tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post116409867682283366..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: "On My Desk" celebrates a 100 desks on viewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164769786597647302006-11-29T03:09:00.000+00:002006-11-29T03:09:00.000+00:00I think i need my art things to be around me to us...I think i need my art things to be around me to use else I forget!! A month or so ago I put the books away in order in a glass book cupboard but have ended up not taking them out to read! :( I think I'm going back to being a mess :D <BR/><BR/>Enjoyed the link and based on a couple of studio photos in the blog, I'm planning on putting most of my supplies on open shelves for visibility. I think I need a similar idea for my clothes cupboard :P I'm dreadfully forgetful.<BR/><BR/>great blog and great posts. thank you.Ujwala Prabhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397911852628931691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164528237371900192006-11-26T08:03:00.000+00:002006-11-26T08:03:00.000+00:00Oh - it's so good to know that others also struggl...Oh - it's so good to know that others also struggle with their art ephemera!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Marion - that link to the Andy Warhol boxes is such a hoot!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164515816579697002006-11-26T04:36:00.000+00:002006-11-26T04:36:00.000+00:00How about pretending you're Andy Warhol and puttin...How about pretending you're Andy Warhol and putting them in boxes as "time capsules", then some day someone can spend ages and ages unpacking them and figure out what is what. See http://www.artonpaper.com/bi/v11n02/unpacking_andy.phpMarion Boddy-Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16492298393921353238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164225527425863612006-11-22T19:58:00.000+00:002006-11-22T19:58:00.000+00:00I wouldn't expose anyone to the trauma of the tip ...I wouldn't expose anyone to the trauma of the tip my 'studio' is in! I am apparently 'differently organised' and not simply chaotic - I like that assurance from a friend and I'm hanging on to the idea!<BR/><BR/>I work in the spare room which contains bookshelves with large plastic storage boxes of oils, same of acrylics, tool boxes with framing tools, string etc, watercolours, canvasses painted on and waiting are stacked, there's a large table, an easel, rows of nails in one wall as I often prefer to work on the wall and see the painting against a white (errrm well splattered) background - then there's the mountains of sketchbooks, paper, jars of brushes, coloured pencils, pastels, jars of turps, containers of water, rags, painting clothes ....<BR/><BR/>a tip (blush)vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164146435442113322006-11-21T22:00:00.000+00:002006-11-21T22:00:00.000+00:00Oh boy, a subject so near and dear :D Since moving...Oh boy, a subject so near and dear :D Since moving into a little flat from a big house with my own studio, art space has come at a bit of a premium! I have a desk all well organised with my art gear on it but can't actually fit any art there so I have to work in the lounge with pencils and references and sharpeners, exacto knives, you name it, strewn everywhere! <BR/><BR/>I think a little chaos adds to the creative process, after all, while you're planning ways to avoid tidying up, you're using your creative side! (at least that's my story and I'm sticking to it!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164142847522380342006-11-21T21:00:00.000+00:002006-11-21T21:00:00.000+00:00Ha if you could see my office/studio you'd underst...Ha if you could see my office/studio you'd understand why I have to get out of the house to get any art done! I'm bad enough, but hubby with an e-bay addiction and with the good taste gene removed at birth, together with the rubble of toys and teenage 'stuff' make the environment a struggle to deal with at the best of times.Julie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561525327058025185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164138275055430242006-11-21T19:44:00.000+00:002006-11-21T19:44:00.000+00:00Like the first poster, it is too late in my house ...Like the first poster, it is too late in my house also. I have two spare bedrooms in my house that are more like craft and art rooms. In my office/art room, there are stacks everywhere. A desk...full, a drafting table...full, two bookcases...full, and so on and so on. Plus my bird and cage had to make a home in here when we got the Yellow Lab year old puppy (bird dog). More mess but so much company (and she can't get on, into, or mess up my art).<BR/><BR/>I try to organize but end up just moving things around from one stack to another. And when I actually start to work, the mess just comes back. I am a messy cook and a messy artist. The easel and painting have to be done in the other room because of any fumes and the bird's harm from them. <BR/><BR/>And hubby walks in gingerly avoiding anything in his way, looks around in disbelief, shakes his head, and backs out. And always says if anything is in that room (or my purse for that matter), then it is lost forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164124128156742992006-11-21T15:48:00.000+00:002006-11-21T15:48:00.000+00:00This is my first time here; thoroughly enjoyed you...This is my first time here; thoroughly enjoyed your site, the resources and up-to-date information you have to offer. I hope to return and spend more time on your squidoo; as I am curious what to do with mine.<BR/><BR/>http://ascenderrisesabove.com/wordpress/AscenderRisesAbovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407455211305123884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164123542088998012006-11-21T15:39:00.000+00:002006-11-21T15:39:00.000+00:00Your posts are so full of wonderful information. I...Your posts are so full of wonderful information. I really appreciate your writing and the links to other interesting writers about art. I've been trying to figure out how to organize my art book collection so it was interesting to see yours alphabetized by subject.Jana Bouchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019523068496828367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1164117550696335632006-11-21T13:59:00.000+00:002006-11-21T13:59:00.000+00:00Stuff taking over? Too late for me. It did that ...Stuff taking over? Too late for me. It did that already. I don't have a creative space. I have a house with corners filled with fabric and niches filled with paint and piles of thread and paper and books. I started cleaning a little this summer and lately have been doing so with more focus, which I blogged a little about earlier this month. So now I have some neat little boxes, just not enough. It's a daunting task.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660068588568674715noreply@blogger.com