Purging my house and studio!

Written By Kim Joy

Have you ever walked into your studio and thought what am I doing holding on to all these supplies? Or all these books? Or what was I thinking when I decided to to try this medium?

Well that is where I am right now. I spend the last month purging rooms in my house. Clutter does not help your mental health at all. Now I can walk into a room and see what that room is really meant for, not just a storage room or dumping zone. Numerous mini van loads to donate to different thrift shops.

Now on to my office/mixed media studio in the house! Oh my goodness the amount of paper leaving filled a roll out recycling bin- copies of projects I wanted/needed to do that never happened, notes from the hundreds of classes I have taken over the years. I got rid aof a four drawer filing cabinet and a one drawer rolling filing cabinet. It feels amazing.

Tomorrow I start on my studio, Shangri La, with all her 18’ x 40’ goodness. I have students asking to look through what is purged and of course they will get first chance.

I just need to pare down and get realistic- how much can I use before I can’t use it any more?

There is so much! Alreay I feel good with the progress.

Have you done a deep clean on your studio? Share phots in the comments please.

Kim Joy

Kim Steinmuller Joy has been a stained glass artist and teacher since 1982. Most of her pieces are in the traditional style and starting to experiment to incorporate materials not usually found in the medium. She believes that through her pieces she can grow and learn more about the world around her and where she came from. She hopes that her work will inspire and encourage others in their artistic endeavors. She loves working with commissions that allows her to create one of kind pieces for the commissioner.

She belongs to Stained Glass Association of America and National Capital Art Glass Guild. Her work can be found at the Community Council of the Arts in Kinston NC, Arts Council of Wayne County Goldsboro, NC, and Wilson Arts in Wilson, NC. She teaches Nash Community College Nashville, NC, Wilson Community College Wilson NC. Her works are in private collections worldwide.

Kim Steinmuller Joy was raised in upstate New York and now lives and works in Wilson, NC.

https://www.kimsjoy.com
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