Residency Blog
At last, some 35mm!
I went to the darkroom at UArts yesterday and developed the first batch of film. I'd like to reiterate how much I like their facilities and how lucky I am to be working there this summer. Below, please find a teaser of things to come--real 35mm black and white...
Visiting private collections of wood and craft art in Washington, D.C.
After the Echo Lake conference, the group went to Washington D.C., where I rejoined them. We were extraordinarily fortunate to stay in the home of woodturner Phil Brown and Dr. Barbara Wolanin, who received us with extraordinary grace and ran us into the ground...
Echo Lake XIX
Last weekend, following a luncheon held at the Center for Art in Wood for current and alumni Windgate ITE residents, the group headed to Bucks County, PA for the 19th Echo Lake Conference, an annual exercise in collaborative artmaking between thirty to forty...
First Visit to NextFab
This summer, the residents will be using the wood shop and facilities at NextFab, a maker space not far from where we're staying in Center City. Last Tuesday, we went by for orientation, after which Anastasia, Daniel, Felicia, Jason, Max, and Megan were given...
A Word About My Methods
I'll be documenting the Windgate ITE Residency this summer primarily on beautifully grainy 35mm and 120 film. This morning, I visited the darkroom which UArts is graciously letting me use for processing, printing, and scanning, and I can't wait to get to work...
2017 Windgate ITE Residency Inaugural Blog Post!
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...
The Exhibition!!
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 is requested to donate...
A Week of Wrap-Up
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 rushing...
Late Nights and Laughter
.... 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 to Philadelphia might be too...
The Frame-Up Begins
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...