New Studio
Monday, July 19, 2010 at 11:20PM After two years of making art in my rented apartment in a tiny little room with no ventilation, I have finally made the decision to hire a studio in a warehouse.
There are about ten to fifteen other artists in the space which is incredibly exciting to me, as I don't tend to work well in isolation. My inner voice is far too critical and I become paralysed by my own insecurities. Over that past two years, as I've been busy dealing with other aspects of life, my art has really fallen by the wayside and I feel it has suffered due to far too many other commitments and due to my own anxieties when working alone in a small space.
Though I am far from rich and though this studio hire is going to take careful budgeting and money managing from me, a person who is terribly terrible with numbers, I think it is going to be a worthy investment. I moved my stuff in just a few days ago and will be dedicating Thursdays and Fridays to making art there from now on.
It's amazing, actually, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders by moving out of my old space. Now I don't have to worry about killing myself with toxic paint fumes due to poor ventilation, nor do I have to worry about getting ink on the floor or walls, now I can actually attach stuff to the walls... these are things I had forgotten were important to me. I need to get messy, I need to be able to work big, I need to be surrounded by other creative people.
Also, in honesty? I think doing my Masters in Fine Art in 2007 really wore me out and killed a lot of my confidence and inspiration surrounding my work. I have not been happy with almost everything that I've made in the two years following (with one or two exceptions), but at last I'm feeling a spark lighting back up within me that I was starting to worry was gone.
It's exciting and I feel that I can promise exciting new works to come.
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Reader Comments (5)
Sounds like a really good idea and a much better head space. I think headspace would be a great title for an art centre of studios for hire :) I'm really really freaking tired tonight :) and yet I can come up with genius like that :) ha ha. Good lock with this, with you, out of messiness comes all sorts of lovely things.
Sorry was far too tired when I wrote that, Enjoy your new studio :)
Pffft don't apologise. I appreciate your comments, they help me maintain the illusion that I'm not just talking to myself! ;)
Hey Jessie
A little late but I've been slack keeping up with the blogs.
Congratulations hope your enjoying your new space and look forward to seeing the amazing creations the new space inspires. :D
Thanks a lot Dayna! I'm loving the new space!