• All in the Memory -- bookkeeping services
• Arabella -- a dynamic musical duo
• Bytesmiths Editions -- large, archival, fine-art photography on unusual materials
• Bytesmiths Press -- artists' services: web design/hosting, jury slides, giclee reproductions, opening announcements, brochures, etc.
• Champagne Beadworks -- handcrafted jewelry and beadwork
• Crafted By Carol -- handcrafted jewelry and beadwork
• Dana Fontaine -- unique photography-derived art
• Dymond Graphics -- note cards, pet/people photography
• Fountains & Funktini -- glass art and more from Beth Keenan and JoAnn Rawley
• Gemini Gypsy -- Carole Good-Hanson's fused glass frames
• Mary Kollman Fine Art -- lovely floral watercolor originals
• Primrose Studio -- terra cotta switch plate covers and wall art
• Ratso's Studio -- astoundingly realistic bronze sculpture
• The Spiral Gallery -- local artists exhibit in the Oregon Cascades foothills
• The Roaming Artist -- info and resources for artists "on the road"
• Van Dyke Sepias -- Jan Van Dyke's nostalgic sepia toned photography
• Veggiemog -- life and times of Kelly O'Toole's Unimog, running on biodiesel
• Village of Willamette Arts Festival -- annual visual/performing arts festival, third weekend of September
• Whitehorse Designs -- Gwen Miller's beadwork and fused glass
• West Linn Arts Commission -- city support for the arts

Expand-Contract in the Spiral Model

An important idea not readily found in the literature is that of contraction as an ongoing part of the process. It can take place within an hour, within a cycle, or perhaps every other cycle -- ideally it should happen on multiple time scales.

Horror Story

One company insisted that Smalltalk development proceed in strict accordance with traditional waterfall project management techniques. They used a large consulting company's design methodology, which enforced waterfall project management.

Upon staffing up with experienced Smalltalk consultants for the implementation phase, they were horrified to discover that their Smalltalk experts were unanimous in declaring that certain locked-in design decisions were inappropriate for a Smalltalk project. They were unwilling to re-examine their design, and so instead switched to a different implementation vehicle (which was, surprisingly enough, supplied by the large consulting company that sold them the design methodology).

Outcome: when last we checked, project was about 18 months behind schedule, and had consumed 16 times the resource of the original Smalltalk project plan.

Moral: be prepared to change your development and management style, and avoid raising unrealistic expectations.

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