Studio tour 2009

I thought I would share my workspace with you.

These are a few shots of the space.

I have a table for sketching and painting.

My selection of folk art acrylic paint is

stored in a bin. Looking through the colours

is always inspiring.

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On the right of the desktop are my brushes and more paint.

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The print of the loon over the table

is an inuit art print by artist Kenojuak

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I rely on bulletin boards to keep abreast

of current work.

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On another wall is a collection

of some of my early folk art work

framed.

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I also have a filing cabinet for all of

my 4 x 6 photographic images

and 2 computers (not shown).

I have thousands of photographs now.

My filing cabinet is bright yellow.

I use my own photos, as well as

fashion and interior design magazines

and art books for inspiration.

A recent piece I found inspiring

was the cover of a journal

picked up from the drugstore

featuring a bird and mandelas in pinks

and greens (see below).

Inspiration comes from

really "seeing" the world

around you and taking it in

and processing it purposefully.

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Hope you enjoyed seeing

some shots of my workspace.

Have a work-on-beautifying-

your-environment kind of day.

Helen.