The Heart Gallery Crew
Heather Pasley
Co-Owner, Master of Ceremony and Instruction
Heather got a C in Mrs. Alhadeff's art class in the 8th grade. She gave her creativity another spin in college by taking an "Intro to Drawing" course, but ended the joy ride by dropping the course after her contour lines sketch was used as an example of "what not to do". Although her confidence was shot in the visual arts department, she developed other skills over the years, like: teaching, mascotting, lawn mowing, impressions, emotional processing, and child rearing. But, the doodling never dwindled. Her husband noticed and encouraged her to have another go. So, while living abroad in Sydney, Australia, safely removed from the soul pummeling professor who stepped on her artistic dreams, and now deep in her thirties, she took a painting class. She painted an onion. It looked like an onion. So much so it made her cry. Not really, but it was that good. She had found her medium. And ten years later, she would mix that medium with her love of teaching and her desire to bring joy to other humans.
James Wenlock a.k.a Jimmy Deenos
Bartender, Systems Analyst, Author of the in-famous Heart Gallery Newsletter and Cahoolery Editor
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James Wenlock is broadly known at the Heart Gallery as the Employee of the Month and the Employee of the Year. He earned those accolades by pouring beverages with unparalleled skill and intentionality and serves our patrons with with tact and appreciation. He has even been known to do some paint instruction.
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He is also a composer, and a software developer with a degree in Computational Auricular Acoustics from the University of Washington. Crazy right? You should ask him about all that next time he is pouring you a drink.
Mike Pasley
He's The Man
Mike Pasley made the bold move from the safe harbor of asset management to the exciting seas of neophyte entrepreneurship, giving up a corporately sponsored life in favor of an undeniably more risky and soulful endeavor. He brought the design team's dreams to life via extensive manual labor, and continues to be the Gallery's handyman. Mike also captains the ship by putting all the administrative skills he learned on the trading floor to use -- so there's nothing but smooth sailing for all our guests! Mike puts the HE in HEart Gallery.
