Welcome to My Studio

I have visited numerous blogs where people post images of their studio and they are usually very impressive and elaborate areas. I just finished cleaning out my studio and adding the armoire (in the picture) to add more storage space, so I thought it would be a good time to share my working space. My studio is a room in the house where I get to be by myself. There’s nothing fancy or special about it, other than it is my very own space. I have a ‘work table’ where I do all my drawings and assembly. I find I like this set up better than a drafting table. I used to have a drafting table and found that my pencils, Exacto knife and other tools would always roll down the table, even if I had a tray or a cup to put them back in. My lamp is a jewelry lamp with ‘natural’ lighting to mimic daylight when working at night.

Well, maybe there’s one special item in the room, and that is my easel. My husband gave it to me about 10 years ago, when we were DINKS. This easel is a piece of art! It is so versatile…It can hold huge paintings or small paintings. It has so many features; I honestly don’t know how to use them all!

I also have a large cork-board where I post some of my work, some inspiration, ideas, or whatever I am working on. I bought the self-sticky cork-board tiles at Target at a reasonable price and then put them on the wall. The tiles kept falling off and I thought I would have to rip off the remaining tiles, but then I used some tiny nails to hold them in place.

I think what I like the most about the studio is that I can go and get lost in my creative world and have some peace and quiet. My husband calls it ‘my sanctuary’.  I love it!

I have my computer set up in a different room that I share with my husband.