Inventions

I enjoy inventing and designing!
When a problem arises, my natural inclination is to scheme and figure and think. Most of the time after a prolonged period of arguing several sides of the issue, after debating with myself the pros and cons of various solutions, I go to sleep one night and dream a viable, less problematic solution or design. There are times I believe the solutions are divine and other times when I believe that I simply must get my cognitive self disabled so that a good solution has a chance to be born with out me killing it with logic!
I've just finished two inventions that I'm quite pleased with. One is a easel which will hold any size canvas I would care to consider portable and yet dissemble easily to fit in a small tote bag. It's sturdy, adaptable and adjustable. I'm pleased. My first try ended up being sturdy enough but would not dissemble. Luckily I have a husband who understands hardware!
The second invention is a stackable, storable work station which holds brushes or pencils, water, a resource, a palette and one of the afore mentioned easels. I actually need one more tweak for that to be complete - and of course, varnish or sealer of some kind. I already have orders for the work station.
I know that a french painters box will do much of what the two above will accomplish together. Yet it does not fit my purpose and they are costly when setting up a studio. Maybe not individually, but 6? While the workstation is a hybrid of two existing forms, it still is my hybrid, works better than a simple folding table and is still usable for painting with or without an easel, drawing wet or dry, etc. Both easel and workstation can be set up and ready to work in less than 5 minutes. And having these sets will reduce the amount of space needed and increase the ease of traffic in the room. I'm excited to get it done.
The picture is another invention of mine: a keyboard stand with music rack created in 2004.