space!

In the past months I have been searching the city and asking nearly everyone i have come in contact with: where might i find an artist studio space to rent? i emailed dozens of people, with only a few replies and little help. i asked neighbors and art students and came to the conclusion that what i am looking for may be near impossible to find. seattle really is artist friendly. i miss this.

but finally, dear friends a space has been found…

 

(only a little preview) ok so, it’s nothing too fancy. at the height of my frustration with an endless search, my host family encouraged me to take any of the rooms in the basement to claim as mine and make into a studio. i chose the smallest, separated from the others by a small corridor and staircase. it has lighting, heating, and its rent free! for now i have a makeshift easel (made from a ladder and an old scrap of wood). in the months coming i think i shall makeover a larger room, the old bomb shelter. it too has lighting and heating. PLUS: 3 electrical plug-in’s, stylish curved ceilings, a half door to outside, a stage and promises safety. 

it feels good to have space. good space. soon i will post under “things she makes”. stay tuned!

liebe grüße,

rae