I think it's about time that I reveal my studio/atelier/fun cave. This part of the apartment is the hotbed and homeland of my creativity, uncreativity, snuggle reading time, killing time time, cat-petting time, 3am mania time, and my creative frustration time, among other times. I spend quite a bit of my life at the fold-out table in my wooden captain's chair, and also in my magnificent pea-green sofa. It's always in a chaotic tidiness, and I like it that way. I've photographed it just as it is. Over the summer I organized it as best I could, and arranged it so that I would feel comfortable spending time in this space. I love to sit in the corner and read when I feel tired. I also love to sit at my table and experiment with the unused materials that I pull out of my drawers and fabric boxes (that I bought from a Working Class Studio sale!).
It's so important to feel at home in your studio. It affects the way you work, how much you enjoy working, and the efficiency of work time and output of your art, too! For me, a studio should never bee too pristine or too cluttered. The first is intimidating, and the second is overwhelming. Both are disorienting. Here are some wise, lovely, and humorous perspectives from artists about their studios:
The first time bears invaded my studio I knew I was in for a challenge.
Charles Muench
I like the idea of having a calm, quiet room to work on my music while knowing that outside there's noise and a lot happening. It's reassuring to know the "everyday" continues even though inside the studio you feel so disconnected from it.
Keren Ann
All art is solitary and the studio is a torture area.
Alexander Liberman
My studio has a personality of its own. It can be a monstrous clutter from one end to the other or, at times, the very model of simplicity.
Harley Brown
Studio Ghosts: When you're in the studio painting, there are a lot of people in there with you - your teachers, friends, painters from history, critics... and one by one if you're really painting, they walk out. And if you're really painting YOU walk out.
Philip Guston
Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.
Benjamin Franklin
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And now I present my studio to you...
3 comments:
I love the picture of your clock on your books. Also I like the way the flag is coming. Berry cool.
Sus, I think this is my favorite blog post you've ever written. Very fun to read your thoughts and see your photo tour, even though I technically walk through and see it all the time. Very sweet.
Nice studio. I love your inspiration board. :)
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