Photos © 2011 Curly Girl Design, Inc./Leigh Standley. all rights reserved.
Hello! and Happy Friday! Spring is upon us (supposedly, it snowed here yesterday…) and that means it's time for packing away the turtlenecks, mittens and gloves, tidying up the garden, dusting off the lawn mower and polishing up your ice cream spoon. What? You don't have a dedicated ice cream spoon? Rookie. Among our other day-to-day tasks we must add a little spring cleaning. For me, this will mean re-organizing my studio. (I actually laughed a little when I typed 're')
But no matter. It's time. I always love seeing other people's creative spaces and how they organize and display their inspiration, tools and supplies. It is so inspiring and motivating! That, plus a good re-watch of “Mary Poppins” and I am ready to or-gan-ize!! Spit Spot!!
I recently had the pleasure of visiting the studio of Michelle Allen (of Allen Design Studio) and one of my teachers from last year's Artfest. Michelle has an out-building on her property that serves as her art studio and is just steps away from her home in Battle Ground, WA. The room is spacious, warm, and filled with cozy couches and colorful art. The centerpiece is a huge worktable that you just want to pull up a stool to and get your paint on! The details of Michelle's studio are what captured my heart though. She has such a wonderful style that mixes vintage, industrial, bright and goofy. Everything is so organized in unique and visually beautiful ways that you can see how it translates into her artwork. You can actually see how her environment influences her artwork. I love that.
So enjoy these photos, hopefully they will spark something new for spring! Have you seen a beautiful studio we should know about?? Something clever and creative to organize all the tiny things? Share them!
xoxo
I’ve been there too and it is inspiring and so much “michelle”. Thanks for the tour.
Hi Leigh!
I have to tell you that I love your writing style and your sense of humor. I have been a Curly Girl fan for quite awhile now and can really relate to so many of the things you talk about. I too believe everyone should have a designated Ice Cream spoon! Notice that Ice Cream is capitalized due to it’s importance! What really made me laugh was the “rookie” afterwards…hilarious!!
Thanks for the tour of Michelle’s studio, lots of inspiration there. Hope you have an absolutely awesome day! Take Good Care…Susan
thanks for the shout out Leigh!!! i wish our visit could have lasted longer. next time.
how is it that you can make my studio look way cooler than it actually is? 🙂
great pictures. xoxo