Studio Tour

The publishers at Cloth Paper Scissors/Quilting Arts are hosting a blog studio tour to celebrate the newest issue of Studios magazine. So I frantically cleaned my studio. You really didn't want to see the huge pile of fabrics leftover from my last two projects, did you? It covered the cutting table. Now there's just two small stacks of current projects - one for my sculpted doll which is this close to being completed and another stack of the monochromatic quilt blocks from the summer block swap.

The view from the door - fabric stash closet on the right, sewing desk in front and a bit of the cutting table:

Cutting table, magazine bookcase and dolls (a few made by me, others from swaps), and a snippet of the printing area (papers, labels, and my serger are stored behind the curtain):

View of the computer desk and hutch - shelf with my favorite reference books. On top are fancy boxes that store my UFOs/WIPs so that I don't forget them and my pot-bellied mandolin from Italy:

 

And finally the lateral filing cabinet and second clear surface for projects plus my quilt from a dear friend made as part of a swap:

So can you tell what my favorite colors are yet? It's a little bit chaotic - there's always room for improvements. I consider my studio to be a living space, not static, so it changes as I discover new ways to organize it. Once the beads and buttons were organized I suddenly found that they showed up in my work more often.

Okay, I tried to make a quick video tour but the quality is lacking due to the poor lighting. But it'll give you a better feel for the size of the room.

Comments

[Kristin L]

Thanks for the tour! It looks like a nice space, with everything you'd need to create for hours.

[Barbara Hagerty]

I LOVE your video! What a delightful tour!! XOXO

[Natalie]

It's like a peek in to "where magic comes from!"

[Di]

Thanks for sharing where you create. It's so clean & organized ~ very functional.

[Judi]

Thanks for the tour -- I'm enjoying visiting all the others who have been participating along with me!

[Helen Conway]

Thanks for letting me visit! I am particpating too if you want to come over. www.downthewell.blogspot.com

[Kathy Link]

Hi Tami,
I love getting to see the creative spaces of fellow quilters. I enjoyed seeing how you've set up your studio. I can tell you like cool aqua and turquoise. My students have been doing projects with the wooden mannikins. They would like the area above the window where you have made the fiqures in different poses. Did you paint these?

[Amy in Austin]

Hi Lemontree! I too am a doll maker. I love your dolls... They add so much personality to your room. Thanks for sharing!

[heckety]

I love your hutch over the computer, it looks so practical but attractive too.

[Lori Paximadis]

I love the personalized touches, especially the poseable wooden people. The guy in running pose on top of the hutch makes me smile. My space so far doesn't have a lot of personality, and I love looking at those that do for inspiration. Thanks for sharing your space.

[Barbara]

Thanks for sharing your studio! Looks like a great place to be creative!

[wendy]

Very nice space! I like how you've organized it... and I like your favourite colour, too :0

[Marty Mason]

Wow, those neat boxes really help you keep organized....love your creative space.

[Stella Jones]

What a lovely studio. I would like a closer look at those dolls sometime, please.
Blessings, Star

[Kimberly Roberts]

great workspace!

[Marcy Horswill]

I love your studio, especially your blue and green drawing figures above your window :-) What a great place to creat! Thanks for sharing.

[lila]

I think I share your favorite color!
the video was a good overview of yor space. I think the short notice (and the fact that I have worked the last 5 days, made it a scramble to get the photos of the studio ready!)The fun thing about visiting each other's space is seeing how we each manage to arrange and provide storage and workspace...also beauty and inpiration!
Thanks for sharing yours!

[Anke]

HI Lemondrop, I love your atmosphere in your Studio, I guess it has to do with the blue on the walls! Wonderful creative place! Enjoy being in there, I would!
Smiles, Anke ;)

[Magpie Sue]

What a lovely clean space you have! I especially like the row of dolls over the window.

[Angie Friend]

What a great space! Your color scheme is so calming! SUCH a great idea to put your table on the bed risers! I like to work at counter height too! Thanks for sharing!

Angie