The studio

I expect I am luckier than most to have a purpose-built studio space within my house. It has taken many years to get this point, Before this space I had a small room within the house and a satellite studio, but due to the way that I work it became more and more obvious that I needed a proper space within my house.

Now that I have my studio I would not be without it, it is my place to escape to, a space to sit and think, a place to experiment and realise one’s ideas.

As Daniel Buren says in his article about the studio from 1971

1, it is the place where the work originates

2, It is generally a private place, an ivory tower perhaps.

3, It. is a stationary place where portable objects are produced.

I feel I can relate to these quotes as my studio is where I go to to create, I can spend anything from 10 minutes to hours my studio, throughout the day I dip in and out of it, the security of knowing my studio is there is important to me.

I expect that my studio is also an extension of my mind at times it can be cluttered at others it can be organised. Usually when I’m working on a project I let the clutter build around me once that piece is realised I tidy up so then I can start again. as you can see from the photos a lot of the clutter is due to reference books, materials, and actual work.

At times I would like a bigger space in which to work but in reality no studio is too big or too small, space can always be found and work can always be scaled down.