September | 25

Hi Friends!

It’s been a minute since I’ve hopped on for an update— my world got… busy. Too busy for me to work, mom, life, breathe and create content. But I’m back in the groove— and full time in studio ✨ {aside from occasional days on set 🎬}.

I’m currently working on:

• My own art pieces (to show/sell). Stay tuned for first looks here, in the Journal.

• Designing and launching new studio classes and experiences— including partnering with my bff Liberty, owner of Stitch Salon in Culver City for city-side offerings.

• Custom sewing projects for Liberty.

• Custom quilt work of my own.

• Teaching private art lessons in-studio (Available M-F).

  … whilst offering all previous studio services.

I’m also creating a wishlist of dream collaboration projects and people I’d love to work on/with.

Speaking of wishlists… storage has been on mine for quite some time; to maximize space, and minimize visual clutter. While I find most of my supplies beautiful to behold, I don’t want to have see everything all at once. It’s too much for a kid with OCD like me. I like everything away, yet accessible.

Working in the studio, with a wide range of projects and processes concurrently taking place, gets crowded quickly. I’m constantly on projects that vacillate between: dyeing, marbling, quilting/sewing, screen printing, drawing/painting and beading— and I need love having dedicated space for each.

I also need to handle merchandise photography, gift wrapping, ice storage, and shipping & receiving. Oh! And I wanted to add a Gallery wall.

To manage everything, I needed to make better use of every vertical inch of space available… and invested in an amazing set of storage lockers.

They fit wall. to. wall.

Exactly.*

I love them.

*Well… almost exactly. We had to do some light… cutting. (To remove 3” of concrete baseboard). You heard me. I said concrete baseboard ™. Where some people have decorative wood baseboard, I have a “bumper” of concrete. And clearly maybe, when measuring, we didn’t account enough for that… even though we thought we had. And… so, we had to… cut… it. When I say we, I really mean our friend, Jesse cut it. I just stood in the opposite corner flapping around yelling, “Cuuuuutt ittttttt!” with my pink Bane particulate mask on.

Here’s a look around the studio now |

My sewing area; strategically using every inch of space. There are two large tables adjacent; when not being used for wet media, I cover and use to lay out large fabric work.

A hero shot of my favorite sashiko thread 🙌🏼

Here’s where I sit and paint. Atop a vintage flat file (a gift from Liberty)!

There’s a little stool tucked under the while table that I wheel over for painting. Handily, the side of my sewing station serves as a paint supply/storage within arms reach.

The flat file is filled with gift wrapping supplies, wood panels (for frame building), paper supplies, marbled fabric samples, and my favorite completed art pieces.

What’s inside the cabinets, you ask?

Some are filled with tools and supplies.

Some with blank dyeables, scoured and ready to go (organized by type, style and size):

Others with batting and fabrics, prepped and ready to be sewn.

One is an in-studio retail space. It’s a work in progress, and not my dream solution… but the thing is, I need a tucked away protected area (where flying paint will never be a concern) and the ability to easily access pieces. For now, these sealed cabinet doors shall do just fine.

While I like my work safely tucked away, I love my favorite equipment pieces/tools to be stored at the ready.

The blank wall that served as my photography backdrop was converted to the Gallery wall*— and host for my natural dye station and marbling cart.

The cute white table is a forever clean workspace for dry media, namely sewing and bead work.

*Everything is available for purchase {wink}

It’s colorful. It’s clean. And it’s ready for company.

And just outside. Literally. {the dye garden is in the back}

A photo from the before times.

This was right before the redo. I was constantly tripping over myself and saying, “What the heck?! Ugh!” {flailing my hands in the air}.

I must’ve eliminated at least thirty huge plastic storage bins (too heavy to lift when full, yet I did), four filled rolling racks, and multiple other smaller storage solutions (which were re-purposed for other studio needs). That freed-up space to shift stations around, and fit more furniture… while still gaining workspace.

My mantra was pack like a New Yorker. It helped me keep downsizing, smaller and smaller until I felt like I had room to grow again.

Before I go, these are fun things I made, and would love to make again soon:

Tote bags; created from a combination of deadstock, screen printed, dyed and shiny sequin fabrics. I’ve got a stack of pieces cut and prepped from nearly a year ago, patiently sitting on my cutting table… waiting.

Talisman necklaces; created with an eclectic mix of new + vintage beads, charms, gemstones and custom color sashiko.

It was lovely chatting with you. I hope you’ve been good.

Until next time,

✌🏻 Tifanie

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