Welcome To My Studio

Welcome to 

The Cottage On Curry Road~

Where our home,

is my studio.

No kidding,

almost every room

 has a place I can work in...

It's a small Cape style home,

that has a cottage feel to it.

My family was a military family.

We moved often.

Wherever we were stationed,

there was always 

clay, paint, pencil, and paper.

My father was a soldier and an artist as well...

but there was never a formal studio,

especially on-base housing.

However,

the kitchen table 

served all of our needs.

Everything was mobile,

so that it could be moved on and off

quickly. 

Eating and creativity

danced in make-do fashion.

....and so, I give you my sewing station.

Walter, our Troll fruit bowl, is empty. He has to wait and is frustrated with Quarantine, making a lag time for fresh fruits to adore him

Smack dab on the end of the dining room table!

It was in an upstairs spare room

until I had my knee surgery.

I'm sure that it will make it's way back up.

Someday.

The main hub 

is a coffee table that serves 

as a sculpting space

as well as a place 

to pattern and finish

pieces.

This is a neater version

then most days~ 

it depends on the level

 of 

"mad scientist" 

and the length of time before the deadline.

I am still making masks, so there isn't much to show.

It has two pull out drawers

and I found that an antique

treadle cabinet drawer,

 (that was in bad shape)

was a great help

in keeping some kind of organization.

How does sculpting happen, you ask?

I have a large pastry mat.

It has a little texture 

and clay works great on it.

When I need to sculpt,

I take the quilting mat

and push it under the pastry mat.

Not shown, the glue gun. He shares an outlet with the coffee maker and has been known to cause a ruckus,
if the master of the house hasn't had his infusion yet.

Somewhere between the corner of 

dish drainer

and

coffee carafe

is the third big work area.

The corner serves

to hold paint brushes 

and an array of glues and waxes.

I do a lot of staining

and age techniques here.

I can be sloppy

so I can't get much closer 

to cleaning up!

The kitchen has a 

small pantry area.

While some would use 

it for a more kitchen like purpose,

I make a vignette.

This area serves

to hold materials for pieces

and

 the folky green shelf that I adore.

If you look about,

 you can see

 the wonderful invitations

received from

 Bewitching Pedders of Halloween.

Jennie works magic every year 

and creates the most unique invitations.

Drawers are filled

and treasures are mixed 

among needed supplies.

You may spot a friend or two

waiting for their final journey.

I love the drawer and it holds my cabinet cards and tintypes, along with some tiny treasures.

Doll Houses 

are

a love of mine...

and this is my treasure.

I play around with it from time to time

and at this time

it is my Widow's House.

It is my way to mourn.

I came across some

petite teacups

and now I have a pumpkin lady,

 sipping tea, 

stuck in my noggin.

I can't ever keep serious for too long...

if you look out the windows,

you will spot my

Peeping Jane.

Aren't my mossy lights sweet? My dear friend and partner in Bewitching Peddler set up shenanigans made them for me.
They are hand-dipped in mossy green silicone.

Tim hung a couple 

of my

antique baskets on the wall.

They serve to hold ladies

in various stages of completion.

I also use the big one, 

 to photograph 

the ladies

 for their big reveal.

Sometimes my friends will stay with me.
Sometimes adoptions do fall thru. My husband requested that we keep the owl.

 
I love my antiques
as much as I loveMother of Pearl buttons.
I don't use them as much in my work anymore,
but I know right where they are
should I need one.

I absolutely love 

my dollhouse shelf!

When I was asked to do Bewitching Peddlers,

I knew just what I wanted.

I am blessed to have wonderful friends

with their own magic

and together,

 my vision came alive.

 Angie's husband, Jake made this!!!

After the first show, 

I came across the perfect size shingles,

and our dear friend,

Pete worked his magic as well.

Because storage is an issue

in a small home,

it was put to work.

It sits atop

an old buffet

given to me from my Sister In Law

The buffet

is part of my pattern station

( that is a whole other thing, for another day, perhaps.)

It is perfect to hold treasures, 

supplies 

and

 works in progress.

I am thankful in all of this,

to have such a wonderful husband.

He may not understand all of this,

but he has adapted well

over the years.

Thank you for stopping by!

I hope you enjoyed 

my peek.

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