The Living Room Studio

There is a particular kind of creative life that doesn’t wait for ideal conditions.

Right now, our living room is doing a lot of work. It holds two computer desks — one for me, one for my spouse Charlie. My encaustic painting table. A table for the Glowforge. Along the edges and tucked under everything: laser materials, painting supplies, Fritz Studio merchandise, and the general organized chaos of running two creative businesses out of one small space.

And at the end of all of it, on the lone couch, is Huxtable. My old, grumpy studio dog.

We’re in a temporary apartment while our new house is being renovated. The real studio isn’t ready yet. So this is where the work is happening — and honestly? It’s a little chaotic. But it’s also energizing in a way I didn’t expect.

Weave of Life panels are still being made here. Fritz Studio orders are still going out. The work hasn’t stopped just because the space isn’t right.

I think about that sometimes when I’m working at my painting table, and Huxtable snoring nearby. There’s something honest about making art in the middle of real life rather than waiting until conditions are perfect.

A temporary living room is, in its own way, exactly the right place to be making it.

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