The Great Studio Move

At the end of last year, our landlord at the studio kindly offered to put our rent up by 60%. Strangely, us poor struggling artists just couldn’t afford it.

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Quite honestly, though, I did feel I’d outgrown my space a bit..

 

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So we went and looked at this one, which needed a few finishing touches, obviously.

 

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Ditto the outside – but that’s okay. We had a dream.
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And, anyway this is Woolwich, so just look at what was on the other side of the building.

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A few months later, our leap of faith had turned into this….

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And so, The Great Moving Out Day dawned bright and early.
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Many dust-filled, back-breaking hours later, it was finally time to get the broom out..

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So, farewell then, Dulwich…
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And hello, Woolwich!

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And so begins The Great Moving In Day – well, it’s a start…

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Where’s all this stuff come from? And more importantly, where’s it all supposed to go?

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Securing the print drying rack to the wall – I did my bit by taking a photo……

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And finally it’s time to move the presses – I took up nail biting…

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….because if the cast iron cracks on the 170 year old Albion, then it’s done for.

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Panic over. Both presses went in safely – and I gave up the nail biting…

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A lovely day for Louise, sorting out the storage shelves.

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I think that’s probably enough stuff on the shelves for now…..

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At last, Home Sweet Home!

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Back to work – and they’ll have to carry me out in a box before I do that again…

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