I am in a nesting mode. After reorganizing my print drawers, and my basement crawl space, I got myself a private studio at Atelier Circulaire and vamped it up. After years of working on the shared tables located between the etching and lithography studios, I now have a nine- square-metre room of my own. Upon signing the lease I discovered that it is officially called C1, or Cubicle 1.
My son painted the walls Infinity White and the cement floor Bone White. Now I can feel infinitely pure right down to my bones! I spent a week fluttering about the studio as I got down to the serious business of settling in. I plastered, repaired the moldings, made a table, put up my curtain, and once again, organized a set of drawers. For the finishing touch I will install my hammock for the well-deserved siestas that I will take after working long, uninterupted hours, with nothing but four white walls to distract me.
Apartment, Snowbound, Her Resort, from Crémaillère exhibit
Mixed media on handmade paper
My studio friends are impressed with my space. Some of them want to move in, others have suggested I rent it out on weekends. My son wants to furnish it with a sofa, and a plasma TV, which might not be a bad idea if I decide to start an after-hours film club, art films of course. For the moment, I have converted my piece of rented property into a mini gallery, and am now referred to as the new gallery owner. The exhibit, that continues in Le couloir gallery of Atelier Circulaire, is entitled Crémaillère. The prints and works on paper are on the theme of home, and this show is a house warming celebration for my new space. Again, in a festive spirit, with a touch of enterpreneurship savy, I am selling original print greeting cards.
Making cards
On the first day of my exhibit, profits from card sales were booming. People kept entering my space and handing me ten dollar bills! This definitely felt like a good omen. As of today card and print sales have covered eight months of rent. One day I walked into my space and an artist had placed a stunning wild orchid in a blown glass vase on my table, to complement my white world, she told me later. This morning another friend stuck in his arm through my curtain with a present from a common friend in Vancouver. Yes, C1 is a good space!
Come see for yourself. Crémaillère is open to the public. Be part of the on-going house-warming party.
Talleen Hacikyan
Photos taken in the studio: Celia Vara. Gracias!
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