Stairway to loft, designed & constructed by the artist, 1988-1994
MAIN STUDIO as seen from loft; compare this with the final studio shot from 1994
Main studio, livingroom, diningroom & stairs to loft
Loft bedroom & office above, kitchen below; desk built-in in foreground
From small studio to livingroom to main studio (beyond)
Left half of former gym is Wendy's studio; roof leaks ruin ceiling and gym floor
Claflin Elementary School purchased for artist live/work space in 1986
Artist construction begins with a loft & a two-entrance closet with storage
Early stages of studio development prior to artist construction
Wall/bookcase serves as a divider for kitchen; drywall is installed on loft & wall
Homasote boards protect new wooden floor, and later installed on studio wall
FEBRUARY 1989 ISSUE, "Artists Model" on the Claflin School Studios Project
Loft and stairs near completion (except for railing)
"Complex Duplex", by Christine Temin, 9/30/90; two halves of a gymnasium
Early construction phases (1988-92); designed & constructed by the artist
End of Phase II, built-ins added upstairs and down; office upstairs done
Phase II of construction, 1992; designed & constructed by Wendy Seller, 1988-1994
"A Drill & A Dream Make a Gym a Home", by Robin Herbst; photos by Will Howcroft
Other half of the gym designed/built by Wellington & Patricia Reiter, architects
"How Wendy Seller Did It", New York Times article, April 7, 1994
View from bedroom & office loft, kitchen & walk-in closet beneath
View from bedroom & office loft, kitchen & walk-in closet beneath
View from bedroom & office loft, kitchen & walk-in closet beneath