Monday, February 13, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
I finally found a shop space!
It's one thing to sculpt and another thing entirely to do production work. Since I've rebooted my studio I've been in a kind of workshop limbo: making molds, pouring wax, chasing, welding, and doing patinas are messy and can be very dangerous animals. Not necessarily something I can do in my living room, if you catch my drift.
Well, I just found out last night that I got the studio space that I've been after and I couldn't be happier. It's located on 12th Street in an old warehouse, the floor below my talented friend Peter's wood shop.
It's already plumbed for air so I won't need to worry about a compressor at the moment (which is wonderful!), I'll just tap into a line and be on my way. The floor is concrete so I won't have to worry about embers and where they may fall when I'm welding or doing cut-off work. There is even an industrial service elevator for moving the larger sculptures and heavy equipment. In addition, the space is absolutely huge so there will also be plenty of room to grow as my business expands.
Basically, all my prayers have been answered. I can begin moving in this weekend after I pick up the key and plan to have everything unpacked and set up by next week so I can get rolling again. I will take photos as I go so I can share it all with you. Even with a rainy weekend in the forecast my spirits cannot be dampened.
My special thanks go out to Kat, Wes, Heidi, Peter and Gordon. Thanks for pushing when I needed it. Thanks most of all for believing in me. I'm blessed to have you all as friends.
Well, I just found out last night that I got the studio space that I've been after and I couldn't be happier. It's located on 12th Street in an old warehouse, the floor below my talented friend Peter's wood shop.
It's already plumbed for air so I won't need to worry about a compressor at the moment (which is wonderful!), I'll just tap into a line and be on my way. The floor is concrete so I won't have to worry about embers and where they may fall when I'm welding or doing cut-off work. There is even an industrial service elevator for moving the larger sculptures and heavy equipment. In addition, the space is absolutely huge so there will also be plenty of room to grow as my business expands.
Basically, all my prayers have been answered. I can begin moving in this weekend after I pick up the key and plan to have everything unpacked and set up by next week so I can get rolling again. I will take photos as I go so I can share it all with you. Even with a rainy weekend in the forecast my spirits cannot be dampened.
My special thanks go out to Kat, Wes, Heidi, Peter and Gordon. Thanks for pushing when I needed it. Thanks most of all for believing in me. I'm blessed to have you all as friends.
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