clennell on wed 28 jun 06
Stephani,
When I retired from 25 years of teaching I made the promise to myself to
do residencies every other year to keep myself fresh and get new ideas.
So far I have done residencies at Banff, Archie Bray, The Clay Studio
in Phila.,
La meridiana in Tuscany, and Straumur Artist's commune in Iceland.
Previously I did a year long residency in Spain on a Fulbright
studying traditional
potters all over the country, a month long residency in Latvia with
the former soviet
artist's union, and two ceramics symposiums, each a month long, in
Uzbekistan.
I returned there on a Fulbright to teach at the Institute of the Arts
in Tashkent.
These symposia and residencies are really great experiences and as
exhilarating
as Grad. schools...without the tuition or BS.
There are online lists including those mentioned in Forest Tucker's
newsletter and
Res Artis which lists international opportunities. Some are free and
some cost a variety of fees.
I prefer shorter stints rather than a year because of my family and
home which
I love and am packing to leave it for Texas.
I think it is important to have time to focus on new ideas.
Marcia Selsor
marcia: Your post on residencies made my mouth drool. this is why I think
Kelly's plan is better than E's. A potter can not afford the time away from
making a living to do these residencies that you have done. Leave your
business to spend time in japan and where does the money come from???? Leave
your post at the U of Montana and you get paid while you're gone and you
don't have to worry about customers on your return.
My collegue Bruce was just at the Bray for the big due. he said they want
more Canucks to come down and said he'd luv for Sheila and I to join him. I
got all excited. sheila said who will pay our mortgage??? She has a way of
pissing off the Good Humour Man. Go on a residency and it has opportunity
costs. Not in the studio- no moola. Be a teacher and voila you have an
income and time to do residencies. It ain't fair!!!!
Cheers,
tony
Marcia Selsor on wed 28 jun 06
It is true. I am blessed with a pension and a previously tiny mortgage.
Who knows what Texas will bring. But many residencies are cheap or
free.
I know if you are not producing than you have no mortgage payment.
Maybe
if you get another one of those awards, you could take a month off
for a residency.
I also worked in hawaii last Sprig for four months. Even in Hawaii it
was a lot of work.
Marci
On Jun 28, 2006, at 4:15 PM, clennell wrote:
> Stephani,
> When I retired from 25 years of teaching I made the promise to
> myself to
> do residencies every other year to keep myself fresh and get new
> ideas.
> So far I have done residencies at Banff, Archie Bray, The Clay Studio
> in Phila.,
> La meridiana in Tuscany, and Straumur Artist's commune in Iceland.
> Previously I did a year long residency in Spain on a Fulbright
> studying traditional
> potters all over the country, a month long residency in Latvia with
> the former soviet
> artist's union, and two ceramics symposiums, each a month long, in
> Uzbekistan.
> I returned there on a Fulbright to teach at the Institute of the Arts
> in Tashkent.
> These symposia and residencies are really great experiences and as
> exhilarating
> as Grad. schools...without the tuition or BS.
> There are online lists including those mentioned in Forest Tucker's
> newsletter and
> Res Artis which lists international opportunities. Some are free and
> some cost a variety of fees.
> I prefer shorter stints rather than a year because of my family and
> home which
> I love and am packing to leave it for Texas.
> I think it is important to have time to focus on new ideas.
> Marcia Selsor
>
> marcia: Your post on residencies made my mouth drool. this is why I
> think
> Kelly's plan is better than E's. A potter can not afford the time
> away from
> making a living to do these residencies that you have done. Leave your
> business to spend time in japan and where does the money come
> from???? Leave
> your post at the U of Montana and you get paid while you're gone
> and you
> don't have to worry about customers on your return.
> My collegue Bruce was just at the Bray for the big due. he said
> they want
> more Canucks to come down and said he'd luv for Sheila and I to
> join him. I
> got all excited. sheila said who will pay our mortgage??? She has a
> way of
> pissing off the Good Humour Man. Go on a residency and it has
> opportunity
> costs. Not in the studio- no moola. Be a teacher and voila you have an
> income and time to do residencies. It ain't fair!!!!
> Cheers,
> tony
>
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