Comments on: Some of the studios I’ve worked in before. I don’t take anything for granted! http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/ The Mythic, Tarot & Fairy Tale musings of Lisa Hunt Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:49:55 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Lisa Hunt http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Lisa Hunt Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:50:24 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-223 Hi Carisa! Great to see you here. Your comment cracks me up. Do you really think being hungry, sweaty and controlled by a cat is sexy? hahah. Gilly was definitely a human trapped in a feline body, but she had it infinitely better than I did during those "starving artist" years. She always got first dibs on the occasional goodies. Hi Carisa! Great to see you here. Your comment cracks me up. Do you really think being hungry, sweaty and controlled by a cat is sexy? hahah. Gilly was definitely a human trapped in a feline body, but she had it infinitely better than I did during those “starving artist” years. She always got first dibs on the occasional goodies.

]]> By: caria http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-222 caria Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:39:09 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-222 I LOVE the mid-20's pic...very sexy, and the wordless conversation going on there between you and kitty is priceless! I LOVE the mid-20′s pic…very sexy, and the wordless conversation going on there between you and kitty is priceless!

]]> By: Jenn Chandler Cooney http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Jenn Chandler Cooney Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:37:57 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-220 I thought I had already commented here...I wonder what I happened to it... Seeing these pictures made me think of how an atmosphere can nurture and encourage creativity. I think as you grow in creative experience (and probably age also) your need for a certain type of environment also change. It's nice for you to look back and think about those times and what was important to you then. I am quite young but as another creative/artistically focused person (writer by trade) I feel this is true for me, when there have been changes in life or priorities I feel I have to change my area to better suit my needs. It is great that you finally have your "dream" space, do you think maybe it was all those other studio spaces that refined your idea of what you needed to help you the best creatively? I thought I had already commented here…I wonder what I happened to it…
Seeing these pictures made me think of how an atmosphere can nurture and encourage creativity. I think as you grow in creative experience (and probably age also) your need for a certain type of environment also change. It’s nice for you to look back and think about those times and what was important to you then.

I am quite young but as another creative/artistically focused person (writer by trade) I feel this is true for me, when there have been changes in life or priorities I feel I have to change my area to better suit my needs.

It is great that you finally have your “dream” space, do you think maybe it was all those other studio spaces that refined your idea of what you needed to help you the best creatively?

]]> By: Lisa Hunt http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Lisa Hunt Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:22:56 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-219 Hi Indigene: I love hearing about other artists' studio experiences and it is particularly poignant when kindred spirits have followed similar paths. From what I can tell from looking at your big, gorgeous bold paintings, you probably need a much bigger work space than I do. My paintings tend to be under 16 x 20, though that may change with time. So I suppose the type of art and the medium we use helps to determine the workspace! Thanks so much for your comment. Hi Indigene:
I love hearing about other artists’ studio experiences and it is particularly poignant when kindred spirits have followed similar paths. From what I can tell from looking at your big, gorgeous bold paintings, you probably need a much bigger work space than I do. My paintings tend to be under 16 x 20, though that may change with time. So I suppose the type of art and the medium we use helps to determine the workspace! Thanks so much for your comment.

]]> By: Indigene http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Indigene Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:39:52 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-217 Wow, you have a wonderful studio! What's strange is we've had a similar studio experience! I've had a studio in the basement, one in an attic, a tiny alcove and now, it's half of my living room, which is divided for my work! Now, all I need to do is keep working so that I can become as wonderful at creating as you! Thanks for sharing your experiences with me. Wow, you have a wonderful studio! What’s strange is we’ve had a similar studio experience! I’ve had a studio in the basement, one in an attic, a tiny alcove and now, it’s half of my living room, which is divided for my work! Now, all I need to do is keep working so that I can become as wonderful at creating as you! Thanks for sharing your experiences with me.

]]> By: Lisa Hunt http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Lisa Hunt Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:58:43 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-216 By the way, I still have the same drawing table I bought during my early college years. It is now nearly 25 years old. The ol' chipped and scratched faithful has been witness to a lifetime of creating and will probably be with me for the rest of my days. By the way, I still have the same drawing table I bought during my early college years. It is now nearly 25 years old. The ol’ chipped and scratched faithful has been witness to a lifetime of creating and will probably be with me for the rest of my days.

]]> By: Lisa Hunt http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Lisa Hunt Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:51:41 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-215 These are such great comments! Thank you, everyone. Barbara, I love hearing about people's journeys and the challenges and triumphs that make life interesting. Kort and Arwen, I was eating a bowl of ice cream while the late great "Gilly" perched on my knee and demanded a taste. I pretty much always gave into her, even though at the time, a bowl of ice cream was a huge treat for the starving artist. These are such great comments! Thank you, everyone. Barbara, I love hearing about people’s journeys and the challenges and triumphs that make life interesting. Kort and Arwen, I was eating a bowl of ice cream while the late great “Gilly” perched on my knee and demanded a taste. I pretty much always gave into her, even though at the time, a bowl of ice cream was a huge treat for the starving artist.

]]> By: TarotByArwen http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-214 TarotByArwen Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:25:56 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-214 I enjoyed this. A lot of smiles from the various felines but the one hovering over your bowl mirrored my own cat who was doing the same thing to my bowl of cheerios as I read this post! I enjoyed this. A lot of smiles from the various felines but the one hovering over your bowl mirrored my own cat who was doing the same thing to my bowl of cheerios as I read this post!

]]> By: pussinboots http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-212 pussinboots Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:51:14 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-212 Love that mid-late 20s kitty photo. :') Love that mid-late 20s kitty photo. :’)

]]> By: Julia Guthrie http://lisahuntart.com/blog/2009/07/12/some-of-the-studios-ive-worked-in-before-i-dont-take-anything-for-granted/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Julia Guthrie Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:50:34 +0000 http://lisahuntart.com/blog/?p=620#comment-211 What great spaces you've had over the years!:) Looks like you have a lovely airy, light room now:) So far I've had 2 previous art spaces... one was a fantastic double bedroom with a stained glass window (I'd give anything for that one again! LOL) And a shared table with my Husband in the other spare room here..until I took over the tiny single bedroom where I now reside!! haha....which reminds me, I must re-photograph for the blog because I moved the table around for more space. What great spaces you’ve had over the years!:) Looks like you have a lovely airy, light room now:)
So far I’ve had 2 previous art spaces… one was a fantastic double bedroom with a stained glass window (I’d give anything for that one again! LOL) And a shared table with my Husband in the other spare room here..until I took over the tiny single bedroom where I now reside!! haha….which reminds me, I must re-photograph for the blog because I moved the table around for more space.

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