […]
09/04/2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kathy Strauss [email protected] 703-492-8215 ImageWerks Wins Two “Best of Prince William” Awards Lake Ridge Company Voted […]
08/12/2014
ImageWerks is pleased to have been the photographer again for the publication, Spotlight on Prince William this year. This is […]
01/13/2014
This is a direct repost of the email I got this morning from my friend, teacher & mentor… Whitney Freya. […]
10/21/2013
What a delightful young lady… she opted for a family photo shoot for her quinceneara. Happy 15th birthday Miss Cameron……… […]
09/03/2013
Very honored to have been interviewed for this article in today’s Potomac Local. Hope you enjoy it! All of this […]
08/30/2013
Hot off the Presses! New Spotlight on Prince William ImageWerks is pleased to have been the photographer for the publication, […]
08/24/2013
This was a beautiful June wedding – a hot summer day too! But, Joe & Kelly were glowing and so […]
04/19/2012
I saw this post the other day & it was too good not to repost here. It’s everything I’ve been […]
11/06/2011
What does being a kid again & creativity have to do with one another? It’s a thought that crosses many people’s […]
10/23/2011
Over the past couple of weeks my husband has been nagging me to go through our daughter’s old room & […]
10/09/2011
Many times we’ll see jobs posted that ask us to come up with a design spec for a project even […]
08/03/2011
If you’ve been following the news in our parts you know that the 150th anniversary of the start of the […]
06/29/2011
Again – it’s one of those delayed posts, where have I been? It’s been an exciting time in the life […]
02/04/2011
I apologize for not keeping up with our blog – inbetween life, the universe & everything…. something had to give […]
07/17/2010
Wow! What a surprise when I got an email from the Prince William Chamber of Commerce saying that CNNMoney was […]
07/07/2010
When looking to hire a designer for your next project, a team, your company, whatever your creative/communication needs are… you […]
06/05/2010
What a difference… I’m a Connecticut native & last evening I experienced the south (again). Our kids live in North Carolina, but […]
06/02/2010
Back in January, the excuse for not contributing to our blog was I was busy – and then 6 months […]
01/19/2010
When you realize that the new year (2010) has come and started—you begin to ask yourself where did the last […]
10/31/2009
ImageWerks, lc Named Home Based Business of the Year by the Prince William County Regional Chamber of Commerce WOODBRIDGE, VA […]
10/09/2009
For a long time we’ve been telling people all about our business & our talents. They know that GC & […]
09/25/2009
Dear g-d… where has the time gone? It seems like just last month we were in Spokane sitting on the […]
08/12/2009
I do alot of reading or investigating of what to do to market our business & our clients. There seems […]
08/07/2009
This evening, I thought I would sit & see if I could tap into a part of myself that I’ve […]
08/05/2009
I’ve been thinking to myself that when I decided to start writing a blog, it was a gut wrenching idea. […]
08/02/2009
Today was an interesting process. When I say process, I actually mean working a process to my day. I’m working […]
07/31/2009
just simple post this evening… wait – it’s morning! why is it that everytime there is a deadline, the creative […]