Shortly after buying and moving into this house which has had many tenants over the years, we heard that the big block of concrete hidden in the midst of a row of built in cabinets was the place where the original owner had buried his wife. Seemed as good an explanation as any, and for [...]
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
I finished the postcards/fliers for my Holiday Sale and Party on Friday, December 14th. Tomorrow I am going to put some colorful lights on the outside of the studio. I’m considering my options for the yard and patio and I think I will make luminarias/farolitos for the pathway and maybe set up a small, [...]
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Saturday, December 1, 2007
The First Studio Play Day is filled to capacity and I am excited to share my studio and introduce some people to a wide variety of craft materials and techniques. I have pulled out many supplies and tools for everyone to explore, including Color Cutters, Kreinik iron-on threads, ribbons, a sewing machine, many [...]
Sunday, September 30, 2007
The studio tour has been tremendously fun for me. Lots of people have come. It has been a pleasure for me to talk about my work and I am very excited to see people being inspired by my space. It looks like my Studio Play Days will fill up quickly with folks who want to [...]
Friday, September 28, 2007
I’m several days behind in getting this post up, but I am determined to show each step of this project through to the end. This picture shows much of the studio with the art on the walls, although you cannot make out any of the paintings or how they are arranged. I am happy to [...]
Monday, September 24, 2007
This space is inspiring and I feel so lucky to have a room of my own. I will be able to GO to work. As you can see, in the pictures above, this studio is my happy place and I have enjoyed getting everything organized. I still need to cut a sheet of [...]
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
I am slowly moving my furnishings and supplies from my former studio in the sunroom to my new detached studio out back. Although I have two paintings burning in my mind to get busy with, I feel I need to take my time so as not to mess up the absolute beauty of this room. [...]
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The trim is fantastic! I love it! Martin is amazingly skilled and so much fun to work with. Lucky opportunities are never overlooked. This trim evolved into a really tidy work of art. It is rather boat like, and if you know Martin, you know he brings the sensibility of a dutch sailor to all [...]
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Tuesday, September 4, 2007
In this photo you can see that I finished the taping and mudding of the drywall, painted the walls, and whitewashed the ceiling. I wanted the wood grain to show through the ceiling, but needed to get rid of the yellow cast it gave the room. I mixed some leftover white semi gloss latex with [...]
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I’m so glad that I finished the drywall work tonight. This picture was taken yesterday before the taping and mudding, now it is all sanded and ready to paint. While it dries, I will be working on making some inserts for the spaces above the header on which I will glue mirrors.I can also figure [...]
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
If you think you’re sick of this new studio project and how it has eclipsed my life as a painter, you can imagine how grateful I am to see some days of big progress. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! For starters, thanks to my friend, Martin, the ceiling is [...]
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Saturday, August 25, 2007
I slowly eased back into working on the studio and I’m enjoying the results of several very productive days. After the rough in inspection, Robin was very determined in getting the 18″ trench dug, through very rocky soil, of course, so I could connect the subpanel to the main. I worked by torchlight the night [...]
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a work in progress