A new studio strips away the defaults. The tools are in the wrong places, the light falls differently, and for a week the work is worse. Then the defaults you didn't know you had start to show themselves.
Borrowed light
Making in a borrowed room is a useful discomfort. You notice your habits precisely because you can't perform them on autopilot.
Comfort is where the questions stop.
Written by Chidirim Nwaubani — December 2025
