Most residencies provide a bed in the studio. In the past I’ve used the bed to sneak the occasional nap. I liked treating my studio like a place of work, a factory where I went and made stuff and when I was ready to knock off for the day I put my coat on, picked up my bag and left it and went to a different place where I ate, read, hung out, and slept.
But as I wrote in the last post, I’ve decided to shake things up a bit and sleep in my studio. Shaking things up is one of the big reasons to do a residency.
I still feel the need to separate sleeping and working space.
If I’m in bed and I wake up with my head facing the studio, I don’t see my work space. Like the curtain in the showering way station, behind the movable wall is the nook where I manipulate time and space.
If I wake up with my head facing the window, here’s what I see when I open my eyes.
See also: Images from the MacDowell Colony.
Jane Deschner
Me, I love studios and bedrooms together! Let me lose myself and only come out to eat.
David Licata
You’re tougher than I am, Jane. I definitely go a little batty and feel the need for separation sometimes. Like now, for instance, I’m in the colony library.