The Lorton Workhouse is open for business.  And I don’t think I will ever suggest mass market art again. 

I went back today to spend some quality time in Gallery 6, home to my photographer friend Kathy Strauss.  She shares a gallery with a dozen or so others, and all of their works are wonderful.  I viewed something for nearly every type of client, from landscapes to nudes, abstract and graphic to soft and poetic. All are comparably priced; a large matted and framed, signed and numbered print runs affordably at about $250. 

This building, besides housing the photography gallery, has a working photography studio and a wet darkroom.  A silversmith and a collection of textile workers have studios in this space as well.   The galleries here are constantly staffed, so items may be purchased immediately. 

I have said it before.  This is the best thing to happen to my neck of the woods.