Cedar Lee February 15th, 2009

This studio move is turning out to be a huge job!  It’s not going as quickly as I’d like, but I can see the signs of progress as small parts of the whole gradually come together.

We’ve got about half of the space painted, and some of my furniture in place.

In my old studio I had one big bookshelf, and I had to somehow find a way to fit books, office supplies, and art supplies all on the same shelf–it worked, but it was crammed full and cluttered.

But in my new studio, I’m going to set up separate zones for office work and art work.  All of my painting supplies are going over in the “painting zone,” where I will have a large table set up next to my easel.  Now my “office zone” is truly that–no more paint splatters on my keyboard, no more eraser dust and spilled water on my invoices and bills!

And my lovely shelf will now be freed up.  With all the paints, brushes, palettes, primers, varnishes, etc. moved over to the painting zone, I can now actually keep more of my books in my studio–most are art-related or business-related reference books, but now I’ll be able to include some of my more recreational reading there as well.  My studio’s going to have a homey atmosphere.

The shelf will also be used for office supplies and hand tools.  You can see here that I have my computer desk and shelf set up, and the shelves are starting to be filled as I organize my things.  I chose for this wall to be a deep red called “Brick Dust.”

Notice the white globes on top of the shelf–that is some new lighting I picked up at Ikea.  They’re called “Knoppigs.”  I love the name and think they’re really pretty–each glass globe has a unique pattern of decorative frosting on it.  I’ll move the lighting around once I have more of the space set up.

There is one more wall that will be that “Brick Dust” red, but most of the room will be a neutral warm ivory color (good for displaying paintings of varying colors) while one wall on the other side of the room is going to be a rich golden color called “Nutmeg.”

You can see here the half of the basement not yet painted.  As of now, it’s still dark and dingy, and the floorspace is filled with junk upon junk.

I can’t wait to see it transformed into something wonderful!

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