Residency Blog
Eccentric circles, radiating patterns, a chainsaw lesson and more.
In the days before I arrived in Philadelphia, I asked each of the resident artists to teach me something from their practice—big or small, technical or not—during my ten-day stay. The lessons I received were generous and various, reflecting the diversity of...
(Part II) In Which the 2023 WARP Residents go on an Art Adventure
*this edition of the Museum for Art in Wood's residency blog is written by Adam John Manley, 2023 resident. With the Echo Lake Collaboration complete, and the settling in phase well underway, the 6 residents partook in an important tradition in the WARP (formerly...
(Part I) In Which the 2023 WARP Residents go on an Art Adventure
*this edition of the Museum for Art in Wood's residency blog is written by Adam John Manley, 2023 resident. With the Echo Lake Collaboration, and the settling in phase well underway, the 6 residents partook in an important tradition in the WARP (formerly ITE)...
Welcome 2023 Residents
Hello from Philadelphia! The 2023 residents have arrived! The residents this year are: Artists: Emma Chorostecki | Toronto, Ontario Terry Holzgreen | Los Angeles, CA Adam John Manley | San Diego, CA Maiko Sugano | Ibaraki, Japan / Tainan, Taiwan Laura Zelaya |...
Week 8: The End!!
Week 8 was busy, but went really smoothly, thanks to the work of Alex Felix and everyone at the Center. We had our work ready to go when they sent the van, we were able to pick up a large piece from Janice's house without trouble, and the day of the Opening went...
Week 7: One Week until Install!!!
Week 7 of the Windgate Residency is all about the final touches before the install of the show. It is an exciting, sometimes nerve-wracking, always fun, race to the finish for both the Resident Fellows and the folks at the Center for Art in Wood. On the resident...
Weeks 5 & 6: No More Distractions, We Have Work To Do!!!
Welcome back to the Windgate Residency Blog! The residency officially ended the first week in August, but I have been traveling and catching up with the life and work I abandoned to spend a summer in Philadelphia with amazing artists and friends (worth it), and am...
Week 4, Part 3: The Mercer Museum, Fonthill and Open House!
Did I mention that Week 4 was a busy one?? It marked the midway point for the residency, and included two looonnnnggg and amazing field trip days as well as the Open House at Nextfab that Saturday. We were all busy! And since then we've been rolling along on our...
Week 4, Part 2: A Visit to the Nakashima Studio and Mark Sfirri!
One of the remarkable things about Philadelphia and this residency is how many amazing field trips are possible - the area is lousy with woodworkers, woodworking history, museums and galleries, and it becomes a race to try and see everything! The Center set up two...
Week 4, Part 1: A visit from D Wood, and project updates!
Week 4 was a busy one! D Wood, the group scholar, arrived from Toronto and split her time between the Center for Art in Wood's wonderful library and talking to each resident. As the visual documentarian, I COMPLETELY FAILED to get a picture of her early in the...