My studio is really great and it is well removed from the rest of the house, which decreases the interruptions that having a studio in your home can cause. It is great just to walk down the stairs and be there. I find I often can make use of a small bit of time, instead of a 15-20 minute commute to a studio. Most of the time I relish the solitude of my studio and feel I produce best when alone. I've got two rooms that connect with an open doorway, they both face our backyard at ground level with large windows. The windows face north and maybe a little west, so usually the light is soft and indirect. Bliss!
I didn't straighten up and took these pictures in the midst of a small working frenzy. This is my encaustic studio, it's hard to get a good feel for it without a proper lens for interior pictures. The dimensions are roughly 12' x 14'. It is the smaller of my two rooms, but I chose it for encaustics due to it having a door to the outside, so it has really good ventilation in the warmer months. I find I am able to have 3 encaustic students for classes, it seems to work well with space and equipment needs.
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| modified drafting table |
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| work space |
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| cart of all things encaustic |
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| storage, storage |
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| my usual work space, end of a painting day |
