Artists Studios: magazines, books and David Nash

Seeing pictures of Claire Basler's beautiful studio(see: my Claire Basler post)   inspired me to start to create a studio that wasn't just practical but also inspiring.  I have a long way to go, lots of painting, organising etc. (see: my studio post) I have found some lovely books and my friend Kim suggested a great magazine Cloth Paper Scissors Studios.   Coth Paper Scissors comes out 6 times a year with Studios coming out 4 times as a special edtions.   I am trying track down somewhere to physically look and buy in the UK.  In the meantime I may buy a few digital back issues of Studios online.   Even the main magazine looks great.  Am trying not to go mad on magazine subsricptions but i might just need to have this one too.

1. The magazine.   UK Subscription  http://www.uniquemagazines.co.uk/WomenAndWeeklies-344834/Subscribe-To-Cloth-Paper-Scissors-Magazine-Subscription

2. I also jointed their online site for some great ideas.   http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/
They have 6 copies of the magazine on cd as well for about $20

3. Books on artists studios and houses  in my amazon or library wishlists:

4. David Nash's Chapel Studio
I was starting to worry this exploration was an excuse to daydream about an artist's life rather than doing the do real workbut yesterday I saw a film about an artist, David Nash,  and the importance of his studio in influencing his work.  (He had been able to rent a huge chapel in wales for £300 a year in the 70s which allowed him to 'live with his works' - his huge chainsaw sculpture found trees.  Some beautiful works. Unfortunately I see I missed his huge retrospective at Yorkshire Sculpture Park last year which i could have seen on my way to the Lake District. He often burns his works in a slow controlled way so they turn to beautiful black charcoal shapes.  Now  I don't need a huge chapel but it emphasises the importance of one's environment on the act of creation.
http://www.ysp.co.uk/exhibitions/david-nash-exhibition

Nash's Chapel Studio in Wales

'Forces of nature' - he planted and controlled the shape of these trees as they grew, not topiary, somethng new.