A few years into my journey of working for myself, I had the idea to cancel my coworking subscription and build my own home office in my back yard. After some initial research and realizing this was completely feasible, the studio shed project began.

The journey itself has been lovely — a DIY process of acquiring resources, researching architectural design, and exploring my creativity. I’ve had many special moments — from mornings in the cold looking up at bare studs, to afternoons with a book as the sun sets beyond the uninsulated walls before me.

I’ve intentionally slowed down the process to build it all myself and to inhabit the space as I build it — to experience the space as it grows and morphs around me.

Each section of work slowly transforms the form and function of the space while it continues to teach me about my own creative practice. As I change the space, it changes me.

Most notably, I’ve been able to better understand the concept of creative space as container. 

I’ve noticed something fascinating — studying the container has taught me about my own creative practice. Building the space reveals what I actually want to make.

The shed wasn’t just a solution to a problem — it was a discovery process. And now I’m realizing some creativity needs physical space (music, reading, journaling) and some needs digital space (writing, design, experiments). 

What would it look like to create a digital creative studio which mirrored my studio shed? The possibilities excite me – dreams for shorter, slower, simpler content, a platform I build and own, and a possible alternate to social media. 

This marks the beginning of experimenting with this new digital creative space concept. 

What I ultimately hope to gain is not simply a new creative space but a continued journey of self exploration – the act of building both containers teaching me who I am as a creative person.