Today was a big day for The Paper Girls...we signed the lease for the new space at 250 Eston Street, then walked about the place to explore. We discovered how to use the ancient freight elevator, (that was scary...we thought we would be locked in at one point!) found a new place to park, and found a very convenient back door leading right to that parking lot. We also found a very nice backyard courtyard in that very same spot. Nice! June 1st is the target moving date. They are renovating the studio and bringing everything up to code in the meantime. I've got my movers in place (brother and nephew...they are the best!) and I am just itching to get there.Colleen and I also found another few things in common. We both came from very humble beginnings, and our moms discouraged us from being artists when we were kids...just so we wouldn't have to depend on anyone for anything. We were encouraged to either get careers and make good money or get married...or both. So we waited until we were much older before fulfilling our destinies.
Colleen's mom stated that she didn't want her going to art school as a teenager, because she feared she would end up poor and starving and pictured her standing on the sidewalk selling 'pencils', of all things. My mom stated that exact same thing, except she switched the word 'pencils' to 'pots'. (Back in the day, I used to love ceramics). After discovering this and having a good laugh, Colleen decided that "Pencils and Pots" was an omen that predated our meeting at The Massachusetts College of Art and Design back in 1997. Learning this was a most fortuitous moment, to say the least.
We have decide that since our beginnings are so similiar, the name "Pencils and Pots Studio" will grace our back door, whilst "The Paper Girls Studio" will grace our front entrance. I have a feeling that over time, we will come to love our new designation, and at some point, we will move it to the front.
