Art corner

When we wre looking at houses, a must-have was a space for me to set up an art studio. Here is a tour of my new art studio (a former formal dining room)...

T here's something undeniably captivating about an artist’s studio - almost as much as the work created there. I haven’t talked about studios much on the blog so I thought it’d be fun to dive in since I’m in the middle of setting my own new space up! Today, we’re digging in to inspiring workspaces (

a small space with big design

pearl ~ watercolors, oil pastels and gouache on old paper looking at pearl i'm reminded of the words of henry miller in the video 'to paint is to love again'... i look at it and i say "did i do this or did somebody else do it?" ... i say often about my writing, i read certain passages and i'm impressed and i say "henry, did you write this?" lulu, pearl and jeweliette i haven't been able to get a good pic of jeweliette by herself, so i'll show her as she sat near my chair with pearl and lulu…

Name: Max Shay and Emily Billings Location: Western Massachusetts Size: 3,200 square feet Years lived in: 9 months; Rented Max and I moved to Western Massachusetts on a whim after deciding to close the book on our city-dwelling life in Boston. We stumbled upon the 1930s stone farmhouse set up on a steep hill through Craigslist. After hearing about the history of the property through the homeowners, we were sold.

Take your work to a place that changes your perspective and opens your mind.

I remember years ago, before I had a studio I would to go to art workshops and often there would be a long wall with nails in it for students to hang their canvases and paint. I have always loved painting straight up much better than the traditional easel with a tilt. I remember putting nails in the wall of the kids playroom (a.k.a the guest room, office, spare room) so I could continue painting this way after I was home from the workshops. Then a few years ago when my hubby and I designed…

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