WHERE MESSY WOMAN CREATES

Jo Packham's magazine, Where Women Create is a great magazine. I love to study every detail, sighing longingly at the beauty of the creative studios. My husband built me a wonderful studio, homeschooling/office and painting station for him. I've taken over 70% of the room. We will not talk about the barn or garage that contains items that I can't fit in the room. If Jo ever decides to publish one issue on "stuff it where you can room", I hope she calls me. I promise to sweep the floors. My fingers are crossed.

I'm showing these photos because I bragged about cleaning up and look what happened in a matter of days. And this is a good day. The left side was my daughters homeschool station, now it's mine {insert evil laugh.} Everything from the ceiling down is supplies, organized. No my fingers are not crossed.

The green and clear containers, ahum...I throw items that I don't use or use partial (that's why they call it scraps right?) in them. I pay my daughter to put them back in the organized areas. She gets an extra horse back riding lesson for the week. Funny now that I think of it, she keeps telling me to do more art...

And it continues... The rest of the room is for my loving husband and girls to use. (And two large goofy labs.) It is fun for all of us to be in the room, creating, laughing, good old fashion family time. I truly am blessed to have a husband support my art in all ways. And two girls that love to create as well. Hope you enjoyed the tour, I'm off to make a mess, get my hands inked up and be happy as a clam at high tide.

Elaine