Transition

I keep going back and forth on moving my photo printing studio from my very cozy home office to my new commercial gallery space in the Dallas Design District. Like right now I'm sitting at the computer in my fleece pjs, already on my second cup of coffee, running a print job. It's the second batch (2' x 3' prints on canvas) and I have several more to go. Since I'm batch printing, once the job is set up I can do other things. Like read the paper, or scan around the internet to see what's going on in the world. Or start a load of laundry and fix some breakfast. Lot's of freedom to this.

On the other hand I have a fabulous work space on Glass St. that I'm paying good money for! I would probably get more work done if I just bit the bullet and moved everything in there. Jeez. What should I do?

Getting the Better of Me

I'm in a war with technology, and I'm losing!

My office is still located at home, while my entire painting studio has moved. I'm printing three jobs, and can't varnish the canvas prints at home, but have to take them up to the new studio. My computer is outdated, yet I can't get along without it. The thought of disentangling all those wires and hauling the CPU, two monitors, seven external hard drives, two UPS systems, two 44" printers, a 24" printer, scanner and who knows what else is more than I can bear! What if I can't put it all back together?

On the other hand, my new workstation is assembled and awesome! Like one friend said, it looks like an airlines reservation desk.

I've moved things around in the space, and now have the GIANT 16' x 8' double sided A-frame painting wall right smack in the middle so it's visible from the showroom and hides what's behind it. I really need to get a canvas up there and start throwing paint around that sterile surface.

Bottom line, although I'm moved, I still have one foot in the rut that was my home studio.

Space Planning

In considering the layout of my new space, I find that I have few skills in the area of space planning What goes where? How much space to allow? What about storage? So many questions! I have movers coming tomorrow to assess all the things I want to move. Once I see that price tag I may get more organized!