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A studio for me is the place where you create your art. I would like to make a distinction between 'studio' and 'workplace' by saying that a studio is where you can leave your work more or less permanently, while you may have to clean away everything from a workplace (such as the dinner table). Every artist has a workplace, but not everyone has a studio. Both result in you being creative, but there are some advantages to having a dedicated space for your art (also see my blog "Making space for art"). I find that having a studio raises the importance of your art. It makes it a permanent part of your life. And there is a good chance that your studio will even become a place of refuge from the stress and distractions of daily life. The good news is - it is not difficult to turn a small space into a studio space. I have previously done this with part of my closet...  Here is what I would say are the basic necessities for a traditional artist's studio:
So when are you going to roll up your sleeves and turn that closet into your first studio? Or do you already have a studio and would like to add something I forgot? Let me know in the comments! I would also love to see your art space if you are willing to share it! Nadin
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Have you ever felt like you absolutely had no drawing in you. Like you could not even pick up the pencil, because you'd just be staring at the empty page - no inspiration, no energy, no motivation.
My guess is most of us have. There are plenty of Youtube videos teaching you how to get yourself out of a rut, motivated, push through, beat the art block... I have definitely had to deal with those down days - and still do. There are plenty of them. Especially on days when my job requires lots of brain work or problem solving, the last thing I feel like doing after work is being creative. But I have found that this helps me: My comfort doodle = something I can always put on paper; the first thing that comes to mind when I pick up a pen(cil) without a plan. For me this is a horse head and swirly lines. I have studied the outlines of horse heads so extensively (years ago this was pretty much the only thing I would draw) that it just comes naturally. Swirly lines seem to be a similar story - they are natural to me and come out when I doodle automatically while on the phone or listening to something. So since I know that these are my natural, automatic comfort doodles, when I have no inspiration at all they can get me started and provide a bridge from art block to actually doing some serious drawing. Next time you feel like you are outside your creative head-space and lost the key, try this:
Voila! You have created something. Good-bye art block! Nadin |
