I have the extreme good fortune to have two studios, one inside my home where I do all my sewing and one outside the home.
Easelstan, a house converted into art studios, is where I do all my dyeing and construction and also store my past projects. There are five artists with studios in the building and we have a great collegial relationship. We do a weekly crit group, rotating among us. I’m the only fiber artist, but I find the feedback of my studiomates across mediums is really helpful.
My studio is in the converted attic space. It’s about 250 square feet but has several challenges. One is the stair well in the center of the space and the other is the sloped walls. Being short, I have a fair amount of usable floor space and when the owners created the studios they brought the walls in to create storage space under the eaves. This is great for storing past projects, tools, and extra materials.
Here’s my studio looking West.
And here the view looking East.
Here’s some of my storage.
Some of the features I love in my studios are a sink and exhaust fan for mixing dyes, skylights, and a view of the mountains to the West.
Although the space is divided up, I do have room for a large work area of two six foot tables put together along their length. I use a sheet of vinyl across them to create a smooth(ish) surface. I also have three other tables that I can move around as needed.
I like to keep my studio pretty tidy. I find I need an uncluttered space to be creative, no collections or decorations to distract me. Here are some of the ways I store my materials.
My home studio is where I do my sewing and also does double duty as a guest room.I have a U shaped work area for sewing and cutting.
I have a design wall that I made using a flannel backed picnic blanket. It’s a little less than ideal but I make it work. The door leads to a small office I share with the family where I can catch up on email, blog, or listen to music.
Again, storage is always an issue. Here are some of my solutions.
I hope you enjoyed the tour! I admit that I cleaned up a bit for company.
love the tour of your studio…lucky to have 2…hugs, rebecca
Love the windows and seeing the trees out of them! The clean space is very appealing!
Cameron, I think I got sidetracked a bit. Your sculptural work is magnificent, the postcard collection is superb and I love your studio space. What a great cottage, something I would love to have, in time,in time. Thanks for the tour.
What a wonderful, light-filled space, and how nice that you can share it with other artists. Some of my best inspiration comes from looking at the work of people who work in media different from mine. Thanks for sharing your space.
Two studios? Oooh. That’s my idea of pure heaven! I love the abundance of light in your dye studio. Lovely!! Thanks for inviting us.
Cheers
Mary Anne
I love the sparse line of your workspace — the low sloped ceiling adds character, and it seems you’ve found positive ways of accomodating to it.
You have such a wonderful studio! Thanks for sharing.
Oh this sounds just perfect!!!! Two Studios, other artists as colleagues and lot’s of fun! So enjoy spending time in both creative places! Smiles, Anke đŸ˜‰
You have so much beautiful natural light pouring into both of your studios…. how richly blessed your are. Thanks for sharing your work spaces with us!
Thanks for participating in the studio tour. I’ll be back ‘cuz I see you have some great photographs in earlier posts. I’m just up the road from you too! (the road being I-5)
Thanks for the studio tour. Loved how you used so much white to maximize the attic light. The house is AAAdorable and am envious that you have other folks to bounce ideas around…that must keep the creative juices flowing!
Great tours. Thanks for showing us around.