by import_blog | Jun 14, 2017 | 2017 Windgate ITE Residency, Residency Blog |
Hello, lovers of art in wood everywhere, and welcome to the 2017 Windgate ITE Residency blog! Please return here often over the next two months for updates, information, and amusing anecdotes about the residents and what they are up to! For those who are not yet...
by import_blog | Aug 10, 2016 | Residency Blog |
Prior to the opening of our “AllTURNatives Form + Spirit 2016” exhibition, we met with Albert LeCoff on Wednesday to discuss each resident’s work, specifically to help inform the acquisitions committee’s decision-making process. Each resident...
by import_blog | Aug 3, 2016 | Residency Blog |
The lights aren’t out just yet, but it is sunset time as we wrap up our Windgate ITE Residency this week. Yesterday morning, I visited the Center for Art in Wood and some of our artwork is already hanging on walls and filling up pedestals. A few of us are...
by import_blog | Jul 31, 2016 | Residency Blog |
…. without Merryll Saylan, who has decided it’s not best for her health to join us (hahaha! it’s her, not us — she’s recovering from two recent surgeries, one shortly after the other — hip and back) The long flight from California...
by import_blog | Jul 27, 2016 | Residency Blog |
Sawdust is flying! We have less than a week to finish our projects and there is much yet to complete. Karen Schoenewaldt, employee extraordinaire at the Center for Art in Wood, has completed the layout of the exhibit space, having firmly, yet gently, pried the...
by import_blog | Jul 20, 2016 | Residency Blog |
Several major private collections and four or five museum visits — we were on overload Tuesday after our three-day trip to the Washington, D.C. area. You might experience something similar while reading this lengthy blog ….. Sunday we drove directly to...
by import_blog | Jul 17, 2016 | Residency Blog |
Time is flying by! Only three weeks left before our exhibit opens, and there is much to do. All the bits and pieces we’ve been working on will be resolved into finished work … or not. We repeatedly remind ourselves that experimenting with and exploring new...
by import_blog | Jul 10, 2016 | Residency Blog |
Off-site visits can provide inspiration in a variety of ways, some direct, others indirect. Friday we toured the internationally treasured Wanamaker Organ in the Macy’s store (formerly Wanamaker’s). What we saw was indescribable. Truly! This world wonder...
by import_blog | Jul 7, 2016 | Residency Blog |
Concentrated time in the studio is resulting in a flurry of projects — snippets of ideas are beginning to be translated into objects, and even some woodturning has happened …. Rebecca Kolodziejczak Rebecca is an advanced student at UArts and for the first...
by import_blog | Jul 4, 2016 | Residency Blog |
It’s the 4th of July and the wood studio is closed. Philadelphia plans to have firework celebrations in several locations, most notably the Philadelphia Museum of Art (think “Rocky”movie and those many steps). Early last week, Albert LeCoff, with...
by import_blog | Jun 26, 2016 | Residency Blog |
The Furniture Society, in conjunction with the Center for Art in Wood, held their FS16 Craft/Facturing Conference at UArts in Philadelphia, June 23-25. The festivities ended just last night with dinner, live music, and dancing! To prepare for the event, on Wednesday...
by import_blog | Jun 19, 2016 | Residency Blog |
As if we needed MORE collaborative experiences, we headed to Bucks County Community College (BCCC) for the three-day, intense, Echo Lake Collaboration XVIII. Not only is their wood studio spacious and well maintained, the other facilities at BCCC are ideal for working...
