The Art Studio/Loft Manual: For Ambitious Artists and Creators (Paperback)

by Eric Rudd (Author)

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Review
"His personal studio complex is inspiring. I advise other artists to observe what he has done." Krens, Director, Guggenheim Museum -- Book endorsement

Product Description
Three million creative people in this country need adequate studio space. Almost all of them have limited funds.

Eric Rudd has written the first practical book to help creative people find, secure, fix up and finance great studio space. No one graduating from art, design, music or theater school should go out into the real world without absorbing the information in The Art Studio/Loft Manual. Seasoned artists and creators will welcome the ideas revealed in this manual.

oHow to find great studios; gold mines and pitfalls.
oHow to turn them into living/work combos.
oMoney matters: how to do it cheaply or let others pay.
oReal estate and legal issues; zoning, negotiation, purchase/lease.
oConstruction: how to fix them up and save money.
oDesign and modify large spaces and make them functional for your work and needs.
oCost cutting measures, tricks, ideas, and hard practical advice.
oThink Big! 2,000 SF or 10,000 SF or more!
oHow to make great studio space happen for you.

Stop renting. Get out of the spare bedroom or garage: if you need and dream of large studio-lofts, you will need to read this book. Just one idea can save you hundreds of dollars and hours of your time! Just one idea may find you the studio of your dreams.

The Art Studio/Loft Manual: For Ambitious Artists and Creators will become the main reference bible for all artists and creators.

246 pages with a color cover and 40 photographs and illustrations

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Product Details

• Paperback: 244 pages
• Publisher: Cire Corporation (November 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970995911
• ISBN-13: 978-0970995919
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #344,546 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good advice, February 26, 2003

By	Ilene Van Gossen "Sandy" (Southern CA United States) - See all my reviews

This has been a great source of inspiration and solid, practical advice for me. I'm opening my own studio/gallery soon and found Rudd's book to be a constant source of ideas on how to renovate the cheap, but run-down space we found. Although we weren't able to purchase the space as he recommended (I wish we could) it has been a very helpful book.
It's not just the practical advice, but the encouragement to take your own work more seriously that really made this book valuable to me. When he described how more work could be done in a good studio, I knew then that I had to get my work out of the garage and into a better space. Now, after a lot of elbow grease and plenty of cheap white [local store] paint (as Rudd recommended), I'll have a space much more suited to the work I want to do, plus a gallery to show it.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A manual for serious artists, February 13, 2002

By	Nita Leland "nlstudio" (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Multi-media artist Eric Rudd has written two books for
artists who feel compelled to produce not just good art, but great art that has potential for recognition on a grand scale in museums and perhaps a legacy in art history. Rudd pulls no punches in his entertaining account of his successes and failures both as an artist and developer of loft art studios from Washington, D.C. to North Adams, Massachussetts. His ideas aren't for the faint-hearted or the Sunday painter but rather for the artist with a strong belief in the greatness of the work and a willingness to take risks to create a space where this can happen. "The Art Studio/Loft Manual for Ambitious Artists and Creators" provides the practical information needed to make it happen, from how to acquire the real estate to how to renovate the space. The accounts of Rudd's achievements, particularly in his present location in North Adams, are inspiring.

4 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Empowering, June 9, 2003

By	K. A. Thayer (Albany, NY United States) - See all my reviews

Mr. Rudd...

Thank you for writing such helpful books for artists. It is a great thing you've done to improve the conditions for so many who need space to create and live with fewer restrictions.

Cheers.