My Studio is....

My studio is in desperate need of a paint job. When we first moved into this house over 2 years ago, the studio building got a complete overhaul. It was a garage that actually functioned as a storage for the previous owners. We gutted the inside, built a removable wall where the garage door had been, and drywalled the ceiling and walls. I managed to paint the floors, but by the time all that had been done, it was high time for me to get back to making beads. Now, I wish I would have at least painted the wall behind the glass. I know I will never find the time to move all that glass and paint. I suppose I could paint around it, but it still involves a lot of cleanup. Shew....it gets me tired just thinking about it. For more pictures, take a studio tour.

My studio is also a place of refuge for me. When life gets crazy, sitting in front of my torch can be the most soothing and relaxing place to be. Sometimes I think its because of the whirring sound of the ventilation fan and the vibrating hum of the oxygen concentrators that drown out all these noise the world can throw at me. Then add a little melting glass that will only flow so fast. I tend to get in a rhythm that can just melt away all tension, stress, and crud that comes my way. You have to think about what you are doing to be safe, but at the same time I can think what I want to think. My thoughts generally don't get interrupted by somebody else's current need. I find myself yearning to get to the torch everyday just to get absorbed in MY thoughts. Ahh, the joys of lampworking!