I admit that when I write for one of my blogs, I often "copy and paste" to the other if the information is something I know people would like to see :-). Such is the case for the post below that I put up on my art page blog!
Frankly, my intent is to move the many art supplies I am using for my art journaling, silk painting, etc into the new space after doing some renovation (needs MORE light and serious sheetrock over the insulation!) and regain our painting studio...well....that's the plan!
Adding a new art studio
We're happy with our art studio. In fact artists are always telling us how much they love where we are.
As our art expands into new and different directions..what was big enough for two artists with full time art careers begins to take on a life of its own!
It's hard not to be emotionally attached to something you built with your own hands. We salvaged much from a 1910 house, Habitat for Humanity, thrift and salvage stores and with the help of friends and family and much sweat and patience, the 24 x 30 art studio with its 10 ft. high ceilings eventually came into shape!
We started out SO neat! But the reality of loading and unloading vans, equipment, art supplies
paintings and then storage. Oh my. Storage! We have a pull down attic that can accommodate a lot but only those items we are not using regularly.
They say photos are worth a thousand words so maybe it's easier to show you what I mean!
But a solution presented itself ...we actually fought it for awhile...thinking just one more thing to fill up but scroll down to see the newest addition to our art compound :-)
The newest
building was brought here from just down the road-a 12 x 20 vinyl
covered, insulated and wired building for a great price...I mean, how
could we not? The previous owner had even wired the building for 220 voltage to accommodate her kiln! Well
we won't be doing any kiln work anytime soon and there is some serious
cleaning, fixing and painting to do but I am looking forward to moving
supplies from the big studio to the shelves in the smaller studio....and will keep you in the loop of my progress :-) I just hope it makes a dent in the large one!
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| Late afternoon in front of Art Studio |
As our art expands into new and different directions..what was big enough for two artists with full time art careers begins to take on a life of its own!
It's hard not to be emotionally attached to something you built with your own hands. We salvaged much from a 1910 house, Habitat for Humanity, thrift and salvage stores and with the help of friends and family and much sweat and patience, the 24 x 30 art studio with its 10 ft. high ceilings eventually came into shape!
We started out SO neat! But the reality of loading and unloading vans, equipment, art supplies
paintings and then storage. Oh my. Storage! We have a pull down attic that can accommodate a lot but only those items we are not using regularly.
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| We were so neat in the beginning! |
They say photos are worth a thousand words so maybe it's easier to show you what I mean!
But a solution presented itself ...we actually fought it for awhile...thinking just one more thing to fill up but scroll down to see the newest addition to our art compound :-)
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| Salvaged cupboards-I wish I had 5 more! |
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| No, it's not moonshine-just Steve's secret oil medium curing on the front porch railings! |
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| Steve's work table |
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| Working on a silk scarf and oil painting at the same time! |
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| Positioning and offloading the new building. |
Exciting!
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