January 2010 began a five year journey that would be the start of the Bluelucy gallery and then ultimately, the end of Bluelucy. These first few years on the block would prove to be challenging. St Pete was still really sleepy and the downtown area just didn't have a lot of foot traffic yet. Working a full-time job and running a gallery was a lot, but something that I had to do so that we could afford to make it through these first few years. Even though I didn't get much sleep, it really was an incredibly exciting time and totally worth it.