Neues Atelier
As my studio sublet was coming to a close, I debated about what to do next.
A studio is expensive, at least my last one was, and I’m in a place where I’m weighing all my expenses very carefully. I can’t afford to have a studio just because it’s “cool” to have a studio. I took a look back at my last two and a half months. Was it fruitful? I didn’t go to the studio every day. Some days I went to the studio and did work I could have just as easily done at home. Other days I went and juggled - literally juggling a set of balls I bought during the Covid lockdowns - or I sat in front of my sketchbook and gazed into space.
I also created four different series of work, and expanded the materials I use to include more watercolor and acrylic paint. I worked much more deliberately. I had space to let work sit and mature (or ferment, spoil, blossom, or lay dormant - depending on the particular piece). I worked properly, instead of in fits and spurts and, to my eyes at least, it shows. From the standpoint of the work, the studio is worth it.
For a month I looked and didn’t find a new space, until my current landlord told me her neighbor - literally across the hallway from where I’m currently subletting - needed someone to take over a sublet. I jumped on it. I’m now in a new Atelier for six months and all it took to move was to carry my stuff 30 meters down the hall.
It’s 40qm with huge windows but no direct sunlight, and a small skylight. It’s lovely. I reckon it’s also going to be very, very cold in the winter, but we’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. After two weeks of searching the local “free stuff” websites, I’ve gone ahead and ordered two cheapo tables from Karstadt, which should arrive next week.
I don’t have any new work to show from here yet, but I’m confident it’ll come. Stay tuned.
