Catherine Eaton Skinner Studios
SEATTLE STUDIO
The site of Skinner’s Seattle studio in the up and coming artist’s Pike/Pine neighborhood was formerly a wholesale parts facility for shoe manufacturing. With the collaboration of renowned Northwest architect Tom Kundig, she transformed the dilapidated space into a functioning artist’s studio loft. New modern features such as rotating 9’x9’ wall panels allow flexibility for workspace, gallery space and rooms to entertain. The building’s history and its uses remain evident in the patina of the floors, which were simply cleaned rather than resurfaced. The 26' x 4' x 5" table is a slab of old growth Douglas Fir felled by the eruption at Mt. St. Helens. Tom Kundig deisgned the steel rollng wheels, executed by 12th Ave Iron Inc, Seattle. The old single pane, wood frame windows were replaced by steel frames made in NY and reminescent of factory window walls. The entrance has a cortan steel exterior, continued to the roof garden and sky light well. Steel stairs pass through old walls of painted layers on original 1910 construction block brick and 2" x 6" fir on edge solid wall.
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SANTA FE STUDIO
Skinner’s Santa Fe studio sits in the Big Tesuque Canyon overlooking the year round Big Tesuque River. Built into the hills with recycled wood beams from Oregon, this adobe style building provides the ultimate retreat away from the city. Skinner finds numerous artistic inspirations just outside her window with continual wildlife visitors including ravens, coyotes and mountain lions.
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