Perhaps you can relate... do you see the art in your mid-creation workspace?

Mid-art project all the bits and bobs, tools and ideas accumulate and form a colour co-ordinated little piece of work desk happiness. The above photo of my desk (exactly as it as I write) may to most people seem like a bit of a shambles but I see creative possibilities, problem solving and ephemera from my day (just waiting to be added into my journal!).


Photos just like these sometimes find their way in my journals. They remind me of the joy in creating rather than just the achievement of result. Plus, as with my other activities they show how I have spent my time.


One of my favourite things to do is let these items to a bit of double duty at the completion of a project by creating a greeting card or an Artist Trading Card from the little bits left over. The colours and elements almost always work together beautifully, all the tools are out already anyway and nothing is wasted.

Labels: Art, Journal-Ideas, Studio-peek