I’ve always had a studio in my adult life, and have come to appreciate the “solitary apart-ness” of such a place. Visitors may come in (or they could before Covid-19), of course…and are welcomed…BUT…the space is my space, arranged the way I want it, where I can work for hours, sit and stare, think. A […]
Well I moved out of the cottage studio today after a pretty terrific two years there. I became kind of attached to the funny little house, the nice neighbors, the breezes blowing through on a summer day. I made a lot of work there and learned how really important it is to have a space […]
So yesterday was busy with preparations. We made the cottage studio into a B & B Zach came and made some bread with this loaf looking like a squashed legionnaire face and while Zach and I chopped up about 300 vegetables, Roger put on the tablecloth and rounded up the chairs. This morning Zach was […]
Just a note on my practice of “two-fers:” Target sells these Alvar Alto knock-offs and I needed a little table in the studio for coffee that isn’t on the work table so I took it to the studio this morning, put on some yellow paint and “pulled” a couple of “prints (3 actually). I’m getting […]
Well our days of work and play have drawn to a close. Yesterday we worked up until the last minute: and then we had a nice lunch, swept the place out, cut some roses and had our “opening”: Ann brought some old hangers and when Kay got there she made them into a sculpture! Mostly […]
Well last night I was too tired to post. We worked cheerfully but soundlessly all day long stopping for a few trips to Cooke’s Stationey for clips and pens and things–not even eating lunch until 3:00. We completed our books, started hanging them up. Today we have to finish all the work and then tidy […]
We got tired today, after about 3 or 4 hours. The books are coming together but we might be feeling like we need to shift gears here–maybe on day 4 or 5?? We kind of got a bunny thing going And as I started a new series, Carolyn was embossing: Two more days until the […]
A lot of work was done today and we both have sore backs! The theme that is emerging is “books”. I played with my laminated paper in layers, later on photocopying onto the colored layers. Carolyn discovered embossing and went for broke. I didn’t take many photos today, but here’s a little of how it […]
Carolyn’s here. Art week has begun with a lot of experimentation: I transferred hot wax to block prints on newsprint to make the Fig Book: And we did prep work for tomorrow for laminations and transfer prints: and then we just played with Yuppo paper and had a snack:
Well a year has passed at the Cottage Studio. What a good year for me and art making. The studio is for sale now and I’m thinking about moving on and what that will entail. The other day I took a picture of the roses by the front door to compare with the same roses […]
On The Way 