About the Studio
I'm closing my studio in about 3 months. The excuse is that by next summer, my wife will have a new job which gives us an excuse to move out of our apartment (something we've been wanting to do) and therefore I will also need a new studio closer to wherever we end up living.
But the real reason is that my studio is no longer serving its intended purpose. I opened the studio one year ago after an extended period of time without a real workspace (see my initial post on this blog). In my excitement to finally have a place to work, I spent most of my time there on my days off from my job. This worked out for most of the year and I got a lot done in the beginning, but it eventually led to burnout.
Thinking back to my previous working arrangements, the most successful period was when I had studio inside my former apartment. Back then, I thought it would be better to have a separate studio, but now I realize that as long as I have full-time job, it is easier to make time for my studio if it is right there in my house when I get home from work.
Currently, I have to wait until the weekend to work because my studio is too inaccessible after a 10 hour day at the office. This results in too much on/off between job-think and art-think, making studio time really painful. Lately, I've been skipping the studio altogether in favor of sketching, reading, and planning from home. That makes the studio a waste of time and money, and more importantly an obstacle to my creativity, so that's why I'm closing it. I'm leaving it open just long enough to finish an important project (and to get rid of a few things, which will be the subject of my next post).
But the real reason is that my studio is no longer serving its intended purpose. I opened the studio one year ago after an extended period of time without a real workspace (see my initial post on this blog). In my excitement to finally have a place to work, I spent most of my time there on my days off from my job. This worked out for most of the year and I got a lot done in the beginning, but it eventually led to burnout.
Thinking back to my previous working arrangements, the most successful period was when I had studio inside my former apartment. Back then, I thought it would be better to have a separate studio, but now I realize that as long as I have full-time job, it is easier to make time for my studio if it is right there in my house when I get home from work.
Currently, I have to wait until the weekend to work because my studio is too inaccessible after a 10 hour day at the office. This results in too much on/off between job-think and art-think, making studio time really painful. Lately, I've been skipping the studio altogether in favor of sketching, reading, and planning from home. That makes the studio a waste of time and money, and more importantly an obstacle to my creativity, so that's why I'm closing it. I'm leaving it open just long enough to finish an important project (and to get rid of a few things, which will be the subject of my next post).
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