Monday 15 September 2008

Studio Tour

Wow! Thanks for all the comments on my stamp pad tut - I'd hoped it would be useful. I discovered a ton of lovely blogs via the comments, too, once I'd finished painting and turned the pc back on. But more about that later. First, a tour of my lovely 'new' studio that I can't get enough of:

There are still a few things standing around waiting for usefulness, like a cd rack...


The tangle of wires under the desk still needs sorting out, my prized Jaime Hernandez print needs a frame repair before it can go back on the wall, and that table is really starting to look like it wants to be painted white too.


The thing in front of the fireplace is a handmade mutoscope - I'm putting together a bunch of posts relating to it's construction, before it's finally dismantled. It'll be a pity to get rid of it, but it's such a huge thing to store.

The trophy heads are papermache: transgenic trophies, made for a display about genetically modified foods. A fish with tomato genes, and a chicken with corn (I think the chicken genes are put into the corn, rather than the other way around, but I can't remember.)

The pictures are arranged the way they are because there were nails in the walls at those spots. I've lived in enough 100 year old houses in this area to be grateful that somebody managed to get a nail to stick, and I use what's there rather than trying to get any more in.

Above my desk, too high to play with, these faces:

They have led's in the eyes, and slotting the dangling objects into their brains causes the led's to light up and a buzzer to beep. (Made for the same show as the mutoscope - it was a complicated thing!)


A collage-y thing I made when a housemate found a box of letterpress blocks thrown out by the Temperance Society, who used to have offices in this neighbourhood. The flower photo is by another housemate, and commemorates the only flower we had in our garden that year.


My parents' old hi-fi. I'd love to have it working again. And the spice rack from my mom's kitchen that now holds all my drawing and cutting things.


It's actually looking quite minimalist, at least for me.


Apparently eccentric curtains. My window looks out onto a busy road, so I needed some privacy. But full net curtains really do cut out a lot of light. The window is very wide, so cafe-style curtains sagged horribly in the middle. Using the burglar bars and many many bulldog clips gives me a half curtain that still lets in light. It's a work in progress....


Finally, my pride and joy! A cobbled-together lampshade. One wire lampshade frame, a roll of blue nylon ribbon, and some fringing. When it gets dusty it will be quick work to undo the ribbon, wash it and weave it through again. The red blobby thing is something I found on the side of the road one rubbish day, and had to bring home.

11 comments:

Jason said...

I like all cups and bowls stacked up on the shelves. Thanks for the tour!

Heather Moore said...

Wow, what a fantastic makeover! it feels like you can really SEE everything! Most inspiring indeed!

Tina said...

I love studio pictures. I like to see the room where artists get inspired to create. Thanks for sharing.

painted fish studio said...

it's so fun to see where people do their work! thanks for sharing it with us!

Anonymous said...

I do love a good studio tour! Thanks for showing us all the intriguing nooks & crannies. It's looking so great in white - I'm sure you're glad to be free of the green!

Denise Kiggan said...

Thanks Jesse! Great to look around! I just love the bulldog clip curtain treatment - and that ribbon lampshade is wonderful! An of course, all that white!

Wendren said...

Love the letterpress block collage. :)

Anonymous said...

Wow, what a lovely space. Beautiful light. I'm in the process myself of looking for a space. I should be so lucky!

sue bulmer said...

looking great Jesse!!

Michelle Engel Bencsko said...

This was nice! Thanks for sharing your space. Now I can picture you more clearly.

Cindy Jones Lantier said...

Gorgeous studio! I'm still creating at my dining room table!