Another reveal at Chromapoesy, this time it’s my studio. You can click on pictures for a larger view. The remaining part of the studio is a giant blank wall where the pieces too big for the easels get stapled up. For those of you that missed the bookshelves post you can read the titles of the books more clearly there and see many additional books along with my writing desk, the post is The Great Book Caper http://chromapoesy.com/2011/11/04/the-great-book-caper/.
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Wow, that was neat to see. You are by far the most orderly of all the artist studios I’ve seen. I like that, very organized as typified in the closet and the tubes photos. That typewriter is super cool and I don’t know why I got a kick out of the cow logo on the outside of your brush can. Very cool, really can’t believe you gave us the honor of bearing witness to an unfinished piece, or perhaps that was the mixing palette. The other looks done or close to done, too-I like. As I mentioned before, I find it nice to get a glimpse of an artists work space, it says a lot. Thanks:)
The piece on the left is an unfinished work on aluminum (why so much light is reflected). Oh, per your other comment the fetal pigs and many other disections gave me horrible nightmares freshman year. That cow amuses me too. I put it in front for the photo :). Also, my studio gets messy when I use it but it has to be orderly in between or I can’t think.
Very neat, Anna, with all your things readily accessible when you want to get to work. I would share pictures of my “work space” and shelves, but right now, they are in a bit of a mess. Piles of books mostly, and paper. I had meant to reorganize all the things on my shelves.
Old typewriters have such charm.
Yes, that’s how I see it. This has been fun and I’d love to see your workspace if you get it reorganized. That old typewriter came from an antique shop in the mountains. It weighs a lot :)! Thanks for stopping by, I’ll be by to visit soon.
Fascinating look at your work space, Anna. Of course, I haven’t been in many artists’ studios, and know nothing much about the process, but even I can see how organized and workmanlike it is. The typewriter is so sad to me. Forlorn, like an ancient artifact grafftiti-ed by vandals–not that you haven’t treated it tenderly yourself, just that it looks like it has had a hard life, and its value has gone from high to nothing, though I imagine as time goes on such things will become antique prizes. I don’t regret not having to use the bloody things though–ARGH–the short-lived ribbons, the screwed up keys, the carbon paper copies smudging your hands and clothes, the difficulty of erasure–I love my computer. ;_) Thanks for letting us stroll through your creative nursery.
Yes, I love my computer, I’m of the generation that missed the typewriter though I did use one at work when I was 14 for special invoices (all the other data entry I did on a ridiculously simple computer system). That typewriter was electric but my grandmother had one for important letters that was similar to the Underwood. This one still works and apparently there’s a store online that supplies ribbon but I can’t imagine going to the trouble. It’s like my 50’s Bolex 16 mm film camera, it costs something like $100 + to expose 4 minutes of film so I think I’ll stick with digital video. However, I love how it looks so I keep it pretty on a shelf :). Thanks so much for the visit!
Oh, I just loved seeing your work spaces, Anna! So much more tidy than mine…haa, you are an inspiration! I checked out your link of books and what a lovely collection. Not surprisingly, I have similar or same titles : ) But, no Gerhard Richter! I must fix that right away…
Thanks for sharing : )
-Eva
P.S. Watched Camille Claudel again. It was as good as I remembered it was : )
Thank you Eva, I too watched Camille Claudel again after that poem :). Glad you have some of the same books/artists. I clearly have a soft spot for his work (though my collection is almost entirely abstracts and overpainted photos). One of the coolest things about the giant Gerhard Richter book is that the hardcover is encased in aluminum within that box! It also came with prints; I picked it up at the San Francisco MoMA. Thank you again for the visit!
Just look at that gorgeous Underwood! Wow!
It was love at first sight ;)!
Chroma-rama! You seem to have a nook for every Muse. That box of paints somehow reminds me of a thesaurus, and the Underwood a drowned Bible–a primal artifact. It also makes me think of learning to type in 10th grade in 1972 or so on similar Underwood behemoths, tap-tap-tapping my QWERTYs away with a beautiful chaste cheerleader on one side and a busty Bad Girl on the other. Angels like that still wing these flying phalanges! Thanks for joining in this peekabo parade. I lifted my skirts to the same yesterday … Brendan
Thanks Brendan, I’ll be by to see your book collection. Also, I appreciate the pingbacks!