Sunday, February 24, 2013

A Man Cave for Artists

So here we are at the end of February and it's another dreary winter day in New England.

It's the type of day that you really can't do much outdoors. I've already done the weekly trip to Market Basket so what's left to do.

Well, if I had my dream studio I could be doing all sorts of cool stuff. Printing and framing photos. Organizing albums. Maybe practicing some music. Or maybe trying some new ideas. I've got some great ideas for some creative projects but most of what I want to do needs space and light in an area that won't be disturbed. Not exactly how I would describe our current lodgings. So this post is going to be a description of my dream space to work and create.

Ideally, it should be roomy but not so large that it becomes another house to maintain. The space needs to be divided for different purposes. A clean and brite area for photo work that would allow room for a Macbook and an Epson printer. Another area would be set aside for more dirty and noisy work like sandstone carving as well as a couple of sculpture projects I've got in mind. A small living/escape area is a must. One or two chairs for myself and invited guests to enjoy an adult beverage and perhaps some illegally obtained Cuban cigars. As long as this is a dream space we might as well add a covered area that could be used for welding or maybe a forge. One never knows what type of project may catch my eye. :)

So once I can find a good location, ie a new house, the only problem with this project is that it needs to be funded. Which leaves me with two choices. I can sell my sports car and roll up all of these jars of loose change and see what I can come up with. Orrrrr.....assuming that the grant from the National Endowment for the Arts doesn't get approved, maybe this could be a pilot project for a new HGTV show. Something like Extreme Makeover Studio Edition. Ty Pennington...I can meet whenever it's convenient

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