“My studio is located in a warehouse complex that used to be a rum factory. About a decade ago one of those warehouses was dedicated to the arts and housed several studios and exhibition spaces. It was called Caribbean Contemporary Arts. It facilitated an artist in residence program that enabled local artists to interact and [...]
Little things to tell you. 1) There’s a new short (8 min) film about my “Today” project, made by my friend, Scott Thrift. Scott came to visit me last fall in Vermont, a few weeks after I ended the project, and we made the film then. 2) From June 27th – July 1st, I’ll be [...]
How do you work? It’s always been important for me to work when I feel inspired and am excited about what I’m doing, so I will often jump right into a project that I am excited about first thing in the morning. And after a few hours, or until the excitement wares off, I will transition [...]
“These aren’t as pretty as some of the pictures on your blog, but then, my studio ain’t as pretty as most of the other studios, either. You’ll see I have two desks: one’s digital, one’s analog.” Austin Kleon is a writer and artist. He’s best known for his Newspaper Blackout Poems–poetry made by redacting newspaper articles with [...]
“These photos were taken of my desk in my home office where I spent a lot of my free time working while on my maternity leave. With five month old twin boys at home—I work whenever I have a free moment. Creative people are working at all times—taking in the world around them. Often the [...]
“My studio is on the fifth floor of an old industrial building that was once the Eberhard-Faber pencil factory in Greenpoint Brooklyn. I share the space with designer/art director (and girlfriend) Kim Bost, and there’s a slew of other super talented artists, illustrators and designers in the building, as well as a silk screening business, [...]
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