I mentioned in my Thanksgiving post about rededicating myself to finishing projects and creating more every day (really though, that's always somewhere in my mind). So today I am imagining what a gift from St. Nick could do for me. Pretty selfish thing to think about on Christmas I suppose, but hey I am still a kid at heart, I can dream can't I? Okay, here is some thought for others, to donate to the human rights charity Amnesty International, click here.)
My wish from Santa? A wide open, well organized studio/workshop space complete with everything from a wide range of art supplies, to printing and framing equipment. I imagine what I could do with some space, some equipment and some supplies; for one - layout all my unfinished, large, unstretched paintings on canvas ( I'm guessing there is about 25 - 30), and varnish and stretch them. Just to be able to lay out all my unfinished work in a wide space would be great, I would turn it into a painting factory. I could frame my multitude of sketches, watercolors, ink drawings, and prints (I am guessing roughly 40+ of those). With an ample supply of time, space, and money I could have 50 - 60 pieces complete in a matter of weeks.
What I have now is a cramped room to basically store all my work and supplies in with a tiny little space to paint, (which is a lot for me actually, so I'm not complaining just dreaming. I definitely appreciate what I have and it's a lot, see the Thanksgiving post.) When I was younger I didn't quite understand why artists seemed to prefer studios away from their homes, but now I do. It would be nice to have a separate studio, the number one reason being obviously that you're less likely to slack off when it's just you and the work and the supplies, and not all the luxuries (distractions) and comforts that a home usually provides. When it's just you in a room with supplies and maybe a radio (or an ipod I guess) and no one else? that's a completely different story, or maybe it's just that I'm not disciplined, but like I said, in my experience, a lot of artists prefer the studio separate from their living space.
Well that's my selfish Christmas wish-imagining for today, right now I am off to finish buying presents for other people believe it or not, so Merry Christmas!
Image above is © by Ed T. and is a derivative work of a Thomas Nast drawing published in 1881
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Ed
Sounds like a great present to wish for! Not an actual thing but a space within which you can create stuff. An enabling gift, as it were. Hope you are able to get that at some point - I must say, most artists I know make do with something less than their ideal studio.
I like your thoughts that you've mentioned in this blog.Yes there are some spectacular things that we can't hide that, it will automatically arise in artist life.
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