Most studios reserve the window wall for photographers, pushing the stoves (and the cooks) to the far corner of the room. My kitchen was designed with the cook in mind, should she want to stir a pot and stare at the sky. Turns out, photographers like being close to what's happening at the stove, too. Proximity to process. ⁠
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The window provides ventilation, of course. Its deep ledge seats birds and intrepid squirrels. On quiet mornings, when the studio isn't stage set, we leave crumbs for all who show up. ⁠
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Beside photographers, fellow chefs and teachers find this is a productive, welcoming space to work. How lucky I am to share it. ⁠
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