Now that my studio space is completely packed up and vacated, I've turned my attention to the new studio I am about to build at our new house. Aahhhh... the possibilities!!! There are so many things I could do that I've been left in breathless anticipation.... not to mention the sleepless nights. Of course you'd think I'd have soooooo many other more important things to be laying awake at night thinking about when we are about to undertake a huge move, but a new workspace is important to me.
I'm a fan of the Stampington
magazine which promotes the inspiring work spaces of extraordinary women.
They do feature the most incredible studios and work spaces of some very talented artisans and even though it works out quite expensive to purchase the mag here in Australia, I'm never disappointed with the magazine.
(from magazine)
So, that said, I do have to admit that even though I am impressed with some of these amazing work spaces, some of them look so gorgeous that they cease to be functional. But still, I look and dream (plus copious drooling.... eewww) at these lovely studios and then I pick out little features that I like or could use in my own workspace.
(from magazine)
For me a workspace must look inviting and inspiring but above all it must function well. I don't think it matters particularly how big your workspace is, as long as it is laid out well and everything you need is easily accessible, then it works.
Sometimes I look at the pictures in the mag and wonder what we would think if they showed these same work spaces as they really are... come on, you don't truly believe that artists are incredibly tidy people do you? Most of these rooms (like say 99.9%) look unused and of course if you were the featured artist, you'd do a big clean up before the photographer arrived too - right?
I remember once I was particularly taken with one of the artists work and followed a link to her website and from there to her blog. Reading through her blog archives I reached the post where she talked about the magazine featuring her studio.... I should have stopped there while I was still intrigued. In this post she talked about only having a week to transform her quite boring and uninteresting studio into this amazing and artistic show piece for the magazine. Okay, right there.... illusion shattered!!!
So that brings me right back to my own studio. What will I do? What colour scheme and layout will I use? Will I have a separate classroom or incorporate it in my own work space? Hmmmm... so many choices and decisions to be made. Guess I'll just keep on reading the magazine, dreaming and planning.
Until next time...
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
(from magazine)
(from magazine)