Art | Great Joy Studio

Still Seeking

by Great Joy Studio | Jan 2, 2017 | Projects, Studio

Happy New Year!

Still seeking light. And still hopeful,

in more ways than just a bright, well lit work space of course.

However,

I decided to share the Joy Studio portion and progress on our big project, to start out the blog year.

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If you’ve been following us in the past two years you may remember that as we outgrew our work space it was necessary to rent additional office and Etsy shop storage areas. This was working out nicely until our shop managers MOVED! So, everything came back to the home studio causing quite the challenge in 2016.

Here’s the timeline in a photo nutshell.

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Moved From The Rental

Dinning Room Designated for Drawing

Made A Plan for On Site Studio

With the former home studio now full of fabric, office and Etsy shop we (I) decided to build on our home site. A scary project but a long time dream that I never thought would be realized. Still waiting but it’s looking like in 2017, it may really happen!

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Broke Ground Early July

Poured Foundation

Floor Went On

Walls Went Up

Roof Went On

Wrapped While Waiting for Windows

We were told the wait for windows would be five weeks! Then they came, in a big storm. Windows were wrong. It was then we discovered that two of the four walls were also, wrong. So, they came down and we waited for windows. And waited. And waited. It would be another five weeks. Second try, they were wrong again. Windows held up the studio project until December.

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Windows Deliver During A Storm

Walls Torn Down

Wait for Walls & Windows

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We kept going luckily, wrapping walls, running wires and having HVAC installed.

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Electric And Furnace Installed

Shake Siding

We couldn’t leave out a fireplace of course. Built by family and friends. Nice!

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Stone Fireplace

Insulated

As the new Joy Studio sits now, we are fully insulated and with the correct windows.

I am starting the new year working in the designated drawing station in the dinning room at my dad’s drawing table. I’m feeling snug and . . . GRATEFUL.