Art Space

There's something about seeing my kitchen table and surrounding area littered with art material that pleases me. Normally, my Virgo self can't tolerate clutter but this is different. It's a freeing feeling I get. I'm reading on other people's blogs about how they're getting their space ready for The Sketchbook Challenge. Me, too but mine is mostly on the kitchen table.

So the mess I've made in the kitchen this a.m., as I painted faces on little clay suns I made yesterday suits me. Still in my flannel p.j.s, flitting back to the sink to wash brushes, getting dabs of acryllic paint on a sleeve was fun. Now you should realize that no one shares my house with me but my husband, 2 dogs, and 1 cat so they can step around me. And I don't tend to leave everything out indefinitely so it's ok. My husband is a big supporter of my art projects so he's always happy to see me get out my paints, brushes,pens, papers, pastels - anything. I have it all somewhat organized in containers, according to category: certain mugs for brushes or pens, big tubs for tubes of paint, bags for collage papers,etc.

All my stuff is so precious to me! My 2 new sketchbooks are ready for action, one already has the first page filled with faces and notes about colors. Since I can't get out - 6 in. of snow and drifts make my driveway impassable, I'm happily playing with whatever strikes my fancy.