tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632516340718506622024-03-05T18:31:53.740-08:00Where People CreateEnjoy getting a peek into Artists Craft Space or Studio's?
Whether its a nook in the corner, a bedroom or a fully fledged studio we will show you around some of the best and creative studios.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-50972344022388876452014-10-16T03:18:00.005-07:002014-10-16T03:18:57.209-07:00Get Those Tape Rolls Rolled Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-37831310092757426232014-09-30T14:03:00.005-07:002014-10-03T13:57:49.992-07:00Scissor Storage Sorted<div dir="ltr">
If like myself you own a collection of shears and scissors putting them somewhere safe but in hands reach without the hassle of using a full drawer for them, this feature and the following photo ideas may help you rethink your storage. From flower pots to flower frogs, toothbrush holders to cup holders to an upside stool or bucket and a tool bag. Hopefully one of these ideas if not more should work for you.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-1204453713110913012014-09-26T15:29:00.001-07:002014-09-26T15:29:04.492-07:00Storage Ideas<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I need my studio space to work for me so its forever changing and been rearranged, I sometimes feel like I spend more time rearranging than working but I cant work if I cant find things and I also need to make the most of my limited space so I'm always curious of how others make the most of space, storage and how they store certain items.</span><div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-60624767583937900602014-04-07T05:11:00.001-07:002014-04-07T05:11:58.032-07:00Victoria Green - Joanouk Fine Art and Prints Studio Space<ul style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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I am a mixed media sculptor, but have a degree in ceramics and have run my own costume business for over a decade.</div>
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I create my sculptures at home in my workroom and sometimes in the loungeroom. When the weather is lovely, I often do some handsewing or finishing work on the front verandah sitting in my rocking chair. I can see the world go by but am just hidden enough by the roses so as not to be noticed!</div>
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I have cube shelving, thousands of little containers that I have collected over the years, and some big old boxes with jumbles of fabrics and offcuts. I use cork boards on the wall and sketchbooks for the organization of my ideas.</div>
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I naturally work in a tidy way, removing things I am done with before pulling out the next step or project.... but I am sure I think my space is 'neat' when most would call it oraganised chaos! Also, having a 3 year old daughter forces me to tidy up, as she would love nothing more than pulling everything to pieces!</div>
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Clean as you go. Then there isn't a big disaster at the end. A few moments putting little things back where they go is well worth the brain space and dread it saves.</div>
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No, I am a fast worker and a fast cleaner.... so if things become a bit out of control I don't find it stressful to quickly throw it all back into order.</div>
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A high ceiling pale coloured room, with a long wall of windows looking over either a gnarly witches garden or a busy central city street. Big sturdy tables and a computer station by the windows. And perhaps a big television for watching my favourite films as I work.</div>
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I would love to revisit Raku firing in ceramics. Also huge ceiling height soft sculptures.</div>
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A new table!</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SuzanneMcRaeArt" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/<wbr></wbr>SuzanneMcRaeArt</a> and <a href="http://www.asylum7.net/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.asylum7.net</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">I make paper collages inspired by the inner journey and quest for enlightenment and expression. I use all non toxic materials because I am an artist living with a form of vasculitis known as Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (formerly known as Wegener's). I have chosen to use the limitations brought on by the disease, including extreme chemical sensitivities, as a reason to dedicate myself to making artwork. For me, it is a way to be still and learn to see with the eyes of truth.</span><div class="im" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">My studio is a safe zone where I can control the materials I bring in and how they get used to avoid triggering reactions in my immune system. On the other hand, the studio is a universe of exploration, which is never completely safe, always risky in some way. I am fortunate to have dedicated space to work in my Montana home, where I live with my husband and two children. We garden and keep horses on the property, which people tend to agree has the look and feel of a mountain resort. I enjoy having guests, but privacy and quiet is more conducive to art making. It’s all about balance.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Every day I hope to wake up and have the energy to do what I want to do in the studio. When I look out over the Montana mountains and see the beautiful light pouring in, I feel content. My dream would be to be able to blink my eyes and be in the heart of a vibrant urban area, then be transported back here in an instant, to peace.</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Is there any craft you would love to do but can’t due to limitations of your art space?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">I must keep the studio well-ventilated due to the very real danger of dust in my lungs. I would love to have a high-power air purifier which would keep that danger in check, so I could focus in a more relaxed way on my art making.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">A maid! LOL, seriously, anything that will help keep down dust and remove particles from the air.</span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Is there a website for people to see or buy or art/crafts?</b></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">I invite people to view and purchase the collages on display in my Etsy shop. </span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://etsy.com/shop/nontoxicspiritart">Etsy.com/shop/<wbr></wbr>nontoxicspiritart</a></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I also make and sell speciality papers for other artists to use in their work, and have a few one-of-a-kind handbags for sale. