Foundation Studios
In April of this year (2024) I acquired my first studio space in the River Arts District. This was small portion of shared space in the Blue Lotus Design Studios in Foundation Studios.
My works were on display in the studio and I also attended live events to sell my custom StarMaps (birth charts) as well as astrological readings. I updated the space a couple weeks before Helene hit, with three original paintings, as viewed below:
Helene completely submerged Foundation Studios underwater. On Saturday, September 28th, my housemates and I walked down the railroad tracks to see the studio and took this photo of me standing outside. At this point the waters had receded by several feet.
Below is the inside of Blue Lotus Design Studios a few days after Helene, when my studio mate was able to go inside and survey the damages.
And here is one of the three originals that has been found and cleaned by the owner Reid and manager Jordan:
In addition to loosing my artwork, studio space and venue for live events at Foundation Studios, my three additional locations where I sold my work live every week are operating dramatically reduced hours due to the loss of water and customers, and are no longer viable for me to make money there. These are Instant Karma West, The Well/Pack Square Artisan Market and Lust and Lore Tattoo.
Thank you so much for offering these grants to the arts community and artists; this is absolutely amazing and I am grateful to be considered for the grant.