Tag: art studio
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Studio Overhaul!
After getting my whole community living space rearranged months ago, I finally set my mind and heart to getting my art studio set up properly and organized! Here I am ready to work on a collage painting I began a year ago. I am going to finish this painting of a wild flower meadow for…
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Half walls in the art studio
As I was beginning to plan where to put all my shelves in the art studio, I realized I didn’t have enough wall space. I decided to build a wall between the two halves of the studio to give me room for all my hanging shelves. I didn’t like how closed off it felt, however,…
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Working on the exterior of the cottage art studio.
With a week of sunny days in front of us, I decided it would be best to work on the outside of the art studio. We had a few days of rain and now with a break in the weather I realize I had better take advantage of the dry. I could have chosen to…
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Finally finishing my cottage art studio ceiling.
The first piece of sheet rock is in place! The insulation you see between the rafters is a stiff foam insulation about 4 inches thick. This came from a greyhound bus station. It was given to my sister Cheryl and I after she found it online. I think she requested insulation through Freecycle. This insulation…
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Finally got all the shingles on the fancy roof.
I’m so excited I can now move on to the pop out windows which will be in the open triangle spaces below the upper roof. After that I will put in the large triangle windows for the loft area on all four sides of the building. Working on construction in my life reminds me of…
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How crude can it be and still work?
The day was warmer, and Melanie was over, so John and Melanie and I finally put the front door in on the art studio cottage. Watch video below to see how amazingly it works!
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Making a Cottage Art Studio : Part 6 – Old Ladies Mixing Concrete
As Cheryl and I continue working along this southern wall, taking out paneling and putting in windows and French doors (I know, the North side is better for lighting an art studio, but we have a South side to use so we’re using it), we are finding that almost everywhere along the base of these…
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Making A Cottage Art Studio: Part 3 – A Perfectly Imperfect Guest Cottage
My sister finished her term at school and has come to stay with me for the summer. This little bit of heaven, the partially finished corner of my cottage art studio, is perfect for her bohemian spirit. She loves to feel the breeze at night and watch the stars as she goes to sleep.
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Making a Cottage Art Studio : Part 2 – A Zen Attitude
When Melanie left I felt sad, partly because I would miss her and partly because I wanted us to keep working on the art studio!!! We put one of the 8 paned windows in before she left, and I put the other one in the next day with the help of my sister, niece, and…
Michele Ballantyne 