This was a great read. I take great pride in my workspace. Being a multidisciplinary artist both for my career and past times means my space has to accommodate a lot of different things, and it’s just a tiny room in my home so making sure It’s organized but also sparks creativity is crucial. It’s not perfect but it works, this post gave me some new ideas to help it along too. Thanks!!
And yes, workspaces are us on the inside. A century ago, when I was young, single, and with hair, every time I’d go on a date with a young woman, I’d ask her to list her 15 favorite films, 10 favorite albums, and 5 favorite foods. If she went along with that, I knew I’d have no problem asking her to show me her workspace. And then I pretty much knew whether I wanted to be with her or not. It goes without saying that I didn’t have many second dates. Until I met my wife 25 years ago. Because she beat me to the punch with nearly identical questions. Birds of a feather live and fight together. That’s my report. 🥸
It's funny...I once visited a Shinto Temple in Kyoto where I was introduced to shakyo. The spareness in the aesthetic and the repetitiveness of simple tracing was like a deep brain massage...I've come to embrace negative space
This was a great read. I take great pride in my workspace. Being a multidisciplinary artist both for my career and past times means my space has to accommodate a lot of different things, and it’s just a tiny room in my home so making sure It’s organized but also sparks creativity is crucial. It’s not perfect but it works, this post gave me some new ideas to help it along too. Thanks!!
So glad to hear this :)
What a great project. There's a guy I know who did something similar with artists of Scotland and it is so fascinating to see how their work is reflected in their workspace: https://www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/portraits-artists-of-scotland
ooh will check this out right away, thank you for sharing neil!
Nice photos, Wesley! You musta taken lessons.
And yes, workspaces are us on the inside. A century ago, when I was young, single, and with hair, every time I’d go on a date with a young woman, I’d ask her to list her 15 favorite films, 10 favorite albums, and 5 favorite foods. If she went along with that, I knew I’d have no problem asking her to show me her workspace. And then I pretty much knew whether I wanted to be with her or not. It goes without saying that I didn’t have many second dates. Until I met my wife 25 years ago. Because she beat me to the punch with nearly identical questions. Birds of a feather live and fight together. That’s my report. 🥸
Ha! That’s a fun origin story!
“Limit distractions” is exactly why my phone sits in another room during work sessions 😅
I admire this! I need to be better at it!
It's funny...I once visited a Shinto Temple in Kyoto where I was introduced to shakyo. The spareness in the aesthetic and the repetitiveness of simple tracing was like a deep brain massage...I've come to embrace negative space
Huge fan myself of that! Tho I can't always actually achieve it myself
Having a “start” ritual — I love that and am going to put that into practice! Great post, Wesley — I am forever fascinated by artists’ workspaces.
thank you jess! for reading and for the comment!
Love this Wesley!
thank you Wendy! :)
Finding old photos based on “vibes”. This is an AI tool for creatives I can get behind.
It’s legit the most fun I have using software, specifically finding the things I’m not even looking for (while I also find those of course haha)
Great article, Wesley. 👌🖤
Thanks Benjamin! Appreciate that!
It’s always fascinating and inspiring to have a peek inside a creative’s space. Thanks for sharing this, I look forward to following the project!
Thanks so much Guillermo! Appreciate the kind words, means a lot that you took the time