tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post402469607739244915..comments2024-01-11T19:42:45.537-05:00Comments on woodblock dreams: Political ArtAnnie Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-45425481276155324032014-12-22T08:30:48.888-05:002014-12-22T08:30:48.888-05:00Andrew's idea to wrap stuff up and put it unde...Andrew's idea to wrap stuff up and put it under the tree is excellent, but too temporary. Someone on Facebook suggested a platform bed for Ty, which is worth considering. Sherrie, hats off to you. You're working with even less space than I am. You've got the best idea yet: get it up on other people's walls! I'll work on that.Annie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-74789167575530058062014-12-21T09:52:06.707-05:002014-12-21T09:52:06.707-05:00See how glamorous our lives as artists are? Someti...See how glamorous our lives as artists are? Sometimes I think that for every hour we spend in the studio we have to spend a day figuring out how to contend with the result. I'm fortunate to live in a dry climate,so damp storage isn't an issue, but I'm living and working in 700 square feet (with a 30 x 60 behemoth of a press now taking up the living room) and storage is a perpetual problem. I've got framed worked tucked in the gaps between furniture and walls, in closets, under the table. <br /><br />The best way to handle storage of framed work is to put it on someone <i>else's</i> wall, eh? ;-) Now if we could only figure out how to make that happen as quickly as we produce new inventory....Sherrie Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967844327055630854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-22856105324178963812014-12-20T18:24:30.978-05:002014-12-20T18:24:30.978-05:00I've wondered about renting one of those stora...I've wondered about renting one of those storage space thingies, but I would think moisture could be just as much of a problem there as in my own basement. I'd love to rent studio space outside my home that could include space for storage, but I'm not quite ready to add that overhead to my business model.Annie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178236295806176573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-67974387000144475902014-12-20T14:52:37.087-05:002014-12-20T14:52:37.087-05:00I was just trying to rearrange framed prints this ...I was just trying to rearrange framed prints this morning in the hopes that I could fit more into the small corner that has become my repository for framed work. Not much luck and I don't think my husband would appreciate me taking over any more of his basement workshop. I imagine all artists have to deal with this and unless you have a spare room dedicated to storage things just keep piling up. I looking forward to see if anyone has good ideas for storing art work.Melody Knight Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368598069864101799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184600.post-78109133247685844452014-12-20T13:26:19.860-05:002014-12-20T13:26:19.860-05:00Best short-term advice. Unless there's a check...Best short-term advice. Unless there's a check(cheque), don't open the box...it's likely to be more organized in it than if you open it and pull out the unsold works. You can wrap it like a big Christmas present and put it next to the tree or under the couch. I have the stuff I need to keep dry on top of a big armoire (it's big enough you can't see it...)and under it (wood slabs that I don't want to warp). Mat board is in or behind the flat file. Unsold work (and for me that's pretty much everything I've ever made) is pretty much everywhere. (Under the bed. In the flatfile, Behind the flatfile, next to the desk in portfolios placed vertically....et. cetera. Probably a dedicated cupboard, closet (or room) would be best.Andrew Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184272649874888854noreply@blogger.com