Charcoal And Cad Red Medium On Your Jammies.
Greetings,
Welcome to the Cooper studio. As I started this epistle, the location was the normal one of Lipetsk. As I edit and complete the message, I am currently hanging out in a little burg just outside Voronezh, called Latnaya. Ha, a story all unto it's own, but all's well, so let's skip the geography lesson, and get to the preplanned goal of the morning.
While up there at the top of this is Charcoal And Cad Red Medium On Your Jammies, in reality, the title of this post is, The Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Home Studio Versus The Commercial Space Studio. (yawn, and three fourths of the readers click away)
Did you really expect an artist who has a tumultuous time attempting to knock back those primaries, to use a title like that???! I thought not.
Now that we are all working under the same title, let’s begin (again)
It was a beautiful morn in Lipetsk. The scene: home studio of Karen Cooper, художник. (yeah, artist) Let us zoom in on the easel in said home studio, where is plopped a canvas. A lovely 70 x 90 cm canvas, and as even the ignorant eye can tell, it’s almost there. Said canvas’s message is almost to the astute stage. That stage where the visual story is nearly complete. The sign-it-before-you-screw-it-up stage.
Enter trouble. The муж. Otherwise known as The Spouse. On his way to work. Says “are you ever going to sign this one?
Yes, dear. I’m almost there. There’s just this one little nag that’s got me. Don’t worry, I’ll get it….
And then it hits. Coffee cup in hand, still in the jammies, это художник (the artist) sees it. IT. The solution, the answer to what the nag has been. The nag, that annoying little voice that says “oops, not quite right here”
Put down that coffee cup, pick up the paint brush. Here we go! Aaah, the advantages of the home studio.
Somewhere between the coffee cup and the paint brush was a piece of charcoal also, and about a half hour later, the proof is on my jammies. Charcoal and red paint. Dios mio.
But, I repeat, aaah, the advantages of the home studio.
We could wax poetic about the advantages of the commercial studio as well, I suppose…so let’s do the list thing for a moment. In no specific order:
- home studio, when the idea strikes, you're THERE
- familial interruptions, home studio style
- commercial studio space interruptions, as in: you're in the zone, your front door is open, of course someone will walk in, and there goes the moment....
- controversy between, is this a hobby or is this a business? - can be a personal problem, or a client issue
- client comfort, some clients will feel special being invited to your inner space, others will feel as intruding
- solidity of a 9-5 type schedule (time to go to work)
- flexibility of a home studio schedule (I've got a few spare hours...)
- cost of commercial space versus employing space you already own/are paying for
- never getting away from your work (is this an advantage or disadvantage?)
- red paint on your jammies...
Wait.
Tell me you didn't think I was going to give you a declaration about which is right, and which is wrong? Surely you understand that artists are pretty unique critters - that our uniqueness makes this option of home studio versus commercial studio space almost mandatory? Certainly you realize that you, and you alone, have to assess the various components of the options and determine which is your ideal? Chances are you'll deduce, and hopefully add, a few more definitive thoughts to this list. It's how we play the game of load the mental thought hopper, and give it a whirl. In boring words: think things through. Come up with a plan. Maybe even a NEW plan. Change is good, you know.
Thanks for stopping by.
Later, Karen
