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' o W ? *Vm j . ii - 22 -WATFJuDO annular! own-day, April [3.2011 ‘ ‘ . i C 0 O l , New studio offers communal or prwate space to creature people l Brennum Pit-nun ? '* ‘ ' = g 3 it: '3¢;;f,-_v.3=;A;_;-*r=‘ ‘ .; .;;Ԥ;i?§§y 4‘s “risks 3 , .- ‘ . ‘ ,: _.: .. ,. w arm ?' '27 ' Chronicle Staff 1?, rear. ”m: at... ' j . . ’ ” ' ’ ‘ “ . "3 his” " 817‘ " ' 3 3 3 ‘ 3 . " .2 ' "" 6â€" r ‘ ' - " , a. , ?- 2 >22. ' -_§.__ ? . . - i t's hard to draw inspiration when you're “ -? ? a. “’2’ . ‘ : f 1 34:3 .3; ,. £~ . f3§"lf1"Ԥ}i5 , .5 1:7}. j" ‘ It? ‘. - M __ A a“? : Ialone. and underground. Like many f . . ' .2 g , 2;; 414.77% as???” g..;._‘..- .-‘-... "”"w'? . 1 artists. Raymond Garcia had become - 1 . 3 ‘, 3 » i as g . ' we?" M” . ‘ . l ‘ used to working on his projects in a room in V ' . g; .. I u . _ ff"; . . 1-131 .. “WV” . “A. ‘ l : his basement. ' ‘ , e1" » , ,» _~ ' . _ - 1'?“- ‘ ’” 3 ' fl ' i A painter since the age of 12. Garcia spe- ”1 "E ‘ (1.. ‘ . ' l "3‘" . s . ’ . ,- we ~ ‘ L cializes in faux finishes and murals. He'd ,7 f . . 3 g .3 7 > is... , - 4», is. _, W i : spent some time looking for a small studio 3 375?, . at .‘AI .3”; ' . w--- -.. $353" a”: 57-3": A i space, but couldn't find anything affordable. , if ‘ . ,. _ ' ‘1: g ‘ l' . A... .w”. ”A?“ ? My} it ‘ : Then, a conversation with his friend and _ . ‘, *‘t‘t *3:- ' 1 . ‘ f5 (it; " . 34$ ' ;. .3 ? t fellow church member Myron Leis led the ' ' ' 3‘ ‘ £1]; ’ 3f ; 3 a 3 '- 1 two men to find studio space â€" not just for . , » ' ' . 55 " “i ‘ ‘ 7"” '3‘, ‘ ; ~ 1 Garcia. but for the hundreds of other local 'W .4 , , . .. _‘ ' , , "‘ ' . g2; , l artists who work from their kitchen tables, fififsffa" " ? ' 7' , kg: 2" ; sun porches and garages. 43‘5” "I ‘3 .j‘ ' ‘ ~ 3‘ , '3 3 . "Our whole thing is, we want to provide -A .: i .1 ‘ ‘ : space for as many people as possible,” Gar- ‘ ‘ 3&3 ' 3 , ; cia said. sitting in the office of the expansive g ‘ ' ' . - 2,400 square feet of space at begar Studios } , I; V ‘ . I “i thought. ‘What would I like?” ,4” I So Garcia set out to create a space that _ , ~~ ~51"- ‘ ’ would cater to a variety of artists â€" from ' - If"; 3, ‘1 I I students to professionals. painters. sculpâ€" (’2, .7 i tors, jewelry designers. photographers and . j crafters. j The space has seven personal studio l booths. each 64 square feet. That's enough i room for an artist to set up an easel or table. I and Garcia is working on installing a storage ’ locker for supplies in each unit. ~ ~ - - - - - E There's an open gallery space. about 20 Raymond Gama helped start the studio by proudlng something he was searchan for himself. mammmm fem IONS? for displaying W011. There's a cleaning it and applying coat after coat of “i want it to be a fortress of solitude for media. Garcia is hoping to recruit local art lounge and C0399 area. a changing room for fresh paint. some people who need it in this busy life professionals who may want to teach, as models and an ever-expandlng resource Now, he’s transforming the space with an these days," Garciasaid. well as artists to serve short stints as the llth- . ‘ assortment of his own murals. and trying to The studio offers artists and crafters a artist-in-residence. He also hopes the studio ‘ UPS‘tahst Gama hé‘s cleared '3" 3193 that get the word out to struggling artists. dlanoe to work with messy or smelly materi- can become a place for creative people of all 108‘ waltlng for the fight creative P959" to He met about 200 of them in Waterloo, als that they might not want to use at home. ages to come together. and has an idea for a take Ii 0V9! â€" [0 lead! classes 0" use It as a Kitchener. Cambridge and Guelph while _The wide-open space also lends itself to collaborative art project between high i WW3”: permanent studlo 5P3“? . . doing his market research for the project. group projects school students and seniors that he hopes to [ ”My V1510" 15v Id like 30 be Slmhg 1" he“? “They’re working in basements. bed- A Legar Studios membership includes launch in September. i find 10°F Duh and seeelght of “me a"NS- rooms, back porches," he said. “And even if unlimited studio time for the member. as "We really want to give back to the com- ‘ lust talkmg and taking Inspiration from each they had a place to do their work. they didn't well as discounts on personal booth rentals munity,‘ he said. Other and d0'h8 the“ work,” Garcra said. have a place to show it.” and gallery time. free use of projectors and Leis 15 the patron who put “P the money, One woman was showing her pottery resources, discounts on art supplies and while Garcia contrlbutes the Elbow 8313356 from a shelving unit in her kitchen. Another other benefits. Memberships are $30 a Thepalr lmtlally “famed ‘0 create their stuâ€" started long-term projects at her kitchen month, or $300 a year. Non-members can (110 In Waiefloot bl" after {"0th of search- table. and then had to use her dining room book space starting at $5 an hour. ‘ ing {0’ a “liable space With the nghtl'wn- to prepare meals But even more than space. “We want to keep it as inexpensive as ing, they gave UP and turned ihe" Sights many artists want to engage with a oommu- possible.” Garcia said. “it can't be like anoth- aCl'OSS the borderhto KliCheneT- nity of like-minded people â€" or they want a er car payment.” [1383’ Studios 15 located 0“ a hUS “'19- lUS‘ place where they can get away and focus on The studio also offers theme drawing one b|9ck off Bridge Street. Originally a tool their work for a few hours without the dis- nights with live models every Wednesday and (he shop, 03”” spent four months tractions ofhome and family. and art classes in a variety of methods and I" ~ - :r .'- '? ‘ t ‘35”, . i ~3Ai- fine: us ‘ ' we, ._ Fa m . H6911 : if A“? moons ‘* . ‘ . r. . , . . , , . ‘ _ . 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