Adventures In Effectiveness:
January 29th, 2010 |Hi, Folks!
Earlier this week, I began the long and laborious task of re-arranging and refurbishing my studio. At one time, this working space had been the model of clever arrangement and neatness, but that day was long past. Things (some large, like an eight-harness loom of Benita’s) had come and gone in the studio, and now its hybrid arrangement had outlived its effectiveness. (That’s a polite way of saying the studio was a terrible mess, and almost unworkable.)
Before I began rearranging, I made my plans. I drew a floor plan of what I thought the studio should look like. This map would come to be useful in the dark, frustrating days that followed.
As I conceived it, this studio is going to become a workshop, a place where work can get done. Much of the clutter, made up of props and tools, I can move off the floor and onto the walls. I put up pegboard and bought a variety of hooks. I put pegboard above both computers and the drawing board. Computer desks have a way of accumulating discs and tools and various cables, so all that is going onto the wall. No more clutter!
For the portfolios and art carrying cases, I put a clothes rod in my closet/store room. This clears up a fair amount of shelves, and makes getting to my assorted carrying cases that much easier.
At this point, all this is still a work in progress, and I don’t really expect to get it wrapped up till late next week. When I‘ve got it done, I’ll post pictures.
Scott.
