About a week ago the studio room my husband and I work in was flooded from the roof down when a water pipe burst. The works and supplies were all safely taken out quickly as the water poured from the studio bathroom ceiling which is thankfully the furthest point from our bookshelves and desks. Within about 30 minutes the supply closet (and where we store artwork) was completely saturated, and the bathroom had running shallow water seeping into the carpet which was soaked for about half of the room at that point. We sloshed about with boxes and portfolios as we desperately attempted to mop up, catch and mitigate water in the bathroom (not realizing it was now pooling out from the walls of the room) and made phone call after phone call to property mgmt, maintenance etc. luckily the only real damage is too the room itself, the carpet might be able to be saved (though after water removal and shampooing it still smells quite off) but there will need to be work done on the walls. So for now, I am banished from my painting table and will be focusing mainly on small sketches and experimental works. The studio out of commission and a recent flair up of health issues compounding, may slow painting but I hope to continue making small experimental things in the interim. Cheers~BR