what's in my bag: studio edition
i don't like to carry a lot of things to the studio because i lose things easily. i'd like to blame it on adhd but frankly, i think i'm just irresponsible. but i'm responsible enough to not buy anything expensive now.
here's the bare basics that i carry:
1. pencil pouch with sketchbook, pens, and an obscene amount of highlighters: i don't know why i'm starting with this. i like the idea of drawing but i never do but one day when i do, i'll have the tools to do so.
2. over the ear headphones: i bought these for 5 dollars off of aliexpress and it has the longest battery life known to man. i've had these for 2 years. i've charged it once. i wear these while climbing and working with clay and i never have to worry about getting them dirty.
3. small plastic bags and pouch for jewelry: i always have my three bracelets (a beaded one from my sister, a red string, and a gold monkey1 and an oura ring) that i take off. it's miserable trying to get clay out of them.
4. chapstick: it gets hella dry in the studio and i hate having dry lips? one time at amass in copenhagen, the tasting menu was 6 hours long and i was feigning for chapstick.2
5. benadryl extra strength: i'm a highly sensitive girl. my skin does not like me sanding metal, touching clay, laying on carpet. i carry this always.
6. handbuilding clay tools: i have a shelf at my local studio but i still always carry a needle to score, a paint brush3 for smoothing lines, and a scalpel-like tool to cut.
here are some nice birds (and a cat flasher) i got out of the kiln today:
every chinese new year you're protected by a new animal and this year mine happens to be a monkey. i also carry a charm from a japanese temple from my sister meant to promote healthy hair (i mean why not) and a ward from a chinese temple that i have to burn every year. i'm not superstitious, i am just chinese.↩
it was a really good meal. i'm sad to hear that they closed↩
chinese paint brushes are superior and it's so cheap in macau. i probably got my brushes for 5 cents each.↩