printing press daydreams

vandercook univeral I

so last night i had an amazing dream! my gorgeous studio was different. it was on the ground floor, pms 304 (of course), but had 3 walls of windows. one wall was stained glass windows of an amber & leaded glass. i walked in & was showing tom a few things when i saw these very large contractor buckets of wood type all over. i was confused & asking where did all this come from? and tom laughed. as i was sorting through the dusty, neglected type, a gorgeous circus, display font, i see him adding ink to a vandercook in the corner & staring it up. again, i was dumbfounded. and was very concerned with how much everything cost & if tom got a good deal or not. i woke with a smile. not really a daydream but a dream indeed. and i have a feeling my daydreams will be inspired by vandercooks & new studios today….

daydreams

a. favorite design studio

today i’m dreaming of expanding my studio.

i adore my studio. i talked for years & years of my eventual studio. since 2007, i have had two. my first was a very raw space with bad (or sometimes no) heat, rodents & a bathroom shared with about a dozen boys but i didn’t care. it was mine & i cherished it. my current studio space is much more comfortable, gorgeous actually. i moved in 2009 & immediately had my uncle paint the space a pastel turquoise & milk chocolate. there is a wall of southern exposed windows & a skylight. it’s wonderful! i am sharing the space at the moment but am pretty sure i will need to expand into the other half quite soon. so today, i’m dreaming of my expansion. considering new lighting, a complete wall made of vintage windows & doors, perhaps a loft for storage, a sitting area, a polymer platemaker… sigh….