My studio space - "The Claypen"

Lately I’ve been sick with a typical but exhausting beginning of winter cold, however except for the endless coughing, I’m starting to feel better. I thought, then, that I would share my studio here. I really adore my studio, called “The Claypen”, especially since my husband re-fitted the clothes closet that was there with shelves that he built.


He had a beautiful desk that was so big that when we moved it in to his office 22 years ago, we swore we would never move it out. And so we didn’t – instead we took it apart and he used it to make the shelves in this closet for me. Thank you, honey! I can find everything now.


In addition to my work space, I have a second work area that has been used only a little bit lately by our daughter-in-law, April and our granddaughter Dezaree. Since April had the new baby 18 months ago, she hasn’t had time for claying or beading very often. But her chair stays, because I know she’ll find time once little Gracie gets into pre-school. And Dezaree will not be 14 and busy with everything else forever, either. In the meantime, I have two tables to work on. I create my jewelry at the long black table that I'm saving for April and Dezaree to clay on again in the future.


Now that I’ve seen these photos, which were taken soon after the remodel of the room, it makes me see that I need to clean again. It looked a lot nicer before I got in there and messed it all up!