My studio is in a horse barn in a small rural town. It's been one year since I named it Two Rabbit Garden & Studio for the two rabbits that live in a hutch right outside the door. My grandchildren and I hope to turn the barn, studio and garden into works of art, however to quote John Barth, “My gift is to take relatively simple things and complicate them to the point of madness.”
As a start, and to encourage ourselves, we cut a sign out of tin and nailed it next to the door. We brought in tables, shelves, storage crates, then supplies and equipment. We've made luscious messes with linoleum block printing, tile smashing and mosaic grouting, framing photos and paintings...we're even learning to clean up one mess before starting another...and we're filled with hope for the coming seasons.
That would be after the rain, wind, cold and dismal winter that has frozen the water in the animal's buckets, filled the horse enclosure with mud, and caused serious mood swings in all of us. In the meantime, we're getting ready to start to prepare for spring. Like seed catalogs, we're hoping to be filled with anticipation and optimism.
