Summer Studio Tour 2024

I turn a dark, dirty, dingy and depressing 1 car garage into a bright and functional studio!
I'm a mixed media textile artist passionate about working with fabric. I dye it with bright colorful colors, indigo and rust. I also screen print on it with paints and dyes. Then I quilt it with fun patterns. My other passion is learning new things everyday.
My objective for this channel to share what I learn in the hopes that it will inspire my viewers to keep learning something new everyday and to share it with others.
My husband and I recently moved from FL to KY to be closer to our daughter and grandson. Our daughter is a single soldier and over the last 10 years we have traveled back and forth taking care of the kid when she deploys, goes on temporary duty or has field training exercises.
We are currently renting a house on the army post and I am using the 1 car garage as my studio.
On this channel, I will share tutorials, on how I create my textile art and tips and tricks to make you more efficient and productive in the studio, and many other ideas. So watch and enjoy!
Website: angieeknowles....
Rust dyeing on Fabric course: angieeknowles....
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[@sheila3205]

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[@bonnieward4760]

Angie…Bonnie Ward here…so very happy you are “back in business” with a great place to work again! Loved seeing all of your ideas & solutions. I had a wave of nostalgia during your tour…many memories of base housing during our family’s 20 years of military moves. Then after I retired from my own 20 years of civilian work, we moved up to Tarpon. I wanted to learn to quilt, but with only 500 square feet in the garage apartment we first lived in, the garage was my only option as well. I created some of my best quilts in that garage during the 9 years we lived there. . I’m sure that you will continue to create amazing art in your new studio space … and in any other space you may find yourself in during your daughter’s military career. It’s not the space but the artist using the space that counts. I love your “color story drawer”! What a great idea. Maybe when you are back in your “groove” you might think about doing a post about that drawer and how you use it in your creative practice. Just from the peek it looks like it’s full of “magic wands”. 😉

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

I'm so pleased with this transformation that I can't decide on my favorite part of the studio! I love it all. But I'd love to know what is your favorite part of the makeover. Leave me a comment below.

[@aseretstudio1724]

Very nice!! Thanks for sharing.

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

And thank you for watching!

[@quarterhorse7845]

The old adage, "where there's a will, there's a way" holds true! You did a great job with this space. A real achievement. Favorite part- it's hard to prioritize, but I do like your tip about the children's department storage piece. That looks very handy. And I like your personal display area. Overall, you've given yourself a nice gift in an organized and useful work area.

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

So true! And I was determined to make it work.

[@howardpennpenn]

That was so grim...🥴...until you worked your magic!❤ Love the turquoise drawers!

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

Thank you. grim is the perfect description of it. Those drawers hold so much stuff!

[@aidasheets4302]

Wow, Angie! Great video and awesome job setting up your studio. So happy that you got it all worked out. Can't wait to see the things that you create in your new studio. So good to see you again!

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

Thanks Aida. I'm still amazed at how well it came out. Nothing like my space back in Florida and I'm having to rethink how I do things, but it's working out great so far.

[@deenagraham5488]

You did a fantastic job in transforming that garage space! So happy for you!

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

Thank you! And it is indeed my happy place.

[@CBromfield]

You really packed a punch in a space with various limitations. Kudos to you for creating an incredible creative space.

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

Thanks you such kind words. I sometimes think limitations enhances our creativity.

[@rustydogtextiles1203]

Great job, can't wait to get my new space up and running.

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

I bet you can't! I hope you do a video and share it with us.

[@janicek6399]

You did an awesome job! I asked my daughter to help me find those electric outlet cables!

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

Thank you so much! There should be a link in the description.

[@PGrice]

Wow! what a transformation you made to that garage. New studio so bright and comfortable looking. Do you make thermofax screens for others?

[@AngieEKnowlesTextileArtist]

Thanks Pat! Looking at the before picture, I had my doubts at times. Yes, I do make thermofax screens for others. Just contact me via the form on my website.