Sprucin' up
I've been working on cleaning up my studio space the last few days, and it finally feels somewhat organized. The last couple
of weeks I'd been thinking of how nice it would be to have a dresser in my sewing space, for fabric. I can't afford a new piece of furniture right now, and so I was going to just make do with some smaller storage units we have, mish-mashing them together...and then one morning I just decided to haul out my dresser from the bedroom and use it! I have no where to put my clothes now, but that's ok, I can squeeze my stuff onto Chris's shelves : )
I decided to paint my bulletin board the same colour as the wall, and I think it helps an already busy area look a little calmer and cleaner. Adding a table cloth to my desk made a big difference too, I don't know why I didn't do that sooner (my desk is covered in globs of dried paint).
Marvin has a spot set up for napping already,
I love these little ceramic animals. They used to come free with tea packages years ago, and Chris' mum found an entire collection at a yard sale. I especially like the "reject" animals, like the boar and the funky marmot family.
These were made by a girl I graduated with, Heather Keeling. I love her work, and I'm so glad I got these little guys when I did.
In my last post I talked about community, and it's still something that is lingering in my mind. Recently, a super-nice lady at work gave me a bicycle she wasn't using, and I'm planning on biking to work (as soon as I learn how to ride a bike again); I'm really looking forward to this. For some reason when I take the bus, it feels as though I leave home, there are some sights and sounds in between, and then I'm at work. I'm hoping that by riding or walking to work I'll see all of the "in between" and feel how home and work are connected. I realize this might not make much sense written and outside of my own mind, sorry!
It's getting chillier around these parts lately, and I'm remembering those unfinished knitting projects from last year. I have a scarf I'm determined to finish, and I think I'll work on that tonight. Chris will be playing Half Life 2 all night, so I'm on my own. Good thing I have a movie and some ice cream.
Completely unrelated, I was watching a decorating show the other day, and the home own said she was " flummoxed about what to do with the entryway". Isn't that a great word?! I've been using it here and there since then, to try and "install" it into my vocabulary.
Speaking of ?! , have you ever heard of the Interrobang? It's a punctuation mark that was invented in 1968, and it's a combination of the exclamation and question mark. Neat, eh? At work at the gallery, I came across an MFA show that was called Interrobang, and the rationale for naming it, was that the show was intended to make a statement while prompting the viewer to ask questions...wow, how clever is that.
of weeks I'd been thinking of how nice it would be to have a dresser in my sewing space, for fabric. I can't afford a new piece of furniture right now, and so I was going to just make do with some smaller storage units we have, mish-mashing them together...and then one morning I just decided to haul out my dresser from the bedroom and use it! I have no where to put my clothes now, but that's ok, I can squeeze my stuff onto Chris's shelves : )
I decided to paint my bulletin board the same colour as the wall, and I think it helps an already busy area look a little calmer and cleaner. Adding a table cloth to my desk made a big difference too, I don't know why I didn't do that sooner (my desk is covered in globs of dried paint).
Marvin has a spot set up for napping already,
I love these little ceramic animals. They used to come free with tea packages years ago, and Chris' mum found an entire collection at a yard sale. I especially like the "reject" animals, like the boar and the funky marmot family.
These were made by a girl I graduated with, Heather Keeling. I love her work, and I'm so glad I got these little guys when I did.
In my last post I talked about community, and it's still something that is lingering in my mind. Recently, a super-nice lady at work gave me a bicycle she wasn't using, and I'm planning on biking to work (as soon as I learn how to ride a bike again); I'm really looking forward to this. For some reason when I take the bus, it feels as though I leave home, there are some sights and sounds in between, and then I'm at work. I'm hoping that by riding or walking to work I'll see all of the "in between" and feel how home and work are connected. I realize this might not make much sense written and outside of my own mind, sorry!
It's getting chillier around these parts lately, and I'm remembering those unfinished knitting projects from last year. I have a scarf I'm determined to finish, and I think I'll work on that tonight. Chris will be playing Half Life 2 all night, so I'm on my own. Good thing I have a movie and some ice cream.
Completely unrelated, I was watching a decorating show the other day, and the home own said she was " flummoxed about what to do with the entryway". Isn't that a great word?! I've been using it here and there since then, to try and "install" it into my vocabulary.
Speaking of ?! , have you ever heard of the Interrobang? It's a punctuation mark that was invented in 1968, and it's a combination of the exclamation and question mark. Neat, eh? At work at the gallery, I came across an MFA show that was called Interrobang, and the rationale for naming it, was that the show was intended to make a statement while prompting the viewer to ask questions...wow, how clever is that.
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