Friday, April 4, 2008

An overall view of my studio



I have been cleaning in my studio today. I've hesitated until now because it is a bit cool in there. Instead, I work in a smaller, heated, office type area in another part of the building. Over the winter my studio has become a catch all for everything in boxes and bags looking for a home. Now that spring is starting to show itself, things are warming up and I long to get in there and get cranking on some art! My studio is in a building that was once part of the Madison County Indiana School System. About 5 years ago, my husband bought the building and started a kitchen and bath cabinet company - Central Cabinet- and set me up as the sales force. Ha,ha. (He is the same guy who said that I couldn't sell my way out of a paper bag.)
I started this blog to showcase what is going on in my studio. I have every type of art supply that a person would possibly need to make anything. I am so blessed. Yet, lately, I feel like I am looking at my art through a thin veil. Recently, I started studying the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat. I envy the freedom that he brought to a canvas, whether it be on paper or the side of a building. Slam - bam -art I am! I want to loosen up and slam some art myself. I want to clear out the clutter in my life and brain and have nothing but room to fly into an art rage.
Also, right beside this building is a railroad track. It is so close to the building that it often looks like they are parking the train in the back of the building as it goes past. The nice thing about this is that I get to see the graffiti on trains as they come through. You might be amazed to see some of the things I have seen painted on rail cars. Once there was a person's screen printed image on the side of a train. It was gorgeous as it went past. So I decided that I will try to keep a camera on hand to document this travelling art show. I will also try to post a few on my site.
And I want to let everyone know that I am working to get a Flickr site established on my blog because I have lots of things to show you. It takes me a while to figure things out but I will keep at it. Right now I struggle with getting the photo images loaded to this blog. They will load but moving them into the right spot is another story.

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