I love my garage studio, although we all complain when it’s pouring down rain and we have to make a dash for the front door. I moved my studio back home after spending almost a year as a resident studio artist at VisArts, our community art center here in Rockville, Maryland. I wrote about my decision to return in the July/August 2009 issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine. Here are a few more photos.
My garage studio was already drywalled and insulated, so I only had to install an in-wall air conditioner/heater.
And garage flooring so I wouldn’t have to stand on concrete.
Lots of Ikea shelving and tables.
I added a sink, and had fun with the backsplash.
My first tiling job!
A pegboard holds rulers and hoops.
Storage bins for notions and thread stands.
More thread.
And more thread.
Buttons are sorted by color.
A jewelry cabinet holds lots of odds and ends.
Bins for lace, elastic, zippers, etc. Class samples and handouts are kept in separate portable bins for easy transport.
My design wall becomes a bulletin board when I’m not using it, and a bin holds bolts of silks fabrics.
Scraps of fabric are in color-sorted bins. Paper fusibles and stabilizers are kept on a wine rack.
No respect for the sanctity of my fabric stash!
Yardage is sorted by color.
Fat quarters are kept in shoe drawers, also sorted by color and theme.
Garment fabric is stored under the table.
And also on an additional clothing rack.
Every studio needs a chandelier. The drops are black crystals from eBay, but also spools of thread from my grandmother’s sewing room that I spray-painted black.
