Welcome to Studio Notes with Sasha DeWitt - a podcast for creatives where I'll be chatting with a variety of artists about their creative journeys as well as the nuts and bolts of what goes on behind the scenes when making artwork. This podcast is for artist and art lovers alike. I hope it'll inspire those who are thinking about pursuing art as a career as well as those who are already on their journey.

Episode Notes:

In this episode I interview Blue House co-founders, Binu Chaudhary, Karen and Parul to discover all the behind the scenes work that went into starting their wonderful art space and gallery that’s based in Esher. I would also like to congratulate them getting voted by the public as Best Esher Independent 2024 in the Love Elmbridge Business Awards.

In this episode we chat about:

- their individual journeys as artists;

- how they met;

- seeking out other artists post lockdown;

- a lot of tea, coffee and cake leads to dreams of an art space;

- happenstance around finding an empty space;

deciding to take the risk;

- winging it;

- gathering feedback to figure out how to grow and develop as a space;

- what Blue House offer gallery, workshop space, work space and more;

- the first time I met them and recognised the value of their space for artists and the wider community;

- breaking down barriers around galleries;

- defining for themselves what a working gallery is;

- involving the local community;

- the highs and the lows of running Blue House;

winning the Best Esher Independent 2024 business award;

- what’s next for Blue House.

Blue House website:

https://www.bluehouseartspace.com/

https://www.instagram.com/bluehouse_artspace/

Binu’s website & Insta:

https://www.binuchaudharyart.com/

https://www.instagram.com/binuchaudharyart/

Karen’s website & Insta:

https://www.karencrompton.com/

https://www.instagram.com/karencromptonart/

Parul’s website & Insta:

https://parulofthesea.com/

https://www.instagram.com/parulofthesea_art/