How do you like to work? What’s the ideal space to practice your craft? Some considerations:

• Coffee

• Tea

• Sunlight

• Night

• Music

• Natural sounds

• Silence

• Chaos

• Piles of materials

• Tidy stacks

• Tools on work surfaces and floors

• Tools in cabinets and drawers

• Blank walls

• Walls filled with art

• Partners and coworkers

• Solitude

• Fast and intuitive

• Slow and methodical

For each of us, there are configurations that match our style … and settings that stifle our ability to function.

The important part is in finding what works for you. And it’s different for everyone. (Painters Francis Bacon and Georgia O’Keeffe would not likely have made for good studio mates.)

The way we set our workspaces can have huge impact on our ability to think, create, play, and produce.

Your particular voice deserves a space suited to it. Learn your needs and preferences — and make it so.