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I have a room dedicated to artwork which houses two tables (for creating, drying, and displaying) two book shelves (full of supplies in boxes, artwork on display while in my online shop, and supplies for art shows), several drawers, and my inspiration and to-do list wall (ideas, lists, images and artwork hung with washi tape)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I work in there all the time. My work table is white, and I love watching it go from completely clean to full of supplies, and then completely clean again. Every night before I stop working I make sure that I leave my space neat - ready for a fresh day tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Delight in the appearance of your studio. Decorate it. Make it the most wonderful space in your life. Then you'll be upset when it is messy or dirty.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Huge windows, hardwood floor, overlooking a quiet down town. Preferably, right over a coffee shop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to Emily for the taking the time to photograph and take the time to answer the 'Where People Create' questions, thank you! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-7783499423432732672012-06-23T08:38:00.001-07:002012-06-23T08:49:27.172-07:00Amg-Arts Studio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">I guess with running my blog ‘Where People Create’ and seeing all the beautiful and organised spaces gives me the motivation to clean the art room and have it looking presentable. I love House and Home magazines too so if I see a study area or craft room picture in it I like I clip it out and keep and when I need that ‘kick’ to clean the room I look at the picture and get to work making it look as good as the picture.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">I find that the large plastic drawers are good so you can pull out the complete drawer and bring it over to the floor/desk where you are working and when I’m finished just slip the drawer back into place. Keep all your items grouped like all your textiles stuff together, all your paper crafts bits and pieces together that way your not running around your studio too much when working on certain projects. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Felt creations: artwork, brooches, bracelets, hair bands, cards, </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">keyrings and very cute felt clocks.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">At home, my craft space is my daughter's playroom by day and my office at night.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I previously had a corner in the living room where all my supplies </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">were piled up. When it became apparent that I needed more space (and a </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">desk!) I thought carefully about how I worked and what I needed at</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I find it really easy now that everything has it's own place. My </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">husband works from home and can borrow my desk when I'm not there but </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">he's under strict instructions to tidy up after himself!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Have everything you need on a regular basis at hand - keep </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">scissors/pens/pencils in pots on your desk. I have all my findings </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">(brooch bars/keyrings/brads etc in an art organiser in a drawer so I </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">always know where everything is. I keep my metal die cutters on a </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969);"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">magnetic knife rack on top of my metal filing cabinet, so I can access</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Yes! It's been great having my space in the playroom too because it's </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">taught my daughter to tidy after herself too.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">I'm very lucky and have my dream space now, but I'd LOVE a cutting </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">table and huge rolls of felt. And a better view.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Not any more. I make felt clocks and desperately needed a desk to </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">build them but I have that now, so I'm crafting much more than I could </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">before</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A BIG thank you to Jess, for answering my questions and sharing her fab studio photos with us! Thank You!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-25212868208619246532012-01-24T05:31:00.000-08:002012-01-24T05:34:46.981-08:00Judy Levin's Studio<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What kind of Art/Crafts do you do?</span></b><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am an artist that works in a variety of mediums. Currently I'm re-visiting one of my very favorite mediums, watercolor. I also paint with oil and acrylic. Clay is another medium that gets pulled out often at Lot 5 studio. I sculpt and create functional pottery, both wheel thrown and hand built. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do you keep all your supplies organised?</span></b><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Organization is a constant battle. One way I discovered that forces me to put things away is to contain them in an attractive manner. I like to use vintage containers as well as modern plastic containers that wipe clean easily. For some things having a clear container makes all the difference as I can see what's in it and not have to pull it out to find what I'm looking for. In a clay studio having lids helps too, clay dust gets into everything. I love finding the perfect old chest of drawers at a yard sale that will hold my paints, or a metal rolling cart that moves around the studio and be where I need it as I move around. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do you keep yourself motivated to keep your space tidy?</span></b><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Perfect thing to motivate is to invite people in to see my space. Who doesn't clean for company ;) Twice a year I participate in open studio tours & also have an open door policy. Not knowing when or if someone may pop over for coffee and an art chat forces me to keep the creative chaos to a minimum. