let´s start this day with some distraction, let´s say with a short video of Zoé de las Cases great living and working space.
{Zoé has a nice collection of doll house kitchens and the mirror collection in the bathroom is pretty too}
It seems Zoé has created the "perfect" place for her living and working under the same roof.
Over the last years I have created in different places.
{2003} I lived in Cologne and my pre-herzensart studio was a small room at home, I used for my paintings
{2004/2005} I rented a tiny studio outside, just for some months, as I found out it didn´t work for me.
Therefore I moved everything back home and turned the large living room into my new studio
(a cheer for tolerant husbands)
{2005}still the same living room studio, but my art went into a new direction, after a sewing machine
and Friederike! (the blue sheep) came into my life. It was the beginning of herzensart
{May 2008} we moved to the country side and again the living room became my new studio.
I really enjoyed the garden view and the kitties enjoyed my omnipresence.
But the space felt too small soon and working at home all day felt lonely very often.
So again, I looked for a studio outside and found it in a former factory.
By the beginning of 2009 I moved in and that´s where I´m still working.
What I´ve learned is, that having a studio outside has advantages and disadvantages.
These days I´m going back and forth, brainstorming about pros and cons, debating what´s the right place
for me right now and if I should move my studio back home again, or continue to pay a monthly rent.
I feel I have to find my answer soon and will keep you updated about my decision.
If you are an artist/designer/crafter I would be very interested in where you create.
Do you work from home or is your studio outside? Have you found your ideal place and why?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
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