Well it’s been quite the year. I am proud to say in my first full year of being in business, I ended the year in the black and made some bulk purchases that will keep costs down this year. In the same spirit I took a full day to rearrange (read deep-clean) my studio. Due to holidays, illness, deadlines…it was literally trashed.
I have been thinking a lot about lay out and ease of use and finding homes for every thing. I need to hit Michaels for some storage options but the majority of work is done. I broke it down into stations or work areas. I now have a glazing table for dipping, an area for hand applied glazes, a wedging area and a hand building area, drying shelving, and stock shelving plus of course my wheel. I also wanted to liven it up a bit…it is in fact an awful basement.
The folding table, will be my glazing table, the counter along the wall is for wedging/hand building and to the left is my hand applied glaze area, for brush work. I know, a carpet in the studio is rather odd. I am hoping to keep the dust at a minimum.
Then there is my wheel work space. I turned the wheel away from the wall and completely modified my method. I got rid of the splash pan in favor of a cleaner notion, using a sponge against the wheel head edge to catch any dampness and I’m throwing much drier. I also treated my self to a Wonder Bat system…so far, I love it.
Notice the popcorn bucket on the floor? That is it for my reclaim…no more huge buckets of slop, just this one, when it’s full, I reclaim. As I continue on this crazy path, I learn and strive to be better. Better analytics, smarter selling and smarter buying. Also now, when people ask to see my studio space, I am happy to show them.
2018 I am ready!