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any tips for how to keep art spaces tidy or organised?</span></b><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I learned this one from my mother as a child. I could only have three toys out at once and if I wanted to get out a fourth I had to put one away. It works for art too. Also the phrase "a place for everything = everything in it's place" is very true. Find a home for whatever materials you bring in immediately, that way things don't pile up. Also there's not such thing as too much shelving and pegboard is a gift from the creative gods that will make anybody's life easier ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Do you get stressed out when your space gets in a mess?</span></b><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Only if I actually can't move around, then I get a little nutty. When I'm in the middle of a project the clutter doesn't bother me, but I can't seem to start anything in a cluttered space. One thing that does get me stressed is if somebody else has been in my space and moved my tools around so I don't know where they are. I'm not going to mention any names ;) </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>If you could have your dream space tomorrow what would it look like?</b> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Open and white, clean floors and lots of electrical outlets and windows. Actually I would just be happy to have drywall and shelving right now ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, I have an etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lot5studio?ref=si_shop">http://www.etsy.com/shop/lot5studio?ref=si_shop</a> a web page lot5studio.com and am on facebook, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lot5studio">https://www.facebook.com/Lot5studio</a> stop by and say hello :)</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to Trudy for talking the time and effort to answer my questions and take photos of her studio, Thank you! </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-47658918771914024162012-01-19T11:10:00.000-08:002012-06-13T07:02:05.390-07:00Diva Gone Domestic's Studio<b style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What kind of Art/Crafts do you do?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spend most of my time creating various paper crafts and wedding stuff. I love scrapbooking, card making, etc. I also love home décor projects. But lately, I have been designing lots of wedding stationary collections.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so lucky to have my very own studio. (I say studio because it sounds so much more grand than craft room! J) In the summertime, I tend to take over the back yard with various home décor projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently, I purchased a lot of the storage cubes at a local craft store. Everything has a place and is labeled. If I don’t have a specific place for it, then I find one and make sure that I label it accordingly. The great things with the storage cubes is that they look attractive, can be relabeled when you reorganize and can grow with your arts & crafts!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When working on a specific project, I don’t worry about how disorganized and messy things get. I may make a complete mess out of my room but create something wonderful! BUT, one thing I have learned about myself is that in order to start a new project – I need to have a blank slate. So my room is always clean and organized before starting a new project. It’s kind of like an artist starting with a blank canvas and fresh paints.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Any tips for how to keep art spaces tidy or organised?<u></u><u></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before my craft room re-do, I had a couch/futon with a coffee table and I spend my time crafting on a board. I did this for about 4 years. I loved it but then one day I realized that I get a project or two done but spent most of my time surfing the internet and watching tv. I had all of my supplies tucked in various boxes or in my closet and it made it difficult to find anything. I rearranged my room A LOT but couldn’t figure out why I wasn’t happy with it. Then one day I realized that I didn’t have the workspace I needed and I couldn’t find anything. So my big tip is to play around with different room layouts and organizing methods. Eventually you will find one that keeps you sane and motivated!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you get stressed out when your space gets in a mess?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No. Not if I am able to come up with something spectacular in the process of making it a mess! Since my reorganization, I have not bought double supplies or lost an important tool like I used to. I think that being disorganized stressed me out but not making a mess.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So glad you asked! I have been BEGGING for a craft cottage when we get a new house (which should be in a year or so). I would love to have my studio separate from my actual house. Something like a guest house or a large loft apartment above a detached garage would be perfect. I would like to actually have a printing room/office for my designing and craft room for scrapbook crops. Of course, a small kitchen so that I can store snacks wouldn’t hurt either!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My husband is so sweet when it comes to my projects. If I need space to do something, he generally gives up his wood working area or part of the garage. I’m pretty lucky. But I think I would have a lot more tools to make things easier to mass produce a lot of my items if my space was larger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other than my craft cottage itself, I truly can’t think of anything I would need at this time. My husband bought me an amazing DSLR camera and letterpress machine, his parents got me an professional color laser printer and my parents got a large guillotine cutter for cutting multiple sheets of paper… my wish list was wiped clean for Christmas!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Website: <a href="http://www.divagonedomestic.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.divagonedomestic.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Blog: <a href="http://www.divagonedomestic.blogspot.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.divagonedomestic.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/divagonedomestic" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>divagonedomestic</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/DivaGoDomestic" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/<wbr></wbr>DivaGoDomestic</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to Tara for taking the time and effort to answer my questions and take her lovely studio photos, Thank you Tara! