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                                       What is your                                                                                                                                                                                       ALEX DUNCAN                                                                SANDRA


                               favourite thing                                                                                                                                                                                            My studio is my                                                            CAVANAGH





                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          sanctuary; when I
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     What isn’t! I have a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          walk through those
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          doors I get to drop all                                  ON                studio for works on                                       ON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     paper with a large flat
                                               studio?
                                               about your                                                                                                                                                                                 my titles and just be me. It’s messy                                       table for watercolours and an old

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          and wild in there, and I’m able to get
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     drafting table for drawing, some
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          lost in my creativity for hours.                                           shelves, a printer, and magnetic strips


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     on the walls to hold work in progress.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     I also have a studio for oil painting on

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     canvas with three large easels and

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 MICHAEL                                             several small ones.



                                               Featured artists share details of their                                                                                                                                                                           KOPPLSTÄTTER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 My studio is six metres
                                               cherished sanctuaries. From the light in                                                                                                                                                ON                        high with skylights,


                                               their space to the tools that feel second                                                                                                                                               p62                       so I have fantastic                                 PAUL


                                               nature, read what inspires them in their                                                                                                                                                    sunlight, an airy space and the                                           MCCLOSKEY


                                               creative workspaces                                                                                                                                                                         feeling of freedom, plus it has the                                       My studio is at the

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           atmosphere of a supercool gallery.                                        back of my house                                         ON


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     with a view of my                                        p26


                                                          IPEK ERGEN                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 garden and across fields

                                                          What I like most                                                                                                                                                                MOLLY MCCALL                                                               and meadows. Working on my


                                                          about my studio is                                  LIBBY SIPE                                                                                                                  I love the light and                                                       paintings with music playing in the

                                                          its cosiness and its                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       background, even during the winter
                              ON                                                                              I love that my studio                                                                                                       when I open my doors
                              p20                         connection to nature.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      months, connects me to nature and

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ON
                                   The old trees that surround my                                             is in my home.                                                                                                              the outside comes                                         p90              the outside world. Painting by its
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          inside. I sometimes
                                                                                                              Although it’s small,
                                   studio space and the birds singing                                         in the rafters, very                                    ON                                                                  work outside, just to get closer to                                        disposition can be isolating and
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                                   early in the morning make it a very                                        warm in the summer and cold in the                                                                                          nature and feel a sense of expanded                                        indeed a lonely pursuit, therefore

                                   peaceful place. I also love the smell                                      winter, it suits my needs as an artist                                                                                      space. My studio has two levels; the                                       this connection is vital for me.

                                   of wood and the welcoming sunlight                                         and mother. My daughter will come                                                                                           top includes my art library, desk, and


                                   that fills the space.
                                                                                                              up and start working on a piece of                                                                                          darkroom, the bottom level is where

                                                                                                              her own as I work, or she’ll ask about                                                                                      I keep all of my supplies and is the


                                                                                                              a particular thing I’m doing. I love                                                                                        main work space. My dogs are my

                                                                                                              sharing my passion with her, and                                                                                            studio assistants as well, which

                                                                                                              seeing her curiosity blossom.                                                                                               brings me lots of joy and laughter.









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