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I was very excited to receive my copy of Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution by Alex Johnson this morning. You may remember my earlier post on setting up the studio in which I described my decision to build a studio in the garden, and this post which shows the studio being built. It is now over a year later and I still couldn’t be happier with my decision, and this book really helps to explain why that is. Until you’ve had the experience of working in a ’shed or shedlike environment’, as Alex describes them, you will not really appreciate the double pleasure of working ‘at home’ and yet in a place dedicated to your particular occupation.

Above: the front cover, and my page in Shedworking, along with the pencil illustration I did for the book.

Shedworking not only introduces us to several famous ‘shedworkers’ from history, including Dickens and Heidegger, but takes us on a tour of many contemporary shed inhabitants from musicians to cheese-makers, and shows us around sheds as diverse in their structure as in their uses; from sleek metal examples to hand-built wooden sheds, taking in barges, yurts, tree-houses and trailers along the way. This really is an absorbing book to get if you’re even thinking about setting up a garden studio; full of places to dream about, alongside helpful, practical tips, a list of suppliers, and information to help you make the move.

Go here to visit Alex Johnson’s Shedworking blog, which has a link to buy the book.

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