Spooky Piano Playing

So, I went over to the Phoenix today all by my lonesome. The Phoenix is a 22 bedroom mansion that was built in 1887 as a summer home for the fabulously wealthy Stillman sisters. The kitchen looks like the kitchen in some of the restaurants I worked in New York city and Chicago and there are fireplaces that you can literally walk into. It was a little spooky being there alone... I kept looking back over my shoulder as I played the theme song from "The Incredible Hulk" on the seriously ancient grand piano. Greg called from Iraq while I was practicing so I took a little break in one of the, I don't, know, 4 or 5 living rooms (or whatever you call them when there's that many) and had a chat about war, the presidential election and my brothers impending wedding...more on that next week when I get back from Chi-town.

A Room of Our Own

The adventures of Massie and Marcie are off to a good start.  The past week has been spent shaping up this four-story grey Victorian, cleaning out every closet nook and cranny (there are more then a Thomas' english muffin) and painting floors and furniture to get it ready for company.  Lamps, dressers, bookshelves and mirrors have all been resurected.  That is a photo of the lovely mauve color of the floor before we went over it with three coats of brown paint.  And this is a photo of the studio before we really got started. 

 

I have never had a space that was just for art.  That space has always been part of a bedroom, living room or entry-way.  Every apartment I have lived in has had it's share of projects strewn across the floor.  I am looking forward to working on a project and not having to clear it off the bed before I go to sleep.  Welcome to Two Birds Studio, prepare for after shots.

-Marcie