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Studio
From Dusty Warehouse to Art Studio, Part 2
See Part 1 here Renovating a house is never easy, but the first time is always the hardest. You never know quite how excruciating things will be until you’ve thrown yourself in the midst of them – when it’s too …
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Tetris with Tiles
“You should really put white tiles in the bathroom of your art studio,” friends said as I began to renovate a small dusty warehouse into a creative studio. “People love white tiles.” And they’re right. Many people really do like …
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Until the Paint is Gone
If you’re familiar with my artwork, it won’t surprise you I’m painting the doors and windows of my Sicilian studio a brilliant blue. — Each day I mix up a batch of paint or varnish for the doors, windows and …
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From Dusty Warehouse to Art Studio, Part 1
Studio Sicilia renovations February/March 2011 When I first saw this three-room "house" (small warehouse) on a Sicilian website, I scrolled through the photos of it for months. It became my phantom home, in a town I'd never seen, in a …
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Cracks in the Facade
Hand-inked tile from a church in Rome that will soon decorate a wall of my Sicilian studio. Thin cracks on the surface give it a warm texture. —— Oh the challenges of financing a Location Independent life: When I began …
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Be an Exceptional Artist, with no Exceptions
Layers of casein paint and limewash cover the walls of my studio in Sicily. The vines were painstakingly hand-stencilled by villagers who lived in this room many years ago, who painted the walls with designs they found beautiful. I've taken …
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Girl with the Chinese Jacket
In this small Sicilian town of Cianciana, I’m known as “The American with the Chinese jacket.” Around these parts, black is la moda Italiana, and my vintage red jacket sticks out (even if I don’t as I do in Asia). …
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Almost There…
These keys are almost 10cm long (around 4 inches), and they’re even heavier than they look. Not something to be slipped discreetly in a girl’s back pocket. And the doors they open are pretty sturdy, too. I’m signing final papers …
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Art in Unexpected Places
When friends in Bangkok hear where I live, they shrug their shoulders and say, “Yep, let’s meet somewhere else, because there’s really nothing to do in your neighborhood.” Unless you count dancing with prawns. But that’s exactly why I live here, …
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21 Essential Links for Independent Artists
Here are some people who have helped me in my quest to be an independent artist. They range from artists to creative entrepreneurs who are shaping possibilities undreamt of 10 years ago thanks to the internet, like: 1. Chris Guillebeau, Creative …
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