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I guess the easy answer is mixed media artist…I am a jewelry designer, a creator of bath and body products, a scrapbooker/paper crafter, and I love playing with clay and paints as well!!!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lots of different fun pieces!! I love to mix new with repurposed vintage pieces to store things. For example: Tart tins to store my beads. An old metal kitchen cart to hold baskets and tins of messy art supplies, my sewing machine, and my big shot. Old tool boxes to store even more supplies. Harlequin tea cups to hold small olds and ends.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Well since I am in the space that was once designated as a “formal living room” and because it sits right off our front door – that’s about all the motivation I need. I want it to look like it’s a part of the house – not just some messy chaotic space. If I keep it tidy between projects then I won’t have to worry about the mad scramble to organize/clean before company arrives….<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">For me it’s a place for everything and everything in it’s place…I’ve spent a lot of time over the last couple of years searching for cool storage pieces so that everything is easily found and then can be easily put away.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">No!!! As long as it’s a creative mess – that doesn’t bother me at all. Now if I am just being lazy and not picking up between projects then yes I might get a little stressed because there would be no room to create!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have to say I really love my space right now – but if the sky was the limit…I would want just a little more space. I’d have stamped concrete floors. I would love a sink with stainless steel counters and built in cupboards/storage. I would have a table for paper crafting, one for jewelry design and another large table for messy projects like painting and working with clay, and then I would have a jeweler’s bench for working with metal. My dream space would also have a very large closet for storing finished bath and body products while they wait to be shipped or sold at a show. Lots of fun art work on the walls and antique pieces for storage. Sounds pretty perfect to me!!!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I get to do everything I want to do…for messy silver projects I have a small space at our work bench in our garage. So I am very lucky!!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A large armoire for storing supplies that don’t need to be out on display!!!<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Yes!!! <a href="http://www.starhitchedwagon.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.starhitchedwagon.<wbr></wbr>com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A Big thank you to Stacey for answering my questions and taking the time to photograph her FAB space! Thank You! </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-27390400660889740492012-01-12T04:12:00.000-08:002012-01-12T04:12:37.761-08:00Where People Create are looking for rooms/spaces to feature.<h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;">
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work, we love messy studios, tidy studios, big studios, little studios,
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amgartstudios@gmail.com</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"></span>Requirements photos of your workspace, studio or where you work on your art. About <b>2-6 photos</b> are ideal you can e-mail the photos or just send links to the photos.</span></h6>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">How do you keep all your supplies organised?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">How do you keep yourself motivated to keep your space tidy?</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">Do you get stressed out when your space gets in a mess?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">If you could have your dream space tomorrow what would it look like?</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;">Thanks for reading and I hope to get an e-mail soon! </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-weight: normal;">...and in the meantime make sure to check out the studio spaces, desks and other maybe inspiring photos on our Facebook Page: </span></b></span></div>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/wherepeoplecreate"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">http://www.facebook.com/wherepeoplecreate</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-14347431388300580072011-10-08T15:11:00.000-07:002011-10-08T15:16:34.314-07:00Ruth Crean - Nice Day Designs Studio<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I make lots of different things. I started out in fine art, over the years I've done illustration graphic design and fashion, but few years ago I started to do much more crafts. I sell a range of women's accessories like brooches, earrings, pocket mirrors and badges at a weekly market, <a href="http://www.milkmarketlimerick.ie/default/index.cfm">The Limerick Milk Market</a>. I also make up-cycled and customised clothes which I sell in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AvalukCrafts">Avaluk Boutique</a> in Inistioge.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">We rent a two bedroom house so that I can use the second bedroom as my studio. I spend my days either at my computer desk, or my craft desk. Since I also sell three days of the week at my stall I do a fair bit of sewing and badge making at the market too, to try to catch up on work. Our house is over 150 years old but it was refurbished to be used as a design office. It has a nice mix of the new and old, and it also has fantastic light which I love.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">I recently swapped our bedroom to where my studio used to be, it's a bigger room but it was very dark. The move was a great excuse to get all my supplies organised at long last. I'm a ridiculous hoarder, so I find it hard to tame my inner magpie and get things ordered. I took a trip out to Atlantic Homecare and bought these simple pine shelves, they are great for housing all my boxes of trinkets. I then bough lots of plastic and cardboard boxes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Because my partner moved to Cork for a year to go to college, last year I was stuck with having my studio in my bedroom. I never want to go through that chaos again, so whenever I feel the studio start to get messy I just think back to the nightmare of that room and I remember that a few minutes tidying is worth the effort for my long-term sanity.