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Welcome! It’s Friday, August 15th.
The best inspiration happens in unexpected places and sometimes in unexpected positions.
Sometimes the best thing to do is to step away from the desk, studio or workspace and land on a couch for a day nap.
Norman Rockwell naps on the sofa in his studio in 1960. Image: Bill Scovill
Things that make me want to head for a nap are key sectors like my SOS social media situation that needs immediate brain power and solutions.
Since part of our mission here is bridging the commercial-creative divide, conquering this will end up benefitting you too.
In fact, I recently had a philosophical showdown with ChatGPT about best practices for "creator" social media strategies and learned some things worth sharing.
If you and I are going to stay in business, we need to win at social media. Behind the scenes, this is my focus for this week (and the following) and I will share that info. soon.
Therefore, this week's issue is lean but lush.
An artist mentioned to me recently that he loves seeing other creators' workspaces and studios. It reminded me how much I love that too.
As an Interior Designer and emerging artist, could it be otherwise?
Let's look at something that will give us a pure dopamine hit! Because, why not?
Spaces where creators envision, crack open their psyche, wrestle inner doubt, conquer malaise, harness the magic of their insight, and produce something that sometimes works.
I've thrown a few other "things that are inspiring me" right now into the mix too.
Image 1. Ceramicist Magdalene Odundo in her studio. Photo: Wallpaper magazine Image 2. Hepworth Gallery Image 3. Odundo’s studio, image:Oskar Proctor
Artist Jackson Pollock-Lee Krasner studio. Photo: John Griffin.
Writer Anaïs Nin’s library and writing studio. Photo: Chris Mottalini for New York Times
Anaïs Nin’s view from the living room, over the indoor rock garden, out to the pool. Photo: Chris Mottalini for New York Times
Nin’s typewriter in the library. Photo: Chris Mottalini for New York Times
Given an opportunity, I’d put the Freya Sofa from Kufri in Anaïs Nin’s writing studio.
Kufri’s new Chromia collection is hot too. inspired by Italian Futurism, it engages your feelers since the weave is tactile.
Joan Miró’s studio. Photo: Alexandra Moss
Snohetta Architects, Beijing Library, Photos: Yumeng Zhu, grandiose for lofty dreams
Iranian artist, Shirin Neshat, her studio is her living room. Photo: Marco Anelli
Architect Antoni Gaudí’s studio in the Basílica de la Sagrada Família, photos from sagradafamilia.org
Image 1. Large Studio with Northern Light Image 2: Art Cabinet Image 3: Small studio for his 3-4 students Image 4: Rembrandt Museum in Amsterdam
Author Will Self, “I can’t throw anything away. Anything. I’m going to end up like one of those old weirdos who lives in a network of tunnels burrowed through trash—yet I do not fear this.” Source: The Story
Andrew Wyeth Studio, Photo:Carlos Alejandro
Tony Marsh, Ceramic Art, Images: Ago Projects and Maake
Photographer Dan Winters, Studio 25 miles out of Austin, Texas, known for his iconic images across genres. Photos: Dan Winters for Texas Monthly
Andy Warhol’s studio, The Factory (this is the Silver Factory) at 231 East 47th Street, NYC.
Warhol had three locations of The Factory in NYC.
Andy Warhol with silver Liz Taylor, silver Elvis, and Electric Chair paintings at the original Factory studio, 1964. Photo: Billy Name/Reel Art Press
Pablo Picasso in Paris Studio, 1945, Photo: Richard Ham
Pablo Picasso in his Antibes studio, 1946, RDA/Getty Images
The Studio, by Pablo Picasso, Image: Tate Images/DACS
Picasso’s Cannes studio. Photo: David Douglas Duncan
Pablo Picasso photographed in his studio near Cannes, France in 1956. Image: Arnold Newman/Getty Images
Pablo Picasso with his second wife, Jacqueline Roque. Keeping the muse alive in any way possible. Picasso died at 91. He had created 45,000 pieces.
Johnny Walker, good idea! A lot of energy in Creator’s spaces.
Hey ya’ll love on your creator friends.
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