In this episode of Process Over Product, artists Trevor Wade Thomas and Kelsey Kopp talk about what happens when a studio is suddenly taken away.

Trevor shares the experience of losing his studio to a flood, the immediate disruption to daily practice, and the uncertainty surrounding potential damage to years of work. The conversation moves through the emotional and practical realities of loss, interruption, and not knowing what comes next.

Together, Trevor and Kelsey reflect on how artists continue when the physical conditions that support their work disappear—what breaks, what remains, and how process adapts under forced change. Rather than offering quick fixes, this episode sits with uncertainty and explores ways artists can stay connected to their practice when the studio, materials, and routines they rely on are no longer accessible.

This episode is for anyone who has experienced disruption, loss, or a sudden pause in their creative life—and is trying to figure out how to keep going when the ground shifts beneath the work.

Kelsey Kopp is a landscape painter whose work is rooted in observation, repetition, and sustained engagement with place. Her practice emphasizes process as a way of understanding time, light, and perception rather than arriving at a fixed image.

Find Kelsey on instagram @kelsey_kopp_art

Trevor Wade Thomas is a painter and educator working primarily from observation. His practice centers on drawing, material process, and the relationship between labor, memory, and making. He is the founder of Oil and Earth Studio YouTube Channel, where he explores craft, teaching, and long-form artistic inquiry.

You can find Trevor online at www.trevorwadethomas.com , on YouTube at www.youtube.com/oilandearthstudio , or on Instagram @twtfineart