#combinestudios

For four years, since buying the Phoenix property at Garfield and 3rd St N, Carrie Marill, aka PunkWasp, pondered what to paint on the back wall of the building while staring at the coil design of a crocheted trivet hanging above where she routinely changed her son's diaper. Eventually she made the connection and in 2015 put the design on display for all to appreciate. Built in the 1960s this property was in decline until Wayne Rainey turned it into live/work/exhibit space for young artists in 1999. PunkWasp and her artist husband, Matt Moore, were looking for new studio space when the building became available and reflecting the creative evolution of the nearby Roosevelt Row neighborhood it has been transformed into Combine Studios, not only housing Marill's and Moore's studio, but creating an opportunity for a new live/work ASU Art Museum International Artist Residency Program.  @punk.wasp  @asuartmuseum​