Earlier this month I was going through some artwork that I had in storage. Oh, my. First: Now that we’re in Poland, we live in a house; in Amsterdam, we lived in an apartment…an apartment with exactly one closet, so…
Category: Studio Snapshots
Remember this card from last week’s {Project} Wednesday post? This week I wanted to show you how I photographed it. Taking photos of projects (cards, jewelry, collage pieces) is something I’ve struggled with over the years and thought I would…
Not so long ago (just seven months, actually!) my “studio” space consisted of a nook off the kitchen in our tiny Amsterdam apartment. Most art supplies were stored in the hall closet or the bicycle shed out back. Now I…
It’s a weird one, I admit. I love sheet protectors. You know, those plastic page protectors you can get at the office supply store in a box of 200? I love them. Love them love them love them. Of course…
When you teach workshops, you end up with a lot of supplies that need to be organized and stored properly—especially so they don’t mix in with regular supplies. I’m lucky to have a big closet in the hallway just outside…
Tiny, one-of-a-kind and very very easy to lose. How, oh how can you store tiny words and fragments cut from book pages or magazines—while keeping them clean, un-damaged and organized? Here’s what I do: I glue sticky notes, sticky side…
I’ve finally figured out how best to store my acrylic blocks for stamping. I use this shallow plastic container which I bought in the kitchen department at HEMA, the Dutch equivalent of Target. (I think it’s originally for keeping lunch…
I do have a lot of stamps. Not as many as I used to, before we moved from Portland to Amsterdam—I went through all my stamps and gave away or put into storage the stamps I rarely or never used….