MEGAN AUMAN

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raising bowls in the studio

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metalsmithing - raising hammers and copper bowls

I can’t totally explain why, but I’ve recently found myself in the mood to make bowls again. Maybe it’s that I’ve been drawn towards a more visceral and tactile studio process lately. Perhaps my growing ceramics collection is inspiring me to make my own vessels. Of course, could be that hammering on metal is fun and makes you feel like a badass for turning a flat sheet of metal into a bowl! Whatever the reasons, I decided to give into the urge and roll out my raising cart. (Which is really just an Ikea kitchen cart with a vise clamped to it, but it works.)

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scenes from my studio (with chairs, plants, and colorful jewelry)

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artist studio with painted floors, metal chairs, plants, and rolling metal storage carts

I spent part of the day today tidying my studio and caring for my plants, as it seemed like a good way to wind down heading into the holiday and gear up for things I want to work on in the new year. And I think this pic pretty much sums up the vibe in my studio – painted floor, metal chairs, plenty of plants, and rolling metal storage carts.

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art makes you happy

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art makes you happy

I took this photo in my studio on election day. I was stressed and anxious and trying very hard not to look at the news, knowing that we wouldn’t have definitive results for days. While trying to stay busy in my studio, I happened to glance up at this wall and couldn’t help but just smile.

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new ceramics in my studio

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handmade ceramic vase with fall flowers and paintings

I’ve been continuing my mission of staying home and supporting artists and makers online as much as possible this year. But I will admit I’ve been pretty bad at documenting it, which is a shame, because I’ve purchased some incredible art this year!!

So today, I thought I’d share two recent ceramics purchases on display in my studio. (With some plants and paintings of course!)

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living plant wall in my studio

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living plant wall in artist Megan Auman's studio

I’ve been so excited to show off the new colorful stacking rings and bracelets that I almost forgot to share the living plant wall project I did recently in my studio! The wall directly behind my main workbench was one of the few spaces in the studio I hadn’t covered in art, and after coming across some spaces using WallyGro‘s Eco Planters, I knew I wanted to add plants to that particular wall.

After all, I’d almost completely surrounded my workbench with plants anyway, so why not continue on the wall?

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sansevieria sayuri in my studio

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sansevieria sayuri in the studio of artist and metalsmith megan auman

Yesterday I shared how I beat the winter blues by plant shopping and one of my favorite local(ish) greenhouse finds, Ott’s. So I thought it was fitting to share one of my Ott’s splurges hanging out in my studio, a sansevieria sayuri.

I will admit that when I first started buying plants, I wasn’t too excited by snake plants. Even as people told me they were perfect for a self-described black thumb, I stubbornly avoided them, because I wanted to try something “harder.”

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