Comments on: Finding a Space for Art http://artful-journey.com/2006/03/28/art-space/ Follow my artistic journey as I create altered books and collage art and reflect on how to lead an artful life. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:22:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: http://artful-journey.com/2006/03/28/art-space/#comment-5844 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:20:37 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=41#comment-5844 Your topic about bedroom closet organizer sounds interesting to me after reading some articles on Friday . Your topic about bedroom closet organizer sounds interesting to me after reading some articles on Friday .

]]> By: monica http://artful-journey.com/2006/03/28/art-space/#comment-1003 monica Wed, 26 Jul 2006 03:39:52 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=41#comment-1003 Karen you are an inspriration! I'm enjoying your feedback about Art and life itself. Thanks Monica in san diego Karen you are an inspriration! I’m enjoying your feedback about Art and life itself.

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]]> By: Mari http://artful-journey.com/2006/03/28/art-space/#comment-782 Mari Sun, 02 Jul 2006 22:38:18 +0000 http://artful-journey.com/?p=41#comment-782 I can really relate to Heather's problem. I had a small studio until my son was born 13 years ago. My studio became his bedroom. Then five years ago we had another son. So I had no hope of regaining my studio any time soon. Each of the boys has a bedroom, and my husband has a home office. Everyone in the family has a private space in our house except for me! For years I allowed that to keep me from pursuing artistic endeavors that I really wanted to delve into. Finally I decided enough was enough. I carved out a little bit of space by our back door, off the kitchen, to have a small work space and some storage. (Unfortunately, this often ends up piled high with supplies and works in progress, so I can't really work there regularly!) In the basement, I put in some shelving to store the huge quantity of supplies that I have collected. When I am working on a particular project, I pull out the needed supplies, and temporarily take over the dining room. I clear my work off of the table for meals, and just pile stuff on the sideboard when I'm not working. My husband has learned to ignore the mess while I'm in the midst of a project, because he knows I need to do this! It is not an ideal solution, but at least I am creating art much more regularly than I have been doing for years! Another tip that might help is what I have done for my boys. Each of them has an "art cart," a wheeled storage cart full of supplies. They roll it out to the dining room when they want to work on a project, then put it away in their room when finished. Depending on the quantity of supplies you have, you might need several, but it's a start! The main thing is to create, even if it is a little bit at a time (as in micromovements.) Good luck. I can really relate to Heather’s problem. I had a small studio until my son was born 13 years ago. My studio became his bedroom. Then five years ago we had another son. So I had no hope of regaining my studio any time soon. Each of the boys has a bedroom, and my husband has a home office. Everyone in the family has a private space in our house except for me! For years I allowed that to keep me from pursuing artistic endeavors that I really wanted to delve into. Finally I decided enough was enough. I carved out a little bit of space by our back door, off the kitchen, to have a small work space and some storage. (Unfortunately, this often ends up piled high with supplies and works in progress, so I can’t really work there regularly!) In the basement, I put in some shelving to store the huge quantity of supplies that I have collected. When I am working on a particular project, I pull out the needed supplies, and temporarily take over the dining room. I clear my work off of the table for meals, and just pile stuff on the sideboard when I’m not working. My husband has learned to ignore the mess while I’m in the midst of a project, because he knows I need to do this! It is not an ideal solution, but at least I am creating art much more regularly than I have been doing for years! Another tip that might help is what I have done for my boys. Each of them has an “art cart,” a wheeled storage cart full of supplies. They roll it out to the dining room when they want to work on a project, then put it away in their room when finished. Depending on the quantity of supplies you have, you might need several, but it’s a start! The main thing is to create, even if it is a little bit at a time (as in micromovements.) Good luck.

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