illustrator allison cole and her husband rent a great renovated loft building in downtown pawtucket, rhode island. pawtucket is one town over from providence (allison is a risd alumn). they live down the street from slater mill, the first water powered cotton spinning mill in north america, but their particular building was built in 1870 and was most recently used to manufacture tinsel and holiday decorations. don’t miss more images of allison’s place here, and you can check out her illustration work here, and i love her fun handmade work – bang bang you’re thread too (what a great name!). {thanks, allison!} -anne
[above: This is a view of my computer desk area. The little white shelves are lined with little toys and trinkets ( a mixture of artist toys - Gary Baseman, Nathan Jurevicius - and Decole japanese stuff).]
This is my husband Eric’s desk – above he has two framed Fort Thunder silkscreened posters from shows his band played in. He is a musician – he was the singer for Arab on Radar (well known among noise music fans ) and is now the singer for The Chinese Stars. He also runs a record label called Anchor Brain that releases Providence-based bands.
Our dining area.
Our giant bookshelf – the first two rows contain my indie comic book collection, the bottom two rows are our vinyl record collection. Above the shelf are some more rock posters and a Nathan Jurevicius silkscreened print.
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The view from the main living area space. The doorway is the door to the studio. Pillows I made using a stamping method from Lena Corwin’s Printing by Hand book.
All of the tiny art I have been collecting over the years – in this photo you can see an Esther Pearl Watson drawing, Matt Leines drawings, Apak prints, Susie Ghahremani prints, and a letterpress Tiny Showcase print by Andreas Samuelsson.
My drawing desk…my inspiration magnetic board is right above and the two shelves to the right house all of my supplies.
This is a view of our stairs that lead up to a lofted space where we sleep. I couldn’t get a very good photo due to the low light up there, but it is pretty cozy. It’s like sleeping in a big treehouse.
Here’s a shot from the loft looking down onto the living and dining area.
