I think, no...I KNOW I'm a bit obsessed when it comes to moving furniture around. My husband says it's a good thing he's not blind because he would never be able to navigate around the ever-changing landscape of our living room. In fact, we sometimes play a little game I like to call "What has changed" (I know, get a life, right?).
Well, the never-ending quest for the perfect configuration also applies to my office and art studio. When we first moved into this house, I had them separated. But I loved the big picture window in my studio so much, that I decided to move my office there, too.
Here are a few versions of the "office in studio" configuration (believe me, there were more than this):
In retrospect, the office/studio combo wasn't such a good idea. You see, the studio is located directly off our kitchen and there is no door separating the two, so taking conference calls or trying to work on something that required a lot of concentration was a bit problematic when my husband was home.
That said, I cannot blame the challenge of working in the office/studio space (entirely) on him. What I thought would create a more seamless integration between my work and creative selves didn't exactly turn out as planned. You see, the day job always won out over the artwork, even in the evening and early morning hours. The constant feeling of needing to check and respond to emails completely removed that feeling of "losing myself" during the times I wanted to focus on creating. Yesterday, I decided it was time for (yet another) change.
Everything Old is New Again
I'm not exactly finished (as you can see by this very disorganized pic of my studio), but the office has been relocated back to the room where it began. It's in a cozy little spot of my guestroom where I think I'll be much happier.
In my quest for balance, I'm finding that sometimes a little separation and distance between my various "selves" is better.
Posted in Thoughts on BALANCE.
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Thanks for checking out my blog! I laughed when I read your thing about your studio/office. If you only knew the levels of obsession to which I have gone to over the same exact thing! Our poor husbands!
-Kara – Kara