Here I am again with yet another challenge entry. This is both one of the easiest and most difficult challenges to date. The Lost In Space Studio Challenge on Artisan Whimsy. Easy because all you need to do to enter is submit a few photos of your studio. The difficult part is creating the perfect studio environment for your type of work. Me, I have two studios.

My mixed media studio is a small spare bedroom (11′ x 12′). Truth be told, I like to dabble in every type of art and craft under the sun. Glass, fabric, beading, drawing, painting, mixed media, collage, clay, wire wrapping, etc. Of course all mediums require their own particular type of tools. I’m big into repurposing and this studio certainly is evidence of this fact. All of the furniture here is repurposed, second hand finds. Mostly yard sale items. Nothing matches, and I’ve just done my best to work with what I have the most of. Vertical space. Even the closet is stacked vertically with small shelving units.

My favorite part is the curtain rod on the closet that is loaded with tons of second hand necklaces and bead strands.

The second favorite item is my repurposed “desk”, an old door stacked on two old kitchen cabinets (found on Craigslist.)

It gets real busy and messy in here sometimes, but I really enjoy myself in the process.

The second studio (click here for photos) is in an add on laundry room. It’s a great space with plenty of room for storage. I have excellent ventilation and lighting. The only drawback is that it’s not climate controlled. This does limit my torch time in both the summer and winter months. Not fun to be on a hot torch when it’s 105 degrees or 40 degrees outside.(We do get some extremes here in the Mojave Desert.) But, lucky for me, my schedule is somewhat flexible and I am able to utilize it in comfort fairly often.

Anyway, I feel very blessed to be able to have the time, and space to create in both studios.