Nell

“My studio is here in Kings Cross – in fact the three studios I’ve had since art school have all been in the Cross. The studio is above an old-school barber and the buzzer doesn’t work so when people come to visit they have to SMS me or yell up at the windows.”

Sonia Payes

Esther Stewart

“It’s really important for me to be able to control what’s coming in – good light, temperature control – so that it’s warm or cold and you’re comfortable.”

Megan Cope

“Having a home studio is really good for those spontaneous inspirations that come in the middle of the night. They don’t happen often, but it’s nice to have a space close to home. The only drawback is you can lose track of time.”

Nadine Christensen

“I used to have a studio on Smith Street in Fitzroy, which I started with Damiano Bertoli, Ricky Swallow and Raafat Ishak. It’s still running today. But after more than 15 years, I moved to Reservoir and needed somewhere closer to home.”

Lisa Roet

“A typical day starts, before I even get to the studio, with emails and phone calls: I spend a lot of time negotiating with production people. Then I’ll work in the studio in the afternoon before I might head over to the foundry to check on a work being made in bronze.”

Kate Beynon

“My studio is in a rather cramped and cluttered room at home in Northcote. I’ve been working in it for around 12 years now. It’s good for doing a lot of work at any time ­but not so good when I want to switch off.”

Michael Doolan

“My studio is in the Abbotsford Convent, on the second level of the convent building. It’s a small space that used to be part of a dormitory for nuns, novices and postulants.”

Chris Bond

“I have an odd sort of studio, a tiny room in the middle of my house. There are only one or two square metres of space I can actually walk in, the rest is taken up by shelves, desks and equipment.”