Carrie's Studio

As a class, we got to tour artist Carrie Vielle’s studio. It’s built on her own property near her home, so it is relatively small. It can function only for creating, since any secondary needs can be cared for in the house, which is just a short walk away. Since it is such a compact space, most items inside have more than one purpose. Storage is display space, and work tables double as a means of organization. Carrie has filled the space with things she loves in order to provide inspiration, and to give any visitors a sense of her personality. She is part a small art community where patrons often develop personal relationships with the artist, so she graciously hosts anyone who wants to know more about her process or any of her works. Her studio is much different than I had expected (in my mind, artists of her caliber work in industrial lofts) but the setup houses everything she needs, and since she designed (and for the most part, built) the space herself, all her supplies can be at hand, in a fashion that is ideal for Carrie.