I thought blogging from Penland would be pretty easy, but it turns out my brain is already too full to pull out just one or two thoughts, and it's only the morning of the third day.
I have a strong feeling of "senior year" this time here: I know where everything is, I'm familiar with my materials and techniques and I'm here to stretch myself as much as I can. There have been a few wonderful improvements in the school this summer. The process of returning dishes to the workstudents doing clean up has gotten much simpler: no more gridlock at the garbage pail. The rockers on the porch over our studio have lovely cushions now. And, in a nod to the inevitable, the whole campus has wireless access. Some might say that's too bad, but I don't think too many people are glued to their laptops instead of exploring materials. But you do see the glow of Apple logos (on laptops) around the campus at night.
Our studio has been approached about one collaboration (with the print studio) but we're not making any early decisions yet. There's too many interesting things going on in other studios to make a commitment now: one glass studio is only making bugs this session; the textile studio is screening wallpaper and there is a rumor that they may try flocking. You can imagine that the paper-hungry box artists would be lining up for their scraps.
Photos will come soon!
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