Here’s an example of a clean and organized studio where the artist has begun to post inspirational images on a wallpapered wall.  Then we see some framed and un-framed images that have been abandoned on the floor, some in stages of work on the desk and window, and it’s difficult to see any inter-relatedness.  

The artist’s studio has to have a soul and it gets a soul by how much time, effort and money you’re putting into it – how much you invest in yourself and your dream.  Here, the message seems to be that everything is temporary, from the inexpensive table to the folding chair, to the half-drawn blinds and the abandoned pieces still on the floor.

I’m likely to think that your studio, while being a place to stretch ideas and imagination should also be a place where you feel at home.  Where comfort and functionality exist and where what is reflected back is a sense of “this is where I truly live.”  

Suggestions for this artist include a cork board to pin her images, replacement of the metal sculpture, hanging the works on the floor, investing in better furniture, and finally – do SOMETHING with those horrid venetian blinds.  Protect the floor, get some antique storage items with “soul” in there, and then take some personal time to assess your own visual language and journey.  Thanks to Begins with J who posted this photo in 2005.  I’d just love to see the space now.