I have procrastinated long enough. My excuse of being too busy during the pre-holiday season is no longer holding water. And, well, three years worth of junk collecting was likely enough. So today after dropping off the little guy for his first day of pre-school the time had arrived to start the studio clean up. I’ve got a show in April I desperately need to start working on, and frankly there wasn’t a spare flat surface anywhere.
I should have taken a before photo, but forgot. In the end it was likely for the best since they make reality shows about people like me. They are called hoarders and intervention. Seriously who collects that much packing material?
So here’s some photos to prove I did do some work today in an attempt to live up to my resolution.
Okay, well that first one is of a corner of the space I hadn’t gotten to yet…(don’t judge me please…)
I did clean out a whole other corner of the studio to house my new (extremely old second hand) kiln. Hopefully I can get the electrical up and running soon. Many pennies to be saved for that one. We need to do an electrical upgrade to the whole house to accomplish this. In the meantime I can gaze at the kiln’s beauty and potential…
I also cleaned up an old shelf of my husband’s motorbike mess to store my growing mold collection. Again so much possibility…
Oh and last but not least my company today, charming as always, but with his own potential. Potential for mass destruction.
My studio needs cleaning too. I look like Pigpen with a cloud of dust following me as walk through…
First day of preschool? How did it go?
You can never have too much packing material. Forgive yourself, my friend.
Kari – first day of preschool was awesome! for both of us : ) He was sorta reluctant this morning, but had been eager for over a month so i knew i just had to get him there. Of course then he didn't want to leave! I also get what you're saying about pigpen's could of dust. I feel much the same.
And Eden – I can't forgive myself, i'll take a picture tomorrow of the pile of garbage bags full of packing sitting outside my studio ready for the tip. I've come to realize that a large portion of why I hoard packing materials is guilt. I can't bear the thought of that godawful styrofoam not being used ad nauseam to justify it's existence. I think people knew of my guilt and preyed upon it to dispose of their collections as well. I now realize that it can either live in my studio for eternity or live in the dump for eternity. There was more than any human being could use in a lifetime.
Your studio looks better than mine. I might want some of that packing material and can pick up on Thursday if you can bear to have it around for a bit more.
they are yours teresa!
That kiln looks like a rocket ship! really great. I also have one that just makes it to Cone 04, it is sitting in my parents garage in Winnipeg. Ha!
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