Friday, March 16, 2012

Reclaiming My Studio

Once upon a time, my son asked if he could move back home for "3 months or so". He was having a tough time and had lost his job, so I agreed. I let him move into my studio since I wasn't using it at the time and he didn't want to live in the house proper.
Well, 3 months turned into 3 years and my poor studio took a beating in the hands of a young man. But, he has moved out now and I can finally reclaim my space.

As you can see, I have to repaint everything, from the ceiling to the floor.

I need to pull a hideous credenza out from under the counter and do a bit of landscaping up front. There are "Glow-in-the-dark" stars on the ceiling that need to be scraped off before painting.

I intend to paint it in fun colors and hang bulletin boards along the long wall. Since I have a bead studio in the house, my beads won't go out there, but all of my other art supplies will, along with my art books. I want to use it for teaching a couple of classes, inviting my artist friends over for "Inspiration Parties" and to do a semi annual studio sale.
Now all I have to do is get the ladder out there and start scraping those stars off the ceiling!





7 comments:

  1. Oh, you must be so excited, how awesome to have that space. I'm looking forward to seeing how you finish it.
    :) Judy

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  2. how exciting to be able to reclaim this amazing space! Cant wait to see how you remodel it :-)

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  3. I remember this wonderful little art shack..over looking your wonderful yard..i'm happy you have that space to create in.

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  4. How exciting! I love seeing people's studio spaces coming together.xxx

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  5. Hello, I was just thinking about you and the good old days of garden tours up at Belknap and the Green I am not sure if I can send this message with out starting my own blog, but I wanted to say Hi and I am glad to hear you are doing better. This is from Cookie from up-river. I will look for you at Saturday market. I am glad to see you are doing such great art. Beads are less to lift and it looks like you are a master! take care and Happy Spring!

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  6. Cookie! So glad to hear from you. Come see me at Saturday Market. Bring Star with you.

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  7. I am enjoying my beautiful beaded necklace. You really do a great job! I'm so glad I got to visit with you.Keep up the good work!!! So very special these treasures are. xoxoxo Cookie

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