Atelier is the French term for an artist workshop. This month the design team are welcoming you into our own creative spaces so bienvenue & welcome.
We creative folks know no boundaries, yes I might have a room but half the time I end up working outdoors to enjoy the light and be inspired by the colours of nature. Altered books and art journals are my all time favourites.
Tattered Angels has so many pretty colours I love to see them all lined up in the sunlight. All of my TA goodies are stored in this corner of the room, mists, glazes with a little glam, stamps and stencils all have their place along with special treasures.
Experimenting with the Tattered Angels paints is great fun, I have been trying them out with my old calligraphy pens. These pens might not be pretty but they are much loved because my dad purchased them for me on one of our expeditions to an art store. In the bottom of the tin is a quote that I like “my father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me” and reminds me that my biggest fan is still my mother.
Storing stamps and stencils became a challenge but found mounting them on a board to keep them on show means I use them more often. I kind of got carried away with a few techniques on these, faux bricks and graffiti.
Mum is forever finding thrifted treasures to make over including these shelf sets that became my staging area. One shelf is for the new season range, giving them a chance to shine and me to appreciate the colours.
The other shelf is starting to collect bits and pieces of the next colorful project.
Every creative person needs a mood board. You can see my mom had a hand in collecting bits for this one too, it started as a couple of framed bulletin boards but grew from there.
Really like this new technique making faux bead board with tape and glaze.
A peek into what is on the work table.
Thank you for visiting the Tattered Angels blog space where we all like to share the fun of playing with colours, feel free to post questions, we like to hear from you.
'Atelier: my creative space' have 13 comments
April 5, 2011 @ 2:16 am Nathalie
gorgeous working space Mandy- love all the soft colors and your organization!
April 5, 2011 @ 3:56 am Alicia
Oh wow, I LOVE those little shelves and the mood board. I really need to make one of those. Any idea where your Mum got the little shelves? Love your space.
April 5, 2011 @ 7:52 am NICOLE MARTEL
Your room looks so crafty. Love it.
April 5, 2011 @ 8:37 am Vicki Chrisman
Oh Mandy… Fun to see your creative work space! Love your ideas……..and love the idea of that mood board! Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
April 5, 2011 @ 11:48 am JJ
What a bright happy place to be working! I want to get my hands on one of the TA aprons, LOL!
April 5, 2011 @ 12:22 pm Mandy C
Thanks for the comments and questions.
Alicia, mum does all her thrifting at Vinnies & the Sally Ann.
Sher, the stencils are posted with repositionable tape, but some of the bigger heavier ones are hanging on thumbtacks.
April 5, 2011 @ 2:30 pm Birgit
What a lovely room! That closet… awesome!!
April 6, 2011 @ 1:34 am emeline
LOVE your room =) !!
April 6, 2011 @ 7:04 am Dolly/scrapthat
What a beautiful space! I love the frame cluster!! TFS!
April 6, 2011 @ 7:24 am kathleen
beautiful space!!
April 7, 2011 @ 12:05 pm finnabair
beautiful, bright and elegant space… huge wow!!!
April 7, 2011 @ 3:03 pm Holly
Beautiful space! Love how organized you are, and how you store those TA paints! Fabulous.
April 14, 2011 @ 7:10 pm Susan
Wow! Your studio looks like a lovely little creative boutique. So beautiful.