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: transparent;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><br />If you could have your dream space tomorrow what would it look like?</b><br />As with anyone - it would be bigger, right? I would LOVE it to be a mainly glass outdoor room at the bottom of a garden (in a warmer climate). There would be lots more space to hang my work and thus use it as a gallery, plus I would love to take portraits so one area could be sofas etc.<br /><b><br />Is there any craft you would love to do but cant due to limitations of your art space?</b><br />I would love to make my own frames. But with my permenant double vision saws and power tools are really very dangerous in my hands!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /><b>What is the next big thing on your wish list for your art space?</b><br />It sounds really silly but I want one of those card display stands that spin around. Then I could see all my greeting card stock really easily. I'd get loads of use out of it at the markets too. But mostly I'd just like to be able to go to the shops and buy confidence!!</span><br />
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big table for creating. Also a kitchen Island (because sometimes its nice to
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I paint figures and portraits that get classified as somewhere between neorealism and pop surrealism. I work in oils on a pretty small scale.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a studio I share with my best friend (who is a fiber artist) inside an old Templar car factory in Lakewood, Ohio. There’s still an active machinery in the building, but 2 floors have been converted to studios for all kinds of people.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have little drawers and bins, but I keep everything out in the open most of the time. People are usually shocked how little I have in terms of paints, pencils, brushes and chemicals. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m the opposite of a hoarder! I hate clutter. I’ve moved cities so many times that it helped to train me to throw things out or give them away if they are not needed. So far in my studio the only stupid non-essentials I have are a few pinatas and a collection of toys on one shelf. I really should use those pinatas, I kept meaning to fill them with booze candy. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Limit the amount of furniture so that way there’s less space for clutter to accumulate. I have one desk, a few chairs, one tiny set of draws and a place for my books -- that’s it. I don’t buy in bulk, I only get supplies when I need them, and replenish when necessary. Taking things home and rotating is good (books, artwork, magazines) but it also helps to imagine, “what if I had to move tomorrow?” would you really pack up everything, or do a lot of things need to go?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh yes! Especially being in an old factory, there’s concrete dust and lint stuff floating in the air, so I’m always dusting and it never ends. I’m like Joan Crawford, when I find a layer of dust or a cobweb anywhere I freak out. I’ve chilled out about it more recently, there’s only so much I can do.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The same as what I have, only with climate control (the sun in the summer is a bit much), and polished floors. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can do pretty much anything in my space, I wanted to do some screen printing, but I’m still on my oil painting kick and I don’t think it will stop anytime soon.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A shop vacuum! But, then that’s just another possession/thing I wouldn’t want sitting in my studio when not in use; that’s how much I hate clutter.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yep! <a href="http://www.arabellaproffer.com/">www.ArabellaProffer.com</a> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Website/Blog: <a href="http://www.handartdesignstudio.yolasite.com/" target="_blank">www.handartdesignstudio.yolasite.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes I work in a cafe around the corner as I like the buzz and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">the banter and they serve the most delicious mochas (I have to be </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">careful not to spill them on my work though!). Most of the time, I </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">work from home in my studio, surrounded by the things that inspire </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">me - cards from friends, tags, postcards, samples of material - anything </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">goes!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I find that I can't work in a messy space. The work I do requires </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">precision and so there needs to be plenty of flat, clear space for me </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">to work on. I can't risk spilling or knocking anything as I work by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">hand and one slip means that I would have to start over again!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Only keep the things that you need out - store everything else away. Store </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">things away in perfume boxes, small hat boxes and even shoe </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">boxes and make pretty labels to identify the contents.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I cannot work if my space is in a mess, a clear space is a clear head </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">A lofty converted old warehouse with endless desk space, comfortable</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">chairs and great lighting. Ideally a studio apartment. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I would like to work large scale, but taking my style into </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">consideration that would probably have to be a long term project </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">anyway.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">A shelving unit to display my collection of pattern and textile books! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">And maybe a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">nice plant as well.</span></span><br />
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<b>Where do you do your art/crafts?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I do it mostly at home but to knit and crochet in any place is no problem for me.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>How do you keep all your supplies organized?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I use web albums (I don't keep all my works on me) such as Flickr, Facebook and my online shop at <a href="http://craftisart.com/4polinka" target="_blank">craftisart.com/4polinka</a><br />
