BoutDatLife

Session Recap

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Studio Works Page

URL: boutdatlife.studio/pages/studio-works

Built and published a new Studio Works landing page featuring:

• Full-width hero installation shot
• Her Rhythm + His Beat side by side (36x48 each)
• Saturday Night Soul full-width closer (48 tall)
• All images migrated from temporary upload URLs to permanent Shopify CDN files

Navigation

Added Studio Works to the top nav and reordered to gallery-standard sequence:

Studio - Studio Works - Works - Editions - About - Contact

Portfolio Page

URL: boutdatlife.studio/pages/portfolio

• Fixed missing Saturday Night Soul image (Ancestors Chat Series)
• Updated Her Rhythm with correct final image file
• Corrected Rhythm Series order: Her above His

Open Items

• Confirm Cityscape Series images loading (Uptown, Midtown, Downtown)
• Confirm His Beat image displaying correctly on Portfolio
• Saturday Night Soul dimensions confirmed - 60x48 in (60 wide x 48 tall)

Gallery Prep Session

Dimensions Corrected Sitewide

• Saturday Night Soul - 60x48 in applied across CV, Works page, Studio page, original product listing, press kit
• All other works (Her Rhythm, His Beat, Uptown, Midtown, Downtown Soul) - 36x48 in applied across CV and press kit
• Dance floor corrected across all pages

CV Updated

• All dimensions corrected
• Full medium updated across all works
• Edition sizes updated - Canvas Edition of 25 / Fine Art Paper Print Edition of 50
• Saturday Night Soul series description corrected to dance floor

Press Kit Page

• Built and published at boutdatlife.studio/pages/press-kit
• Includes: artist statement, all 6 works with images + dimensions, CV summary, contact + inquiry CTA

Gallery Pitch Emails

• 5 tailored cold emails drafted and saved at boutdatlife.studio/pages/gallery-pitch-emails
• Targets: ZuCot Gallery, Richard Beavers Gallery, Galerie Myrtis, Welancora Gallery, Band of Vices
• Each email pitched differently based on gallery focus and market

CV PDF

• MichaelJames_CV_2026.pdf created via browser print-to-PDF from CV page
• Text only - no images (correct for gallery submissions)

Domain Planning

• boutdatlife.studio and boutdatlife.art both confirmed available
• Domain purchased and set as primary - June 4, 2026
• Plan: licensing@boutdatlife.studio set up, all references updated, gallery emails to send from new address

Next Steps - June 2

• Pull 3-5 high-res images - Saturday Night Soul + one per series
• Verify submission email addresses on each gallery website
• Draft ZuCot email - attach MichaelJames_CV_2026.pdf + images
• Domain boutdatlife.studio purchased and set as primary
• All site references updated to boutdatlife.studio

BoutDatLife

Session Recap

Friday, June 5, 2026

Google Search Console

• Verified ownership via HTML meta tag method
• Meta tag placed at top of head in theme.liquid (second line after charset)
• Fixed theme.liquid structural issues that were blocking verification
• Sitemap submitted - boutdatlife.studio/sitemap.xml

GA4 Tracking

• GA4 Measurement ID: G-1J7ZX4BEHJ
• Script added directly to theme.liquid - fires on every page
• Confirmed live in page source

Site Map Page

• Built and published at boutdatlife.studio/pages/site-map
• Organized into: Studio, Works by Series, Shop, Artist, Representation and Partnerships, Connect
• All 38 pages and 9 collections mapped and linked

Next Steps - June 5

• Monitor Search Console Coverage report over next 48-72 hours
• Verify GA4 data flowing in Google Analytics dashboard
• Send gallery pitch emails from licensing@boutdatlife.studio