The Studio

I’m pretty excited about my “studio” …also known as “the basement”.  I think I’ve got enough room to do clay on one side and paint, drawings, and whavever else on the other with a little room leftover for storage.  Since we spent all our money buying the house I had to get creative when it was time to set up the studio.  There was a big storage shelf already in place when we moved in so that was a good start.  Then I took the entertainment center that we were using in our apartment and turned it on its side.  Now it will serve as a small work bench/shelf and a place to store paintings, drawings, frames, canvases, and paper (and whatever else I can shove in there).  When we moved in there were closet doors installed between the living room and the kitchen.  We didn’t see any need for that so we took them down.  I bought some wood from Menards and turned those doors into a nice long shelf.  I get to use the kitchen table that we had at our apartment and I got another old one that I used when I lived with my mom.  I’ve still got some work to do but everything is coming together nicely.  I’ll probably use some plastic sheets to section off the clay area so there isn’t clay dust flying around and I could probably use another shelf or two.  I’m still not sure about lighting and I’d like to have a seperate table for drawing/illustrating so I can just use my easel for paint.  And of course I’m still dreaming about getting a kiln but I can wait a while for that.  I’ve got enough to do already…