i often feel overwhelmed in a big-ish space for my writing practice! don't get me wrong, i like having a big desk, but often i enjoy the cozy feeling of being tucked into a corner of the room when i sit down to write or watercolor or whatever other creative activity i'm working on that day. thanks so much for sharing this journey! ❤️🌻
I loved stumbling across this post today! So beautifully written and resonates deeply with my experience with various studios over the years.
I used to have a commercial studio space, but eventually ended up leaving because I realized that having a space outside of the home, while it had its benefits, was in an effort to get the approval of other people. I thought that the studio would make others take me/my art more seriously. Turns out, the real work was in learning how to take myself and my own art more seriously. That work is where the magic lives, and it occurs by continuously tending to my art, over and over. It doesn't matter where that tending to occurs.
Beautifully written and so true for me. I loved seeing the myths about how a studio is NOT my art and creativity - that is something always within me. Thank you.
I️ loved reading this. It resonated so much with me, a creative who has been forced to move spaces frequently. I️ love the concept of the studio being me and I’m not more of an artist if it exists or not or is large or small. Thank you for sharing this.
What a beautiful reflection! Both the previous larger and current smaller space are wonderfully representative of your practice.
My studio is a small half bedroom in my NY apartment, which is also where I work for my day job (one desk for computer stuff, one desk for art). I’m brainstorming what energetic cleansing I can do to shift this space after I leave my job very soon!
I loved reading this! You are so thoughtful, any space you occupy is lucky to have you. One of my most important/defining art memories is the deep sadness I felt when I turned in my key to the college printmaking studio (the first dedicated art space I ever had access to). The way you feel when you leave a place can teach you so much. Thank you for sharing with us.
i often feel overwhelmed in a big-ish space for my writing practice! don't get me wrong, i like having a big desk, but often i enjoy the cozy feeling of being tucked into a corner of the room when i sit down to write or watercolor or whatever other creative activity i'm working on that day. thanks so much for sharing this journey! ❤️🌻
I loved stumbling across this post today! So beautifully written and resonates deeply with my experience with various studios over the years.
I used to have a commercial studio space, but eventually ended up leaving because I realized that having a space outside of the home, while it had its benefits, was in an effort to get the approval of other people. I thought that the studio would make others take me/my art more seriously. Turns out, the real work was in learning how to take myself and my own art more seriously. That work is where the magic lives, and it occurs by continuously tending to my art, over and over. It doesn't matter where that tending to occurs.
Beautifully written and so true for me. I loved seeing the myths about how a studio is NOT my art and creativity - that is something always within me. Thank you.
Yes! Beautifully said - it's always within you. Glad you resonated with this ♡
I️ loved reading this. It resonated so much with me, a creative who has been forced to move spaces frequently. I️ love the concept of the studio being me and I’m not more of an artist if it exists or not or is large or small. Thank you for sharing this.
What a beautiful reflection! Both the previous larger and current smaller space are wonderfully representative of your practice.
My studio is a small half bedroom in my NY apartment, which is also where I work for my day job (one desk for computer stuff, one desk for art). I’m brainstorming what energetic cleansing I can do to shift this space after I leave my job very soon!
Thank you so much! Your studio sounds lovely. I'd love to hear about what you decide to do to reset the energy after your job shift! (congrats ♡)
I loved reading this! You are so thoughtful, any space you occupy is lucky to have you. One of my most important/defining art memories is the deep sadness I felt when I turned in my key to the college printmaking studio (the first dedicated art space I ever had access to). The way you feel when you leave a place can teach you so much. Thank you for sharing with us.
Aww, thank you! Yes, it is a tender feeling indeed. Beautifully said - it can teach us a lot.