Okey doke. Here's a suggestion.
How about a main banner for the thread? Could be something new or your favorite piece except with the text changed a little. Below, a little introduction that summarizes your thread and what you will be doing. It doesn't have to be an essay like mine is but you can make it as long as you want. This would be a good time to mention that you are a shop (if you want to be) or request critique on your works.
For setting up the images I might say to put up a few of your best works, maybe 3 or 4, in the open and everything else categorized in spoiler tags.
How does that sound?