Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Dream Studio

I am so excited to get my painting studio up and going. Everything in place and lots of room to spread out! It is still a work in progress but at this point, it is pretty much down to cosmetic changes that need to be implemented. Hanging artwork, maybe some shelves, new lighting and perhaps that new light table from Ikea.... Can't stop thinking about it!!! For Mother's Day, I bought myself these two sets of rolling drawers. I absolutely love them! They hold all my paints, inks and fun stuff. My grandmother happened upon an estate sale and purchased the really cool paint brush holder. I finally have most of my brushes organized and in one place. So cool! Aside from what you see here, I have a walk in closet with shelves and lots of storage for extra paints, dyes, gel mediums and bolts of raw fabric. And with a sink at hand, who could ask for anything more? There is another easel in the corner of the room and a day bed for relaxing at the end of the day. And remember the color swatches from my dear sister in law? They look pretty fabulicious here! I have only had a chanceto paint some 3dimensional flowers and leaves thus far but I am hoping that as my dream studio continues to evolve, I will spend lots of time in here having fun and creating art! I have some ideas for pieces I would like to get started on and am so looking forward to new adventures! Lots of room for having friends over for play days! My sewing studio is also getting a facelift and I am finding it so much easier to work with everything where it should be! Yeah!!!!!!!!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

so jealous of all your lovely space! LOL. can't wait to see what you create there.

Suzi Smith said...

will it stay so tidy i wonder, lol... wonderful, looks a perfect creative space!

Barb Forrister said...

Thank you! Not sure how long it will last tidy either but it should be fun to find out!

Paige said...

I just found your blog by accident. Are all those fat quarters in the cubes? Do you have yardage as well? Love the color. and I love the 3D flowers and leaves.

Barb Forrister said...

Thanks for stopping by! The fabrics are color swatches. I do have yardage but not in those particular samples. I have decided to let the colors reflect the entire stream of the rainbow. Thank you for your kind comments. I love making 3 dimensional elements in nature. So much fun!