Welcome to my new happy place as we float along on plant Earth in this weird temporary world, staying home and quietly feeling grateful for all those people trying to make things right again.
With so much time at home, I've decided I'm going to have my own arts residency (AIR). I've done a few AIRs in Australia, in some beautiful natural locations, so what better than to have one in my own studio, looking out over my own garden?
I've always wanted a clear calendar, now that my wish has been granted, its time to make a bucket list of projects to do my downtime justice.
1. The fun stuff - play with new inks, experiment with new monotype techniques....etc.
2. The not so fun stuff, but very important - clean out the top shelf of my storage shelving - there's some pretty scary stuff up there that I really need to clear out and make room for what I really need to be stashing.
3. The self-improvement/professional development stuff - learn how to write poetry and learn how to use words more creatively. Challenging but I really need it.
4. The other important stuff - keeping connected with my family, friends and the arts community. So I'm making lots of phone calls rather than SMS and I'm aiming to blog once a week about my AIR.
So this week's virtual AIR is - I'm going to imagine I'm in a secluded art studio in the mountains, surrounded by cool lush drippy rainforest, and I'm going to play with my new lithography inks and make some new plates. So convenient I don't need to pack a thing to travel there....!
Good luck on your journey too whatever you choose to do, and remember, we're all in this together!
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| My happy place...memories of eating homemade raspberry ice-cream. This photo was taken in early March in Tasmania. Seems like a lifetime ago now! What's your happy place memory? |