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<b>How do you keep yourself motivated to keep your space tidy?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I don't think my space is so tidy. Is more about getting the work done and after, during the break I can clean it up. But my yarn balls usually don't take much room. My work place is on a couch in living room where I work and at the same time stay in a center of a house life<br />
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<b>Do you get stressed out when your space gets in a mess?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Better say - my hubby gets this way occasionally :)<br />
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<b>Is there any craft you would love to do but cant due to limitations of your art space?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Irish crochet. Can't imagine where I can keep the surface to pin all the motif.<br />
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<b>Is there a website for people to see or buy or art/crafts?</b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have a page on Facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Trieste-Italy/4polinka-craft" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.<wbr></wbr>com/pages/Trieste-Italy/<wbr></wbr>4polinka-craft</a> and I have an online shop at </span></span><a href="http://4polinka.etsy.com/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">http4polinka.etsy.com</a> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.craftisart.com/4polinka" target="_blank">http://www.craftisart.com/<wbr></wbr>4polinka </a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to 4Polinka for allowing me to publish her photos and for taking time to answer my questions! Thank you!</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-26403850239785963142011-05-09T05:52:00.000-07:002011-05-09T05:54:56.152-07:00Om Shanti Handcrafts Studio<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What kind of Art/Crafts do you do?</b> <br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I design scented bath and body products -- soap, lip balm, body scrubs, massage oils -- using all (and only) natural ingredients. I love coming up with new scent combinations, and I love trying them out, too (though, alas, I don't think I can write off my hot water bill and call it 'product testing'). Many of my products have healing properties as well, and I do a lot of research and testing to make sure that they're safe, and they work.</span><br />
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Where do you do your art/crafts?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mostly just outside of my kitchen -- I worked in my kitchen in my old apartment, but my new kitchen is so small I've spread out into the living room. Fortunately I've fit most of what I need in a small space, though there's a doorway in the middle of it all.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do you keep all your supplies organised?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have a variety of shelves -- some thrifted, some trashpicked, and one set that's built into the kitchen. My favourite piece right now is my workbench -- I picked it up off the side of the road, and then found the perfect drawer pulls at the local ReStore. I'm working on a project to lower the bottom shelf some, so I can fit taller things in it, and maybe eventually add another shelf below that one. It's just a few inches higher than my kitchen counter, which makes it the perfect height to pour tricky stuff like lip balms without straining my back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The black shelves that hold my finished products are another thrift store find -- actually a friend of mine bought them, and then I traded my old shelves for them; they were exactly what I needed, and my friend was looking for something with taller spaces between the shelves. It was perfect!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I keep a meditation altar of sorts on top of it -- an icon of Saint Michael, pictures of my family, gifts from friends. Just some special stuff that I can focus on when I need to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I paid eight bucks for my desk at a Salvation Army store in Colorado. It weighs almost as much as my car and I wouldn't trade it for anything.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How do you keep yourself motivated to keep your space tidy?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm...I don't want to say I'm obsessive, because strictly speaking that's not true, but I do like order. I find it...soothing, pleasing, when everything has a space, and it's </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">in</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> that space. Don't get me wrong -- I get messy -- but soon enough it all gets to be too much, I can't think, and it's time to straighten up.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any tips for how to keep art spaces tidy or organised?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Find the right space for everything. The right set of shelves, the right container, the right box or bin or basket. When everything fits just </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">so</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">, it's easier to put it back there, and easier to </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">want</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> to put it back there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Make it </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">fun</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Maybe 'fun' isn't quite the right word, but do it in ways that please you. The pen holder on my desk isn't just the right size -- it's pretty, too, and it feels good in my hand when I pick it up. The matching mason jars I use to hold my ingredients look </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">so nice</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> lined up on the shelves, and I know they're sturdy and reusable, too. And I love my workbench -- just looking at it makes me smile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This doesn't have to be expensive. For me, digging through thrift stores and yard sales, looking for </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">just</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> the right piece, is a good part of the fun.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you get stressed out when your space gets in a mess?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> OH MY yes I do. It rarely gets very bad, because I </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">know</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> how frazzled I get when it's all in a pile, but when I have a show coming up and five batches of thisandthat to make, yeah, it gets messy. And it's harder for me to find things, to focus, to think. Even if I don't have much time, taking a few minutes to straighten up really helps my state of mind.</span><br />
