A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place

Whenever I throw myself into a large project, my studio suffers.  I go into a frenzied state of just trying to get it done right and on time; I can put this away later and find a home for that tomorrow.  Apparently this isn't uncommon amongst artists, as I've shared this gripe with several friends in the last week.



Common or not, I've spent the last five days in and out of my studio, cutting the fat and gifting what I haven't had a use for (and honestly don't think I ever will), vacuuming feathers and organizing.  It's an extremely tight space and I have amassed an impressive collection of trinkets  in the course of my life, so keeping this room functional takes some creative organizing.



Anyway, here's my desk.  I intend to upgrade soon but this little guy gets the job done for now.  All my eye candy is posted on the wall in front of me, as well as the measurements I hastily scrawl onto it when skinning specimen.  To the left is one of my freezers.







The drawer is organized with all the tools/embellishments I need for finishing touches.







Below is my extremely high-tech trinket organization system.  Over time the labels need to be changed to reflect my inventory.  It feels great to have finally updated the system.







Things I collect:



















Another highlight: my closet.  It wasn't meeting its potential before, so I moved a bookshelf into it and got cracking.







Bones, skins, mannequins, solvents/chemicals, dehydrated specimen, all live here as well as a few early stabs at the whole taxidermy thing.







And that's my studio, in a nutshell.  I plan on moving to a bigger space in the next year but why not make the most of my humble, quaint little room while I still occupy it?



Now that I'm all clean and organised, I can focus on whats next, like hats to wear at the derby, and several orders for some very , very patient clients.