I have a dear pal, who is a great painter. Her name is Melissa Mason. With the help of contractors like Austin Ross (pictured below with Melissa and me), Melissa has rehabbed a stable, converting it into a 900+ square foot studio. Construction on the space was patterned after a studio at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, where we both study a few times per year. Melissa's studio will be creative home to Melissa, Karlene McConnell,
and (of course) me. Check out Melissa's work at http://www.melissamason.org/ (just scroll over the blank to the left and her site will become visible & click - Melissa's site is under rehab, too);
and Karlene's
art at http://www.karlenemcconnell.com/.
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The studio overlooks pastoral acres and horses. It is filled with natural light, lit by special artificial lights mimicking daylight, and the painting surface on the walls are a special, super-durable material.
Another dear friend of ours, Audrey Phillips (http://www.audreyphillips.com/), snapped the photos that appear above. I took the following shots while construction was underway:
According to Austin, the studio is now completed. All that is needed is to screw in the light bulbs and install ceiling fans.
Melissa has requested our help in naming this beautiful studio space. Kindly submit your suggested names for the space in the "comments" section, below, or by sending along a message on Facebook to me. The name that Melissa adopts for her new studio will be treated to a nice gift!
17 comments:
light, love, and art studio
Beams of Hope Studio...???
simple is better, my way of thinking so how about
THE STABLE ART CENTER or
THE STABLE STUDIOS
Love them all, folks! Keep it coming! Thank you so much for your input.
how about
LA VIE, LA MAGIE ET LE MYSTÈRE....that means life, magic and mystery!!!!!!! didn't we hear this somewhere????
or THE LIFE AND MYSTERY STUDIO!!!!
love and success!!!
LLL
From Dave "DIVA MELISSA STUDIO "
oR HORSING AROUND
Neo Studios
Neo is defined as a "near earth object" and "new" or "revived." It also happens to be the name of Melissa's horse if I remember correctly.
Wow! You guys are good at this! Please keep them coming....
"local art retreat" comes to mind good luck to all.
nancyh
Vision Art Studio and Retreat Center
Soul Vision Studio
Ajna Art Studio: Ajna is the 6th chakra (sanskrit name), the brow point; it's associated with the colors indigo and white, and is said to be the seat of the intuition, 6th sense and vision.
Saraswati Art Studio: Hindu Goddess of knowledge, music and the arts
Sand and Stables
I know you will find the absolute perfect name; many blessings and much success!
How about Artist Acres? :-))
How fantastic for you, Pat. I am so happy for you! How are the tootsies?
Hi Pat -- two suggestions:
1. New Visions Studio
2. Carpe Diem Art Studio
All wonderful! Thanks! I'll relay them to Melissa.
PS - BJ, the tootsies are well on their way to a nice recovery. All I need is a pedicure! So thoughtful of you to ask :)
The Art Farm, Art at the Farm, or The Farm.
Idea for the name from The Art Barge (Amagansett, NY) which is a studio/school.
(old WWI barge in a lovely setting on the water, of course.) Locals just call it "The Barge".
It is the Victor D'Amico Institute of Art
Congratulations on the new space!
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