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If you could have your dream space tomorrow what would it look like?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm hoping to move into an RV and travel from craft show to craft show around the country, full time, within the next year or so, so -- long and narrow! I've been doing sketches in AutoCAD for a while now, trying to figure out how to make things fit, and I don't even have the RV yet.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is there any craft you would love to do but cant due to limitations of your art space?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Everything I've tried so far is pretty small -- though I've started drawing and calligraphy, and I'd love a space other than my desk for that, so I don't have to keep shoving my keyboard out of the way...</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is the next big thing on your wish list for your art space?</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">More work on that workbench -- at least one more drawer, and maybe more than that, if I decide to store the five gallon buckets under it elsewhere. And more glass jars. I </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">love</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> how they look, and I </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">love</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> being able to see all of my ingredients through the glass.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #888888;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-54875232417788565892011-04-22T10:45:00.000-07:002011-04-22T10:48:04.166-07:00Tricia Stansberry's Barn Studio/Shop<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">What kind of Art/Crafts do you do?</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">I make stain glass. I like to make glass that has a twist to it. I am on a feather kick now. </span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">Where do you do your art/crafts?</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">I cleaned out my barn, boy was that a job. It is so nice to walk in and put a little music on and loose myself in my art. </span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">How do you keep all your supplies organised?</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">I was able to re use the workbenches that my dad built when I was a kid. They have electric outlets in them and large shelves on top. No messy wires to get tangled up in. My father-in-law built cubbies for my glass. I have enough that I am able to keep the colours separated. I have clear drawers for my embellishments. I have to be able to see it to use it. I keep everything in the area that I will be using it. I have a space for each step. I'm lucky that I do have enough space to do this. </span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">How do you keep yourself motivated to keep your space tidy?</span></b><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">I hate to waste time looking when I could be creating. It makes me a little crazy. So everything has a place and I try to keep it there. It does get out of hand at times. So when I'm waiting for my soldering iron to heat up I tidy up. It feels good to walk out of the barn with a finished project and it feels just as good to walk in and start a new project with a clean space. This way it takes the stress out of it. </span></b><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">Any tips for how to keep art spaces tidy or organised?</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">I keep everything where I will be using it. I make every minute count. I do not waste any of my precious art time.</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">Do you get stressed out when your space gets in a mess?</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">Oh yes!!!</span></b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">If you could have your dream space tomorrow what would it look like?</span></b><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">Well I don't know what it would look like but I can tell you what it would feel like. COOL AC I have a ceiling fan. When I started I used a hot plate and a light bulb for heat. My wonderful husband gave me a heater that doesn’t trip my breakers. </span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">Is there any craft you would love to do but cant due to limitations of your art space?</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">No, I haven't come to that fork in the road yet.</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">What is the next big thing on your wish list for your art space?</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">I guess I it would have better wiring and maybe some insulation. </span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;">Is there a website for people to see or buy your art/crafts?</span></b><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial;"></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://etsy.com/shop/stainsinpanes" target="_blank">etsy.com/shop/stainsinpanes</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to Tricia for allowing me to publish her studio photos and for taking time to answer my questions! Thank you!</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-57959881555047711142011-03-16T06:11:00.000-07:002011-03-18T08:03:57.720-07:00Tammy Vitale's Studio Spaces<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What kind of Art/Crafts do you do?</span></b><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To support myself I do one of a kind ceramic wall sculputre in a wide range of pricing, and jewlery </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">including using my own lampwork beads and ceramic focals. To play and explore and try out I also </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">paint, do mixed media (my latest passion) and art journal (also new). Each informs all the rest and</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> I'm always excited to see what happens when I sit down to play with nothing in particular in mind.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Where do you do your art/crafts?