I guess we never formally explained how C7 Studio came to be. Well, this is the story -
In 2005, Dustin and I had an idea about making an online art magazine that would be called C7. C7 originally stood for things the magazine would be about colors (that one is easy), canvas (art works), clay (ceramics), camera (photography), creative (the inspiration), curtain (theater) and critique (the reviews) so hence seven Cs. We worked hard to establish it but unfortunately did not have the time to write the whole thing ourselves and couldn't find any other writers to contribute. Our plan fell apart.
We went back to working on our own artworks.
Two years later, we decided to start a pottery business. I took several Ceramics classes during my college years and Dustin enjoyed doing it also. The idea was to do our own works and have them for sale but also have a Studio where other people who were interested in ceramics could come, rent a wheel, and work to. Unfortunately studio space is expensive. We were never able to establish C7 studio and were not comfortable having strangers in our home.
Dustin had decided to focus only on ceramic works and open a studio later. He started talking to Daina about the Los Angeles scene and people that they could sell too. Due to her experience in the Los Angeles designer world they started to discuss running a business together. Daina and Fray came to our home several times. We would sit and talk for hours and hours. Our final plan was to have a business that focused on pottery and designer lamps. Because Dustin already owned the name, we called it C7.
All of us re-defined the meaning of C7 -
Seven of Cups.
C7 Studio was established in April 2007. We were dabbling in a variety of things. Whatever came to mind we built. We started to work on lamps and then boxed artworks and finally to gallery stands. Our first gallery stands were sold to Yellow Rose Collection, Paleo Facts, and Bo Tree Source. Soon other clients came to us for our Metal Gallery Stands.

Our progress has dramatically changed from lamps to
old and newer gallery stands.It has been over a year since we first made gallery stands. We have made 154 gallery stands and still counting! I didn't expect us to have made so much since December 2007. Our orders reached its highest peak last month.
I would like to say Thank You to
London Coin Galleries of Newport Beach and
Bo Tree Source for being our long-term clients especially C7 partners: Dustin, Daina and Fray for investing their time and patience into this great business.
-Dejá