studio space

Yesterday I worked in my painting studio for the first time. The night before last I asked another student if there was going to be a class in there in the morning, or anything like that. She seemed to think that was a bit of a funny question. I've been so used to not being able to paint at ECI during weekdays because there was always a class being held in our painting room. It's a little hard to wrap my head around the fact that this space is mine all mine, no strings attached.

I came in pretty early in the morning, so there was no one to ask if they could take my photo, so I took it myself. In front of a blank canva:


I hate the fact that I had to buy a pre-made canvas! For all of the facilities here at risd, there's only a small workshop with one table and one saw for making canvas stretchers. They don't seem to provide glue, and each student has their own canvas stretching pliers and stapler. There is also no tool crib for signing out these items. So I will have to buy them. It made me appreciate ECI's workshop.

Some people have already pimped out their studios:


But I prefer a more minimal look, mostly because I don't have any stuff:


Another great thing is that we have 24 hour access, although I've been going to sleep around 10 or 11, so I probably won't use it that late, but it's good to have in case of last minute painting.