Libzoid Blog

A bad pun… I feel like I have been creatively sidelined. Getting completely away from the studio and computer for a family vacation was lovely, but it has really put me off my creative game. (to continue the lame metaphor) Add to the mix the peculiar phenomenon that is Spring school/sports activities […]

Artist name: Melanie Dilday

Location:  Australia
Website: Polymer Clay with Melanie Dilday
Blog if you have one: Clay Happenings
Etsy: M.A.D. Designs
Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space? Yes
Where is it located? Next to bathroom (useful wet area), store room (for clay, tools, ‘work in progress’ and examples of work) and outside undercover […]

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). […]

Despite the giant pile of laundry, it feels so wonderful to be home. Don’t get me wrong, I loved getting away, but after awhile I start to crave the comforts of home. We had a great vacation, starting in Utah at Bryce Canyon, then on to the Grand Canyon and ending in Albuquerque. […]

Artist name: Patti Kimle

Location:  Iowa
Website:
Kimle Designs
Precious Text
Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space? Yes. Two years ago, we remodeled our house to convert the attached garage to more kitchen and a new dining room space. The old dining room is now my space exclusively.
Where is it located? Directly off the […]

(ok, I really should be packing, but I am procrastinating)
I was listening to the CraftCast interview with Dayle Doroshow today, and I was struck by something. Dayle said that after talking to artists in various disciplines, she discovered that one of the things we all seem to have in common is a sorting activity. […]

I finished 2 more color collages on Sunday.

They are quite addictive. If we weren’t heading out on vacation, I think I’d keep making them. They’ve brightened up the walls of my studio quite a bit. I did try to mix some new colors last night, but I got a phone call from […]

Artist name: Barbara Fajardo

Location:  New Mexico
Website: Rubarb
Blog if you have one: Rubarb Desert Designs Blog
Do you have a dedicated studio/artistic space? yes
Where is it located? In my home, it used to be a dining room/play room

Is it a large or small space? fairly large…about 14′ x 24′

What medium(s) do you work in? polymer clay, […]

I got a lot accomplished this weekend.  I moved the 3 bookcases from the back wall of my studio out into the hallway section.  This will free up some wall space in the studio and allow me to move my soldering station over closer to the fire extinguisher.  And I’ll have room for the rolling […]

If you have spent any time reading my blog, you will realize by now that my art comes in fits and starts. Right now I’m in a prolonged period of inactivity. I think it’s one of the challenges of a non-working artist. I don’t have show deadlines or orders to push me […]