The Studio

My apartment isn’t a studio it’s a one bedroom. With two rooms, there’s more space than I really need for daily living. However, if I think of these two large rooms as a blogging and web center, photo workshop, music center, photo gallery and new plant lab, it’s just right. I’ve never lived in a studio or loft and this isn’t Williamsburg but it will do just fine. So, it’s now ‘the studio.’

The entry hallway is le grande entrance. Okay I exaggerate a bit, but it’s a long hall (pun not intended). Someone could live in it. It calls out for artwork on the walls. A circular overhead fluorescent fixture’s not very cool but maybe there’s some way to add auxiliary lighting with some theatrical quality.

There are rolling racks and plant lab paraphernalia that weren’t off loaded at the Ebbets Field Middle School. They’re in my storage space. I was going to leave them there temporarily and move just personal stuff. I’ve now decided to move all of it here into the studio. It belongs here.

There are two large east-facing windows in each room. There will be a rolling rack in front of each of them. Who knows where new plants will come from but I’ll find them. Doing this will give an insight as to where New Yorkers buy indoor plants. A visit to Home Depot is on the agenda. H.D. and Lowe’s are where most of the original lab plants came from.

I also need work space and furniture for a photo workshop. There are a ton of slides to be scanned and uploaded to Flickr. I bought a slide scanner many months ago but did not have time to even try it out before I left San Diego. I have slides going back to those I shot in ’86 during the Statue of Liberty relighting weekend along with lots of digital street photography from my daily walks in Balboa Park last year.

This space isn’t sleek and modern but it has lots of character. As you can see, there are arched doorways and lots of molding including picture rail molding around the upper walls. Pictures will hang from these moldings.

Anyway, think architectural motif and furnishings. I see a drafting table stool and modern IKEA type furniture. I’ll just keep the door to the pink fixture bathroom closed for a while. One day at a time…