Today was the first full day of the residency. I’m having a hard time reconciling all that was accomplished with the fact that we’ve only spent one full day in the studio.

It helps when you start your day at 7 AM and finish after 11 PM (though the studio is actually open 24 hours a day).

Those kind of hours would be impossible (or at least very, very difficult) with a structured class. This, though, is a “residency” which is less about being taught specific techniques and more about having the time, resources and feedback to develop work and share ideas.

This place, the exceptional people in the residency, the dialog with the program leaders Steve Klein and Richard Parrish, the abundance of materials (in large part thanks to the generousity of Bullseye) and even the food — everything is aligned to support the creative process.

I feel incredibly fortunate to be here.