One of my classes was invited to sit in with the AP art students today for a lecture from the art school, Monserrat. The representative put together a great slide show that demonstrated student housing, majors, course of studies, student work, gallery spaces, studio spaces and provided information about potential careers in the art world. We also leaned that alumni have gone on to work for popular companies such as Puma and Nickelodeon.. ..John Jay High school has 6 students actually, that have been through the college. But besides that, I was thinking about the importance of space after viewing some of the slides. It is so imperative as an artist to maintain some kind of studio space, whether it be a small corner in your classroom or in your garage. As I sit here surrounded by papers in a small, grungy office on my prep period, I am grateful for having some place to go, I even have a desk here! In the past I have been in janitors closets, hallways, and mostly living and planning in my car. I have thought over the years how space really effects a job performance, and it truly does. But I am asking how studio space really defines us as artist? Currently, I do not have a studio, I used to. It was in my fathers barn, it was dirty, stuffy and cold. But, it was my space, and only mine. I miss those days.