Tracy H Sugg

Tools of the trade are vital - my tools are precise, some have been personally designed by me and then crafted by a woodworker, Andy Metts. However, in addition to my tools, my Sculptor’s Smock is important for my work. Sculptors have used smocks throughout history. Bernini, the Baroque sculptor even met the Queen of Sweden wearing his sculpting smock - she was so touched by the symbolism of the act that she reached out and touched it. Smocks were used to protect one’s clothi

As any sculptor will tell you- there is no such thing as a studio that is too small when you work with three dimensions. Since moving into our wonderful home built in 1852 about four years ago, my studio has continued to 'become'.... well, to become more like the studio I need/want. The studio was not part of the original house and has followed the age old process of back patio, to covered back porch, to screened porch, to sculptor's studio when we removed the screen and ad

Of course, taking art classes you HAVE to work with others around, and working on my MFA required some shared studio space - but there are fine lines between having other artists around vs being alone and the efficacy of each. There are several personality types I have come across. First is the " artist who likes to talk" - these can be frustrating when you are trying to work and the other artist continually tells you their life story, or what they had for lunch (kind of li

Every artist has a studio, even it’s a corner of a room that has your supplies and a small working space. I think the fact is that artists have to create, and will find a way and a space to do so. There have been times I have moved into our living room or dining room, shoving furniture into other parts of the house so I could have the extra space I needed when working on multiple projects. For the artist, living space comes second to studio space. Space to work That being sai