The Art & Design Blog of Charlie Wagers

It’s pretty common in the creative field to have a personalized work environment to assist in filling the creative juices. I’ve been working a lot for the last few months to create such a space for myself since I moved back to Northeast Ohio. I figured I’d share some photos of my personal studio office. All of the printed pieces which are on the walls are work that I have done, but the packrat in me definitely shows in the way that all empty space on the shelves is covered in either books, or pretty things that are visually compelling to me. The most recent addition is the portable record player. I’ve stuck to only buying the “dead format,” but with the workload I haven’t spent time out of the studio, so my 1500+ records weren’t getting enough play time. Additionally, keep checking in, as I should have a good amount of new work to show this week and next.

The other night, I went to this event with a handful of friends. As I mentioned a few months back, The Passion of Joan of Arc is one of my favorite films. I’ve developed an obsession for Dreyer’s work. This event displayed the film as it was meant to be viewed, via a Reel, completele with it’s amazing authentic aging and textures. The cinematography within is incredible. But the real kicker for this event is that it featured a live score, by cellist Lori Goldston. There was a point in the ending climax scene, when Lori was tearing it up, and Kris and I exchanged one of those “holy crap” grins. It was incredible. Lori also has done some work with Mirah, awesome.