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 Jeff...

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...

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 deserves...

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 time,...

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 Tina, visited our...

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...

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...

I flew to Atlanta over the weekend to attend the American Association of Woodturner's 30th International Symposium, and (not surprisingly) while I was away, the other residents were highly productive and creative! ...

Seven wood artists, seven blocks of basswood, dozens of words, a shop full of machines, tools, and supplies, a deadline for the Windgate ITE Residents to finish a collaborative project for the upcoming Furniture Society Conference at UArts  .... combine...

Except for scholar, Merryll Saylan who will join us in July, the 2016 Windgate ITE residents are settling into the University of the Arts wood studio. Added to the mix is UArts student Rebecca Kolodziejczak. Welcome Rebecca! Today we will unpack tools and supplies...