I cleaned. I organized. And now I need to get down to some alterations and knitting new designs.
My studio is an Ikea, Craigslist, found art, handmade, collage space.
All the furniture is from Ikea, the Swedish mammoth of all things ready for a hammer and some cursing. The table is the Norden Gateleg Dining Table, it is a great studio desk since it has small drawers and can fold out into a reasonably large workspace. And then shrink down to a reasonable size when not in use, perfect for my New York City bedroom.
Above my workspace are two Fira Minichests sitting on top of I don’t remember which shelf from Ikea. I think I made a mash up of drawers from a 3-drawer Fira and a 5-drawer Fira. I painted the fronts of the drawers with chalkboard paint and then labeled with chalk what tools and supplies are in each drawer. One day I will draw symbols instead… My library of craft and sewing books and magazines rest on top of the minichests with my sketchbooks wedged in between. The colorful drawers are painted with acrylic paints in a spectrum of basic colors to color code my sewing thread and ribbons.
And last but not least I have a few personal items, a window and gifted artwork for inspiration, more commonly known as distraction.
