Keeping it Real in the Studio A DEDICATED ART WORKSPACE MILE STONE!!!

 After a few weeks of working on it, I have claimed the entire back wall and one garage bay as mine. This is the first time in my life I've claimed this much space, and it is static space. I don't have to pack up my materials and works and put them in an attic or closet. No one shares my space. I don't have to move out of the way for dinner or homework. I don't have to overhear the television or YouTube videos or phone conversations. 

I'm in my own space, dedicated to the art and creativity I want to express.

It is exciting. I get an hour here or there. Occasionally a couple of hours. Uninterrupted. 

A place to focus. A place to concentrate. A place to work. A place not to be interrupted.

Did I say interruptions were a bit of a challenge?

Essential to my studio:

• space that expands
• multiple dedicated workstations: oil, acrylic, pastel, mixed media stations
• kid station separate and over my shoulder from my desk with all the crayons, chalk, paper, and more if small feet wander in and want to create
• light, both artificial and natural
• desk space with computer notebooks etc.
• tall walls, high ceiling where I can hang my work however I want for both storage reasons and to see what I've got going on

What is needed:

• more cleaning and claiming side wall
• a folding wall divider with shelves
• more storage space for completed works
• fresh coat of paint on walls
• removing holiday décor from under workstations
• removing yard tools and establishing corner for them closest door out to the garden
• more lighting 
• general upgrading and revamping (area rugs/drop clothes, curtain and shelving/storage under work bench)

GOAL: to have a studio space I could welcome other people into to see what I'm working on and feels comfortable just to hang out in

It would be nice to have charming. It would be nice for it to be breath taking. But I will be happy to settle for mine, functional, and productive!