A New Start - Island Style

About six months ago we decided a change was in order and we found a nice little place on the island. It took us 40 days to move the contents of 2 darkrooms, a workshop, 2 studios and a house.  How biblical. Thank heavens for family help. Later, there were lots of naps.

Well, I figure relocation presents a good opportunity to change some things up, recommit to the art career and hopefully pick up a few new habits.  Here are some before & after (life) images.

Here's my sadly empty old studio, all cleared out - and its beautiful view of the Tolt river. Lots of great ideas were hatched in this studio and you can see how inspiring it was looking out at that mossy world. I'll miss my old place but I can't wait to see what the new life will bring.

This is what the new studio looked like once all the glass studio stuff was moved across on the ferry & summarily dumped in piles. It is actually bigger than it looks - lots bigger than the old studio. It will be a lovely place to work once everything has settled into place. I spent the end of the summer nestled among the piles, working with the big door open, watching the birds & deer go by. And here's a pic of my new inspiration, just a five-minute walk down the road.

Life is so different here - lots of light, tons of other artists and musicians in the area... and then there's the beach. I've been practicing "just walking" down the sand - no internal chatter, no future/past fussing, just walking in the cool salt air. That's the state that led me to make the glass landscapes in the first place and what I hope will make my work better as time goes on.