Studio Visit

Our design class was given the opportunity to visit a home studio in Colfax. The experience was very interesting and gave me a good idea about what worked well and what could be done differently in a home studio to better fit the needs of the artist. One thing the artist stressed was the need for storage space. She said the amount of storage you think someone will need should be doubled in the actual design of the space. The artist also said after working in the space for a while, she needed a place for her pieces to hang and dry so others could be started. As of now, the artist has to let them dry on the work space which inhibits her ability to begin new pieces. The actual space where the artist creates the art work, she believes works well for her. She has three separate stations, one for each step of the process needed to create her pieces. There is ample light in the space as well. There are windows on every wall, two florescent lights in the middle of the space, and also track lighting close to the wall which are used for highlighting the art works when necessary. Over all I believe the experience was very worthwhile.