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At yesterday’s monthly all-staff meeting, we announced that in late October we’re going to have something of an art/talent show (combined with the universally popular happy hour). The point of the event will be that each and every Barefoot employee will bring in a piece of art of their own creation (or, by proxy, their kid’s creation) or show off a special talent. I expect we’ll see some fine photography and poetry alongside some expert juggling and model ship building.

I’m not sure what I’m going to show off. My Popsicle-stick bird feeders have rarely, if ever, been fully appreciated. Neither have my windsocks made out of athletic socks. It’s time for something new, I guess.

We have some very talented people at Barefoot. For example, take interactive designer Rob Sloan. He can design sites, blogs and banners that will take your breath away. There’s copywriter Sarah Knott who can write like, well, the Dickens. And there’s Amanda Brown who can write a creative brief that will actually make you grateful for such things as brand equity and reasons to believe. This is not to overlook our highly skilled and motivated project managers, such as Jana Roszkowski, or our nimble application developers, such Bobby Uhlenbrock. Thing is, we see the talents of our colleagues day in and day out. Now it’s time to see how they shine during their free time.

I expect to be just as impressed by my colleagues’ off-the-clock creativity as I am with their on-the-clock achievements. As such, I’m feeling considerable pressure to make a positive impression–I’m a creative director, for crying out loud! Maybe it’s time to unveil my 1/74th scale Statue of Liberty made entirely of Play-doh and dried pasta. Getting it out of my mother’s basement could be a little tricky, though.