Covid Lockdown = TIDY UP !!

Here I am at the start of 2020 getting slowly organised ... Cover lockdown has given me an excuse to do this!! Above image (from one end of the studio) doesn't look very roomy .. but once things are fully away in cupboards & on shelves, I hope it will be!! Some curtains are ready for stitching on the island unit - it's an excellent height for doing this & with its stainless steel top, means it will be perfect for any paints or similar.

However, I doubt if I will be using this as a main studio blog anymore ... unless I have something related to its use as a 'working studio' (i.e. for use & equipment only). The reason is I'm trying to co-ordinate things better so that certain blogs become "more specific & dedicated" ... so if you want to read more of what I'm actually doing, please click here so that you can "follow my journey".

Library book shelves go up !

My books are now in full view when I'm working (as opposed to in another room) as well as all my 'working' files. They are all sorted into general art, craft or textile sections as well as being referenced on a database ('Stitcherydoers' can 'click here for recommendations).

The shelves themselves are self-assembly heavy-duty white metal - bought from Big Dug several years ago. They have been attached to the wall for safety & being metal can have magnetic things attached. Really useful as you can position things where needed & to double up on space. I have some magnetic clips so that the library area can double up as as a display area. I can attach pieces of work to the shelves for looking at whilst working on (see below) as well as for viewing in different lighting conditions.
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Hammerite a post & move !

May/June 2012

On those early days when I was finishing off the studio, I did some of the metal painting I'd earmarked for doing using Hammerite paint. It's great to be able to use it outside especially if items are large - like a very large dragonfly (more about that later!). Especially of note, is the outside step & rampost - looks much better now!

We finally moved house in mid-May & have a great view of the sea from the lounge - very inspirational first thing in the morning. I've gradually been unpacking in the studio (as well as at home) - but its all been rather slow. In the move, many of my work-related items had been put in "safe places" - never to be found again - that is until you're looking for something totally unrelated to it!

A commercial unit is transformed into a studio ...

This story began briefly on one of my other blogs but exists here as the first part part of my 'new creative journey' at this later stage of my life!

Back in 2011, myself & partner decided to re-locate our businesses from Hertfordshire to the Avon/Somerset area - this is the 'saga' of how a business unit was transformed (in under a year) into a working studio. To read the full story & see how this ... 

 became this ...

click here