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5 days agoA View From the Easel
Artist balances painting, drawing, embroidery, and large-scale scroll work in a vineyard-side studio, managing herniated discs by alternating tasks, drawing inspiration from sunrise and sunset.
Mornings are best for concentrated work. In the winter, I turn on the heat at 8am and get started around 10am. Summer, I start around 9am. I have two areas in the studio for projects. The large, heavy wood sculptures are carved in the front section of the studio, closest to the roll-up wide door. Smaller sculptures are placed on a hydraulic workbench. Before I start, I focus, connect with the Source, and ask for guidance.
Most days, she rises at 6:45 a.m., her assistant soon arriving, and "sticks the kettle on." The artist lives in a caravan parked outside of her studio, so she says it's really just "a case of rolling out of bed and into a pile of felt." They work until around 4 p.m., and then between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., the artist begins to paint. She says Netflix has been her prime accompaniment for these slots, for absorbing selections to aid productivity.