Welcome to my studio! Today is a happy working day in my studio and I’m glad you are here!
I use about half of a 12×12 bedroom for my art making, which is enough for now. Creative storage includes in-closet shelving for a good collection of blank canvasses and boards. Tools live beneath, and there’s some space for rolled paper materials in a basket in front of portfolio storage.
The very large storage piece in my studio is a flat file given to me by a former co-worker. It was given to her by a long time friend who was a Boeing engineer. The story goes that upon retirement, he started working in watercolor, and required a place to store large papers for his paintings. Being an engineer, he knew he could make a storage piece better than he could buy at a store. It’s oak, and perfectly made. No stubborn drawers in this piece. It was my pleasure to inherit this piece of furniture, and though I thought hard about all the floor space it takes up, it more than justifies it’s footprint with the amount of stuff I keep in it. I have hand-cut stamps, stencils, palettes, papers for collage and printing, a mat cutter, measuring tools, and below the files, a space for boxes of things I’m holding to use someday. I think it also holds the memory of a Boeing engineer’s ideas and images.
Beneath the paper covered work table is a drying rack, trash can and a little more room for storage boxes. Above the table are brushes that live on the wall in a set of drawers from Ikea which are always open, holding the brushes and other tools at the ready. I keep the things I use constantly right there on the table.
The floor easel is a recent addition that my husband altered to reduce the footprint. Behind the easel I have a tall set of drawers for paints, mediums and varnishes. It’s pretty ship shape, all in all, and I absolutely refuse to apologize for any mess caught in photos. It’s supposed to be messy!
One of the best things about this room is the light. I have two windows, one of which looks out on the backyard. It’s always green, some months greener than others! Immediately outside the window is a raspberry patch, and my raised garden. Can’t get much better!
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