It’s a scary thought but the studio that I am planning at the moment is meant to last me a lifetime! So I kind of need to get it right. Previously there has been an element of making do with the space that I had and be thankful for having it.
This time, I am going to have to decide for myself where are the best places for work surfaces, cupboards, the sink and the shelves.

Windows and plumbing are already sorted – I didn’t want a great view because I knew that it would distract me and I did want great plumbing because I know what clay does to U bends! But the rest of it! So much space, so many possibilities!
If you visit the Victoria and Albert Museum you can see a mock-up of Lucy Rie‘s studio. It is quite a compact space – much smaller than I am about to have – and within it she created the most beautiful work. Size is not everything! So I need to bear in mind that it is not where you create but what you create that is important. I do not want to let the new super-space to go to my head but, on the other hand, given that I can arrange it as I want, I might as well have it as I want it. Decisions, decisions!
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