A good blog, I suppose, is a workshop, a place to hash things out, itself a working studio. So I like the title in that sense.

More personally and specifically:

(1) My wife and I have always called our amalgamation of freelance work — joking a bit because it sounds so pretentious — “The Thulson Studios.” It made a natural title for a blog where I talk about that work. I just wouldn’t want you to take it too seriously.

(2) Except … I do love the word “studio,” coming from Latin for zeal or devotion; it’s a wonderful etymology for the way we describe, in English, both the process of learning and an artist’s physical workplace. If I’m a student of how art interacts with society, I suppose that this blog is one of my primary workplaces. Each of the posting categories becomes a workshop of its own, a place I can assemble ideas and test them out. Each navigational point of entry, I hope, becomes a place of its own for collaboration.

That meaning — a place for students/devotees/artists to work together — seems like the highest and best meaning of “studio.” And those places, online or off, are what I work constantly hoping to create.

I’d like to think of this blog as a work in progress. It’s not, for instance, a collection of finished works; neither a performance-like stream of throwaway moments.  As such, each post is subject to change and update as I go along.  I hope that makes it, like the best blogs I read, a conversation.  Comment or get in touch to let me know what you think!

I do not, and will never, accept payment in exchange for editorial coverage.  Ads on this site are generated automatically by Google Adsense, without any control on my part.

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This blog is written by Tim Thulson, a musician, attorney, and media entrepreneur.

I work in both the Washington, DC and the NYC areas.  Around DC, I’m a musician and a dedicated private teacher.  Around NY/NJ (where I took the bar) I’m a lawyer.  In both places, I try to work on interesting and beautiful media projects.

I’ll post about my life as a musician primarily on this blog, in the Music & Arts section, and sometimes via Twitter.

You can read more about my legal practice at thulsonlaw.com: a small site at present, but it talks about my practice areas and philosophy. I can’t really discuss pending legal matters, so that side of my professional life is under-represented online. But occasionally I’ll have a scholarly (ahem) comment to post here.

I handle arts/media projects through SSV Media, where I’m a partner, or on a freelance basis. Visit the Portfolio section of this website for samples of my own work. And don’t hesitate to get in touch with questions or comments — or if I can help with any project of your own.