This post is for both:
Sunday Selections, a blog hop party of photography
hosted by River of Drifting Through Life
and
Sunday in the Art Room, a link party
about art issues hosted by Nicole of
Nicole's challenge for us this week is:
"Show us your art space."
I don't have a separate art room per se.
I just work at my dining area table.
I need to use a lamp because my place
has very harsh track lighting
which throws terrible shadows.
But I do have a kind of "art space"
specially dedicated to keeping all
my art supplies in one place
for ease of storage and retrieval --
this IKEA bureau beside the
sideboard close to my table.
It also serves a dual purpose
of being the location of
my monthly Full Moon Altars.
And here are the art supplies
in each of its four drawers
in descending order.
First Drawer:
watercolours --
Second Drawer:
coloured art pencils,
pen-and-ink,
graphite drawing --
Third Drawer:
miscellaneous art and craft supplies --
Fourth Drawer:
sketchbooks, portfolios,
stands and portable easel --
[Photos © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]
26 comments:
Codex: I love this. Obviously.
...wow, you are so organized!
WAY too organized. My space looks like it was visited by a band of coked out raccoons live there, except for the space directly in front of me on the desk, that's where the OCD kicks in.
Nice art space. I have a space too, but sometimes it is quite the mess while I am figuring things out. I don't draw, but I do 'create' scenes and build odd stuff.
Nice place.
Your drawers are so organized. My office doubles as my art space and hasn’t been doing a very good job of it. But it just dawned on my that my glass and chrome desk is so large (it was a dining room table) that I can sit on one side and work at my computer and use the opposite side as my art table! By the way, the camel drawing looks amazing.
@ Moving with Mitchell -- Thanks, that camel art will be posted later this month.
I give you extra points for organization!! But I imagine it helps to keep the creativity flowing!
You are so neat and organized. I blame my mess on not have space, but really it is just me being messy. Thanks for sharing.
I love seeing where people live. I also appreciate your organization:)
I have art spaces. Mostly they are a confusion of whatever it is I've been concentrating on or what I WAS concentrating on and have left in a jumble, planning to get "right back to it."
I should do better.
That's amazingly neat. I continue to make art, but the space is wherever I am at the time these days. I have a bit of storage, but I keep freecycling art materials to eager takers, so it's shrinking.
You are so organized. I'm impressed, Debra.
That's actually the perfect size or space for you I would think considering the size of your works are not gigantic sizes. And everything is mostly contained. At first glance I thought the storage bins next to the bureau we're all going to be also art supplies. It's nice you do your artwork near your full noon altar.
Ohhhh WOW. I wish I had an Ikea close to me. I would love some drawers like that. You are so darned organized. I love your art space. As I said it doesn't matter where we create as long as we create. And, your art is so spectacular. Thank you dear friend for joining SITAR. I enjoyed seeing your art space. Ohhh and that lamp. I had that same lamp for years and it finally bit the dust. It is the best lighting. Have a great day.
Codex: is there any page where the artists are linking their photos?
@ Anonymous (Codex) -- Yes, go to the beginning of this post and click on the reference to DVArtist, Art, Food, Gardening. It will take you to Nicole's blog where the link party participants are listed. Click on them to go to their blogs. Thanks for your interest!
@ DVArtist -- Yes, I am known to be quite RUTHLESSLY organized, lol. I rescued that desk lamp from my workplace years ago when it was going to be thrown out. It has served me well ever since.
Such organization, I need to take a lesson from you.
You put me to shame. I have drawers filled with same, but never pull them out! I have new pillow shams cut out (for a year) that I haven't sewn! I have a baby knitted blanket on the go. I have 4 new embroidery kits I haven't opened and my plants need watering!!! I will sew on that button today!
Now I understand why someone called your place "minimalist": you've got next level storage and organizational skill! Though I'm a little surprised you don't have some of your beautiful artworks framed and hanging on the wall to inspire you.
I enjoyed seeing your art space-very organized I like it
@ Tundra Bunny -- I don't frame or display any of my artwork, actually. When a piece is done, I take a photo of it for the blog and then put the original in a portfolio in Drawer #4. Then I'm ready to move on to the next challenge.
A lovely organized space. I think when you don't have so much space, you're much more organized - you simply have to. I agree with you about the light, I have trouble with those shadows as well. Oh, and I love the mug sitting on your table and I try to figure out what is on it - a dog? Coyote? Wolf? Something else?
@ Carola Bartz -- It's a cat snoozing on a fence with its legs hanging down. This mug was made by a local potter and I just got it about a month ago!
thanks
Thanks for showing your art space! -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
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