> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # A View From the Easel - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-340/ - Published: 2026-06-05T16:52:25.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-05T16:52:25.000Z - Description: “I love that I can make a mess and leave it until the morning.” - Author: Lakshmi Rivera Amin - Tags: Community, A View From the Easel Welcome to the 340thinstallment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, Stacy Bogdonoff follows artists' exhibitions around New York City and yearns for more *s p a c e*. Want to take part? Check out our [submission guidelines](https://hyperallergic.com/submit-your-workspace-to-a-view-from-the-easel/) and share a bit about your studio with us through [this form](https://forms.gle/Erq7cyGEmMUxKrLe9?ref=hyperallergic.com)! All mediums and workspaces are welcome, including your home studio. --- ## [Stacy Bogdonoff](https://www.stacybogdonoff.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), Kent, Connecticut ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/06/studio--primary_horizontal---Stacy-Bogdonoff-3.jpeg) ***How long have you been working in this space?*** Ten years. ***Describe an average day in your studio.*** Summer: Studio in the late afternoon/evening, after biking and being outdoors. Winter: Early in, poke around studio all day, occasional nap, graze the refrigerator, work/work/work. Wash, rinse, repeat. I often work on several pieces at once, proceeding slowly and altering the physical activity to keep my hands and body feeling good. When I land on a medium or process that draws me, I like to push it and go deep and then create a series of consistent work. Listening: *WNYC*, pods, rarely music, occasional streaming shows if I'm sitting. ***How does the space affect your work?*** I divide my time between this studio/home and a small apartment in NYC. This is my large and primary studio, and without it, I couldn't make art. It's that simple. It's 10 feet from my bedroom, so my practice requires no commuting. It's mine alone, so I do whatever I want, whenever I want. The fact that I own it and care for it supports my identity as an artist. I have no excuse not to work. ***How do you interact with the environment outside your studio?*** I consume culture in NYC, much more so than in Kent. I follow exhibits and artists and go wherever there's a show I'm interested in: MoMA, The Met, Whitney, MoMA PS1, American Folk Art Museum, the Museum of Art and Design ... Chelsea, Lower East Side, Upper East Side, and Tribeca galleries. In Kent, I belong to several art associations within a 50-mile radius and participate in their juried shows and sometimes go to openings. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/06/studio--sewing-corner---Stacy-Bogdonoff.jpeg) ***What do you love about your studio?*** I love that all the media I use and might use are within sight and reach. I love that I can make a mess and leave it until the morning. I love how quiet it is inside, and how beautiful it is outside. I love the big table in the center and that I now (finally) have a large viewing wall. ***What do you wish were different?*** SPACE! I could use 10 times the space. Who couldn't? I'm often moving clean projects and stitching to a safer space outside of the studio — dining room table, down to the city — and opening the ironing board in the foyer. I'd like to get a heavy printing press, but it would have to be put on a roller table and stored after use. S P A C E ! ***What is your favorite local museum?*** I follow artists and shows, not museums. Ruth Asawa at MoMA was fantastic. Next up: Duchamp, Carol Bove at Guggenheim, Jeremy Frey at Karma ... I always have a list and manage to get to about 85% of who and what I want to see. I go alone, I go fast, almost always walk miles, and just take, take, take it ALL in. ***What is your favorite art material to work with?*** I'm a mixed media artist, often working with textiles and fiber: burlap, linen, silk, paper, wire. Mono printing is happening and large strips of shellac'd percale sheeting is coming up.