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Studio Snapshots

July 22, 2010

Inspired by the photos some of you in the blogosphere have been taking of art supplies, I took my camera with me into my little studio. It was fun snapping shots of things that I use to create my pieces.

Sometimes I get so busy using my brushes and paints that I forget how cool looking they are by themselves. Especially when they’re on a well-used pallette! I think I’ve had that one since I was a teenager…

This is one of my works in progress. I love to cut phrases and words out of my collection of old books. They often end up in one of my pieces. It’s fun to play around and see what combinations strike my fancy.

There you have it…my studio snapshots. Have a wonderful day!

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Mania, Repairs & Possibilities

August 4, 2009

Whew! What a week last week turned out to be! Between our usual kid mania and getting the ball rolling on our floor re-pair/kitchen re-do, this is the first chance I’ve had to jump on here.

A little while back, our furnace unit leaked all over our floor and we didn’t catch it until it had done a good deal of damage. We had an insurance adjuster out lickety-split and now the repairs are underway.
I emailed a friend about all of the goings on and I told her that I felt relieved that the repairs were happening despite the mess and disruption. I also told her to remind me I said that when the mess is messier and the disruptions are, well, more disruptive.

All this is a precurser to our kitchen being redone (hallelujah!!) and maybe, just maybe…drumroll please….a small studio for me.

The Hubs may be a touch more excited about it than I am (believe it or not). If I had a place to put all my art stuff, I may just quit leaving a trail of it around the house. Or not, but it sounds like a great justifying statement, don’t it? You bet!

Anyway, this is the potential studio. Stop snickering. Yes, that is an honest-to-goodness hot tub from the 70′s. The Hubs has an odd affection for the thing, but he and I both agree that it’s getting the axe (or sledgehammer?) soon.

We nail down the details of the rest of the work with the contractor tomorrow. In other words, we’ll find out how far the money will take us. For now, the small room that I’m grandly calling a studio, is just a possibility. We’ll find out the reality tomorrow. A girl can still dream, though…….
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