Flickr member atelierpompadour has this lovely open space for her studio. I love the punches of bright color. You can find out more about on her blog, and you can shop her etsy store here.

image from flickr member atelierpompadour

As I sit here at my messy desk, wishing I could get my act together, I stumbled upon this studio from flickr member Art·Craft·Thrift. I want to go over there and work. There’s a place for everything; a truly inspiring inspiration board, and check out those great picture rails in the smaller room. This flickr member, whose name is Jessica and who lives in Portland Oregon, also has a lovely blog called Domestic PDX, where she even lets you see her inspiration board updates. Thanks Jessica, I needed a kick in the pants this morning!

photo copyright Jessica Engeman via flickr.com

Through a chance meeting at a casual dinner a week or so ago, I had the privilege of meeting Heather Knight, a very talented ceramicist who just moved to Atlanta from Asheville. Heather is still getting settled in her new digs (in fact, the kiln isn’t even firing up yet), a live/work space in Decatur that serves as home for her Element Clay Studio.

Heather was nice enough to let me take a peek around and snap some shots when I came to pick up a few pieces I’d purchased from her etsy store.

It was fun to see where she created all of her intricate work, and after seeing it, I appreciated her inspiration board that much more:

This is her assistant and head of security, Henry:

I love the way Heather styles her work, especially these tiles. This is the image she uses on her logo:

By the way, my cruddy cellphone pictures are not doing the work justice. I highly recommend looking at it more closely on Heather’s site or on etsy.

Pardon my exterior afterthought shot with the open car door. I was in a hurry to get to Chik-Fil-A. It’s impossible to go to Decatur without a stop there, well, except when you go on a Sunday, since they are closed, which is always horrendously disappointing when you make a Chikkie run and forget.

I’m trying out the insert gallery button here just to sneak in the extra shots. Yes, I am about three years behind the curve with this. Or is it more like ten? Anyway, yea or nay to the “Insert Gallery” doohickey? Let me know in the comments.