</b> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In my home. I use 2 bedrooms, the basement and 1/2 the garage. I also store some of my show supplies in a big shed out back.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">H<b>ow do you keep all your supplies organised? </b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The truth is I don't. I have pieces of organization; for instance my beads and supplies have stacked drawers and cups but when I'm in the midst nothing is in its </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">drawer - its all out where I can see it. Clay pieces have been really organized with humbered bins and a </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">corresponding list. But moving work around for shows has pretty much done away with that. For my clay there</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">are spaces for everything and I work at keeping things sort of organized (especially the stamps because I love </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">them all and don't want to lose any of them), and straighten when I can't see any surfaces anymore. That's sort </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of my measure - if I'm to the point where I'm moving out onto the kitchen counter, I know it's time to straighten things out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>How do you keep yourself motivated to keep your space tidy? </b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See above - when there are no more </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">flat surfaces, and I'm winding my way to my desk through stacks on the floor,I straighten up. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any tips for how to keep art spaces tidy or organised?</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Well, to me a tidy space is the sign of a bored </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">or blocked artist. I can give you tips on how to get unblocked but not on how to be a tidy artist!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Do you get stressed out when your space gets in a mess?</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No. I look around and glory in all the </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">possibilities stretching around me.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>If you could have your dream space tomorrow what would it look like?</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Everything in one space instead </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">of spread out on two floors.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Is there any craft you would love to do but cant due to limitations of your art space?</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>What is the next big thing on your wish list for your art space?</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> As I'm now moving work into my yard</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> (all of my ceramics can withstand most any weather - altho big wind is hard on the chimes), I'd like lots more plants </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and a gardner to keep them headed and pretty!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Is there a website for people to see or buy your art/crafts?</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to <a href="http://www.tammyvitale.com/">http://www.TammyVitale.com</a> That's </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">where I keep everything: Creative Resources, my blog, and a representative gallery of my work. You can also find my work on my FB</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">page (it's a personal page - I have a business page but don't use it): TammyTVitale. Because I use FB a lot, the pictures </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">there stay more current for what I'm doing right now.</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to Tammy for allowing me to publish her studio videos and for taking time to answer my questions! Thank you!</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-563251634071850662.post-59114821208867515822011-02-22T01:00:00.000-08:002011-02-22T01:05:21.001-08:00Dawn Houser's Studio<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>What kind of Art/Crafts do you do?</b></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I work with different media, depending on my mood that day. I love needlework, sewing to collage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Where do you do your art/crafts?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I try to contain it in my studio, but if you ask my kids, it usually winds up on the dining table, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For smaller craft supplies, I use metro shelf units and Ii adjusted their shelves to fit two sterlite containers on top of each other. For fabrics and fibres, etc, I use the larger plastic bins and more metro shelf units adjusted accordingly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There usually is a tipping point where I just have to stop and organize it. Sadly, I am a bit of a schizo crafter and have different projects going at the same time. Not good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last month, I reorganized my studio and took every item out and grouped them with like items and each plastic bin has a contents label that lets me know what is in the bin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Do you get stressed out when your space gets in a mess?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">um, YES!</span><br />
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<div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>If you could have your dream space tomorrow what would it look like?</b></span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I wish that I had more tables, but if I had more tables, I would probably have more projects in process so I should probably stick with what I have.</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My old studio was twice the size as mine now, but I love this studio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes, I wish I had a press, guillotine and wire-o binder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I get out of graduate school, I want to utilize my garage/barn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Is there a website for people to see or buy your art/crafts?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://dawnhouser.com/">http://dawnhouser.com/</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://etsy.com/shop/dawnhouser">http://etsy.com/shop/dawnhouser</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And my blog is <a href="http://dawnhouser.blogspot.com/">http://dawnhouser.blogspot.com/</a> </span><br />
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