Wednesday, August 22, 2007

OK - Don't Laugh! Here is my Studio...





Yep, it's a 1960's Prowler travel trailer. You can stop laughing now, and the answer is "NO!" I am not going to change my name from Dragyn's Fyre to Trailer Trash Beads!


My husband tore out the cook stove and sink inside and set my torch up under the hood vent. And, all you lampworkers out there, I know this isn't proper ventilation. I am painfully aware of it when my chest starts burning and I get light headed after a couple hours at the torch! Actually, in the day time, with nice weather, it's pretty well ventilated when I open all the windows and leave the door open. I have a tiny fan above my head that blows the air around and I open the little crank vent in the ceiling.


You can see my little kitty, Shibby, in the first picture sitting on the chair outside the trailer. I didn't realize she was there until I was checking out the pictures.


But the good news for me is that we are in the process of tearing down the old shed in the back yard to build a new studio. We just bought this house last year and it doesn't have a garage, just a car port. My hubby has no place to put his tools, and I have no place to torch. So we are building a 12x24 building. I get 12x12 and he gets 12x12. The main problem with my trailer is that it is WAY to freakin cold in the winter to make beads. So, we are fighting time to get the new building done before the weather turns. But this is a picture of the old shed - which is where the new one is going:

3 comments:

Renita said...

I LOVE it! Good for you. Good things come to those of us that always have to wait!!! lol.
Brightest Blessings~ Renita

SylviaV said...

This is so unique- I never would've thought a studio could go in a caravan! But it really works, and at least it has a hood.... I like it :-)

Amber Dusick said...

I LOVE it! So unique, and cool that you have your own creative trailer space. Nothing trashy about it, I'd love to have one of those!