My creative space at home

Have you seen glossy magazine spreads of gorgeous studios or home offices where people make art? They have amazing decor, tiny details of inspiration around them, and a beautiful clean desk, of course.  Well, that's not me, unfortunately. 😭

Last year we moved to a new house that is just big enough for the 4 of us, but doesn't have a lot of extra room. Now with the pandemic still affecting so many lives, my spouse will be working from home indefinitely, and space is even more of an issue.

I have taken space where I can find it for creating collage art, and the space I have chosen is in the laundry room. I stand and create in a small space, next to where people dump their stuff when they come in the door. I'm next to dusty shoes, and empty containers before they get taken out to recycling.

I hate it, and yet it's what I have, and I feel like I should be more grateful. It's my very own space; I don't share it with anyone. I also have some nice cabinets above me where I can store papers.

I haven't been motivated to keep it organized longer than a few hours, though. I'm not proud of my space and have no reason to show it off, so I don't really try to keep it looking presentable. I gave up last night again, and just worked on top of the mess.

Still, I've been productive. In the photo below you can see the pages in my latest eclectic-page gluebook. I just create right on top of the mess!

No need to worry, right? I do lose track of things pretty easily, as you can imagine. I can last about a week like this, but then I have to try to straighten up a bit.

My other space, where I record, is in the family room. When we moved in last year, the only place for my desk was wedged in between the TV and the games/toys cabinet. There's no privacy, but I make it work by recording when the kids are at school.

What's on my desk? I'm recording a video about what's so great about postcard art.

I keep telling myself that this is all temporary. Someday I'll have a more permanent place. We'll see. If I stay here, that will be fine too. After all, I've been making do just fine with what I have.