Today I was starting a new drawing with my Indian ink, mid way through adding a new inky mark I looked at my 'studio space'. It's nothing special, just a drawing table in my room with curios all over it; a ball of string, postcards, paintings leaned against the wall by other artists. There was a postcard of a painting by Edvard Munch that my friend brought me back from a recent trip to Norway. I decided to take a photo as it was sat pride of place to send to her. I then thought that it would be lovely to engage with other creatives by asking them to share their studio spaces. Whether it's a huge loft or a lap tray with pencils and a piece of paper on.
The real studio.
The curated studio.
Since finishing university I've found that making art can be very isolating when you don't have a shared studio. I used to relish going for tea with my classmates to discuss art and life every morning on my BA, on my MA there was no such ritual and I really missed that community spirit.
@blueeggsandtea studio.
I tweeted my studio photo and created a more curated version for Instagram and felt a surge of excitement when a few people joined in! It felt so lovely to see their spaces of all shapes and sizes or even just to see their current work in progress.
@kpousetteillustration studio.
@leighannanewell studio.
I've decided to keep up the hashtag in the hope that more people will join in, every Sunday any time of day you can post a photo of your studio space, real or curated or a photo of what you're working on that Sunday ~ use the hashtag #mysundaystudio and if you want to tag me too so that I don't miss you I'm @claire_leanne88, you don't have to follow me or encourage others to follow me, this is about creating a community and encouraging discussion.
