Beginner's - ArtTrader Magazine

Beginner's - ArtTrader Magazine Beginner's - ArtTrader Magazine

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Art TRADER m a g a z i n e Marilyn Tuley -30- Shirley Bell Patricia Walsh Victoria Holdwick Shirley Bell Rona Kelly

Art TRADER m a g a z i n e Part I: Developing a Studio Space When my husband and I decided to pack up our household and move to Oregon in the summer of 2008, I had one wish for our new home; I didn’t want my art space to be in the basement any longer. In Pennsylvania, my art was created on a cramped workbench in a corner of a damp, centuryold stone cellar. In the winter, it was so cold in my little art dungeon that I constantly dragged projects up into all other rooms of our little house, just to stay warm. My husband had his own wish for our new home—that he could have a spare bedroom as his own space, for workout equipment, video games and our second television. So, when we landed in Roseburg, Oregon, in what seemed to be an otherwise perfect house, we realized we were stuck— there was only one spare bedroom, and the house had no basement. My husband didn’t care where my art supplies went, as long as he was able to claim that little extra bedroom as his own. So, it didn’t take much discussion—in lieu of adding a table and chairs to our dining room, it became my art studio. The windows along one wall let in ample natural light, and I was able to furnish the space from scratch. My largest piece of studio furniture is the white wooden countertop that fills one wall—it was found in an architectural salvage yard, already painted. I added the trim, made of a salvaged board, and the calico skirts to give myself a little hidden storage. Underneath the skirts, I store scrapbook papers, ephemera and vintage book text. -31- A Look at the Layered Art of Amy L. Sargent and the Studio Space Behind Her Process By Amy L. Sargent

Art TRADER<br />

m a g a z i n e<br />

Marilyn Tuley<br />

-30-<br />

Shirley Bell<br />

Patricia Walsh Victoria Holdwick<br />

Shirley Bell<br />

Rona Kelly

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