I shall start my process with a "tour" of my current studio. I have had large airy studios in my life. But now I work in a very small room -- around 11'x11'. But as you can see from the large canvas on my table, I do not let this small size stop me. "Where there's a will, there's a way." The most important thing in my studio is my 4'x8' table. I have had this table and its supporting shelves since the early 1980's. I love it!!! It has worked flexibly in every studio I have had. And it works for all my projects: 3 yard lengths of fabric when I hand paint silk yardage, for designing clothing patterns-cutting fabric-and sewing my clothing, for painting and for drawing. Speaking of flexible, I like "furniture" that is made from components that can be mixed, moved around -- shelving units, hollow core doors and sheets of plywood for table tops -- this works best for me. I always have a large bulletin board in my studio to pin up work in progress and a place for inspiration -- photos of masks, southwest colors, magic, nature, ideas for future projects, and photos of my soul's home: Big Sur California. As you can see I am very inspired! I love looking up to this cacophony of color when I am doing my art work.
