You gain strength, courage and confidence
by every experience
in which you
really stop
to look fear in the face.
~Eleanor Roosevelt
I haven't posted anything since March, because I haven't spent any time in my studio this year. It's been a rough year for me and my family, as I was diagnosed with cancer back in January. I've undergone 3 surgeries earlier this year, and am having another major surgery in early 2013. I went thru chemotherapy treatment, finishing the end of August, but continue to get 1 of the drugs every three weeks. This will continue until the end of next May. Throughout all of this, I've kept a very positive attitude that I'm going to beat this! I'm finally feeling pretty good again, although I get tired very easily. Needless to say, my creativity level has been at zero.
Since I wasn't working in my studio, it quickly became quite a 'catch-all' for assorted junk that I didn't know where else to go with. It got to the point that even if I wanted to work in it, I wouldn't because I couldn't stand the mess and clutter that overtook the workbench, table and floorspace.
Fortunately, I am finally beginning to get the urge to start working on art again.
I took the bull by the horns yesterday, and began the process of reclaiming my workspace. I'm proud of the progress I've made so far, but I still have a lot more to do. I took a few photos of the areas that I have finished, but my metalsmithing area is still in a state of shambles.
This is only half of my studio space. It's the part I got organized yesterday.
The wooden cabinets are full of assorted found objects.
This is another view of the workspace. The table under the window is where I can work on journaling, stamping, and mixed-media projects.
This photo is taken from my workbench where I do all my metalwork. All the studio space from this point on is still in a state of chaos. Hopefully, I'll get more organizing done on it today.