Hello all,
Long time lurker, first time poster here.
As per this post title, I'm based up in Newcastle upon Tyne, but am from the Black Country originally - my host city treats me well though, and I've called the North East home for 11 years now.
A little about me - I'm a sculptor by trade, but as you may imagine, working in the arts doesn't exactly result in a steady income, so I make little bits of furniture on the side to keep the cash coming in. Anything from kitchen units and built in furniture to coffee tables and museum furniture - plinths, projector cradles etc.
I'm about to move into a new workshop (or studio as I call it) which will be a less than typical set-up. I'm part of an artists group who utilise disused or due-for-demolition-at-some-point office blocks and turn them into artists studios and gallery spaces. Completely legally, I hasten to add.
We've been in our current premises for 6 years - having been told we could have it for 1 - but it is finally being demolished, so we're moving into our new place on a two-year lease.
I'll take some photos for all of you as I move in over the next couple of weeks, but I'm really excited about having Ground Floor access! for the last 6 years I've been on the second floor, which is great for security, but rubbish for carrying 24mm Birch ply sheets or a Meddings pillar drill for that matter. Needless to say I don't have a table saw
I feel like I'm waffling, so I'll stop now, but I'm looking forward to being part of what looks like a supportive, informative and fun community.
Cheers,
Dave
Long time lurker, first time poster here.
As per this post title, I'm based up in Newcastle upon Tyne, but am from the Black Country originally - my host city treats me well though, and I've called the North East home for 11 years now.
A little about me - I'm a sculptor by trade, but as you may imagine, working in the arts doesn't exactly result in a steady income, so I make little bits of furniture on the side to keep the cash coming in. Anything from kitchen units and built in furniture to coffee tables and museum furniture - plinths, projector cradles etc.
I'm about to move into a new workshop (or studio as I call it) which will be a less than typical set-up. I'm part of an artists group who utilise disused or due-for-demolition-at-some-point office blocks and turn them into artists studios and gallery spaces. Completely legally, I hasten to add.
We've been in our current premises for 6 years - having been told we could have it for 1 - but it is finally being demolished, so we're moving into our new place on a two-year lease.
I'll take some photos for all of you as I move in over the next couple of weeks, but I'm really excited about having Ground Floor access! for the last 6 years I've been on the second floor, which is great for security, but rubbish for carrying 24mm Birch ply sheets or a Meddings pillar drill for that matter. Needless to say I don't have a table saw
I feel like I'm waffling, so I'll stop now, but I'm looking forward to being part of what looks like a supportive, informative and fun community.
Cheers,
Dave
