Studio Visits & Scones

Do you get nervous when someone says they’d like to pop by? Do you suddenly realize how messy your home is, then frantically tidy and clean?

I’m guilty of this.

But, not as guilty as I used to be. So I’m counting that as a win.

One of my former colleagues saw my recent post on Instagram:

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She loved the idea of getting prints as gifts for people in her life who are about to celebrate some exciting milestones, so she sent me a message and we scheduled a studio visit.

Is it ok to say that the idea of a studio visit is very, very cool to me? I know technically, it’s basically someone coming for a regular visit in my home, which has a studio space in my living room. But if it’s called a “studio visit” it just sounds like I’m cooler than I feel. So yeah, let’s go with studio visit.

Besides, it’s an opportunity to make scones.

Confession: I took this picture after my guest left. We were so busy talking about art and life — and since she’s a former colleague, we couldn’t help but talk about school too — that I forgot to take a picture while she was here.

I think I could get used to studio visits.

My friend couldn’t have cared less if my floors weren’t swept, if there are dog hair tumbleweeds floating around, or if there were piles of unorganized papers on my dining room table. It was just a wonderful visit.

She decided to buy three prints, which means that I’ve successfully started to raise money for the Red Rock Legion. This means so much to me — our legion is such an integral part of our community and they host so many events that bring people together. It’s even more important because Aggie was an active auxiliary member and volunteered on countless occasions. So, in her honour, I’m donating 50% of the profits from print sales to the legion. I think she’d like that.

Now, back to the scones:

If you come by for a studio visit, I’ll make them for you. They’re the best scones in the whole world. If you disagree, you have to make scones for me.

But just a heads up: if you visit, I can’t guarantee that it’ll be tidy.

Oh, I almost forgot: if you’d like some prints, you can come and visit me in Red Rock or you can buy them online here: https://www.colleenrose.ca/

xo