Artist name: Cynthia Blanton
Location: Canada
Website: not yet
Blog: Cynthia Blanton
Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space? Yes
Where is it located? Bedroom on second floor of house
Is it a large or small space? Fairly large, 11′ x 17′
My clay area was in the unfinished basement but it was dark, and cold (61 degrees). Just this week I moved everything upstairs to what has been my sewing room. I have a 4′ x 8′ sheet of plywood covered with a self-healing cutting mat for a sewing/cutting table, and that is now my work surface for everything. It is high like a fabric cutting table so I can work standing up if I wish.
What medium(s) do you work in? Clay, wire, fabric.
Do you have a separate area for each? Sort of. It’s a big table.
What do you think is the best feature of your studio? Natural light and ability to look outside.
What would you change if you could? I would own the house so I could get rid of the ghastly wall paper, take up the wall-wall carpet and fasten shelving to the walls.
Describe the usual state of your work table? Chaos, like my mind.
Does your work table face out into the room or toward the wall? It fills the room and I sit looking across the room, no matter where I sit or stand.
What’s one drawback of your studio/artistic space? Two drawbacks. I can’t afford to get clay on the carpet so I have put down some make-shift floor coverings. I can’t have my oven in the room because there is no way to vent it (the windows open sideways.)
Do you have an idea wall or inspiration board? Small bulletin board
Do you listen to music in your studio? What kind? Sometimes. All kinds.
What’s one quirk or unusual feature of your studio? I have one pair of shoes that I wear in the room and I have to try very hard to remember to take them off when I leave so I don’t track clay onto the *&^%$#$% carpet.
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These are interesting interviews. I like how you are focusing on where they work.