Art (and Architecture) on the SONYA Studio Stroll

The Brownstoner brood hit Day 2 of the SONYA Studio Stroll yesterday, taking in a bunch of artists’ studios before the rain forced a rapid retreat. In addition to meeting several artists, we were particularly excited to see the studio spaces themselves, since Brownstone Brooklyn isn’t known in the way Northern Brooklyn is for its industrial lofts. In particular, we got a chance to go inside 122 Washington Avenue, a four-story loft building between Myrtle and Park Avenues. The exposed wood beams, old painted floors and creaky old stairs were straight out of West Chelsea (the old West Chelsea). Eight studios in the building were open to the public–and there were a handful more that weren’t. We also got a kick out of the fact that the landlord appears to be a collector of architectural salvage, judging from the collection of old doors and shutters on the ground floor.
Studio Stroll 2006 [SONYA Online]