Total Art Soul - for artists

Oh my, workspace. It drives me crazy, actually.

The dining room is overrun with our soaping supplies, which are also in kitchen cabinets and the pantry.

We make everything in the kitchen, so the table has been taken over by crock pots, there's a container store piece with drawers for essential oils and small stuff, there are spoons, spoon rest, the stick blender... so much stuff, so little space.

Like I said, it drives me crazy.

I had some time today to catch up on the forum here, and have enjoyed reading all your comments and seeing your work spaces.

My world is a little different as I design and construct couture wedding dresses most of the year. Our shoe box apartment in San Francisco, needs to be very neat and clean for the dresses and when clients come for fittings. Not an easy feat living with one of the messiest, most disorganized men on the East coast, and 4 very furry felines (I vacuum a lot)!

I find though that I simply cannot function in mess and am fastidiously neat, and everything has a place. This way I can quickly locate vintage buttons, antique lace, beads, fabric and trim for my needs, as I always have a crushing deadline and must be well organized.
However, during the Summer dresses hang from all the doors in our place and finding room for even more rolls of fabric becomes very challenging. Sometimes I feel I am drowning in an avalanche of white silk.

I have a large table in the main room which I commandeered for making the paper patterns for the gowns, and to cut fabric out.
In the dining area of our kitchen I installed an industrial sewing machine (my great love, after the man and the kitties) an overlocker and my vintage ironing board. The window has a fantastic view of Golden Gate park and the Golden Gate bridge.
Somehow I manage to live and work in a tiny space. I believe the fact that all the windows have great views prevents claustrophobia.

In Winter-the off season for me, I knit like a maniac (often in bed until the wee hours, with DVDs on the Mac) designing for myself, for family and my Etsy shop. If the mood strikes me I might make jewelry, using some of the lovely gemstones I've stashed in drawers under the sewing machine.
I think my entire living space is my work studio but then no one complains as it's all under control-mostly!
Here are Cleopatra and Bou taking advantage of the cutting table/desk
Part of my huge yarn stash. NB: sharing space with a pro-cyclist!
The sewing area. The painting Flying Zippers is by Noa of Pituda, a TAS mamber.

Oh my goodness, Karin, you put me to shame! I love the racing wheels hanging from the ceiling, no better way to store them!

Every time I tidy up, I can no longer find anything! But the joy of organization is quite fulfilling, if I remember correctly

I'm with you ReefBotanicals! Until the house is renovated, my studio will have to wait.

Karin, that looks amazing! OMG I'm sooooo envious! I so need to get organised. lol

Wow! how wonderful, you are so organized and tidy too. How do you do it?

You are all so sweet

My better (but messier half) would say I was born organized, but then he might also add that it's character flaw! I'm always straightening thing up-drives him crazy.