My studio space

My last apartment was a 2 bedroom, the second bedroom was the office/studio.  I never used it... well not for a studio anyway.  Whenever I worked, I worked in the living room so I could talk to Benn while he watched tv or played video games.  Or I worked in the kitchen.  Or I worked outside.  Basically, I worked wherever I was comfortable.

So when we moved into our 600 sq. ft. apartment in Lambertville, I didn't care that it didn't have a second room to dedicate as the "studio."  We have our all-purpose-table and a huge deck outside.  I say we, because Benn works on his own projects as often as I work on mine.  We are as good at sharing work space as we are sharing ideas and criticism.

The "everything" room.

But, when I need more space than 600' I am lucky to have my classroom at work.  There have been many a day when I get to work early or stay late to take advantage of the large tables, enormous sink, and plethora of (basic) supplies.

So those are the spaces where I spend 90% of my life :)

Super Cool Map Sculptures by Matthew Picton

Thanks Jeanine for sharing this awesome artist with me!  Here's a blurb from the blog:


Oregon-based British artist Matthew Picton's stunning paper sculptures of cities are made of books and other textual materials related to the respective city, taking the art of book sculpture to whole new level of meta with subtle, thoughtful commentary through the selection of the specific texts.

Jerusalem 2011
created from The New Testament, The Torah, The Armenian Bible and The Koran
33″ x 45″ photo: Rob Jaffe

For more check out this the full blog article or visit Matthew Picton's website

Yay!

I don't know about the rest of you, but I love the idea of blogging about our studio practice!  I'm really hoping that its going to be the motivation I need to get my ass in gear on those days (and weeks) when there just don't seem to be enough hours in a day.

Go go gadget blogger!