Residency
Artist Residencies contribute to my practice a great deal. I seek opportunities to be alone in the woods or along the ocean. Highlighted here are three example residencies for over twenty I have completed. The Yukon Art Center, Parks Canada, and US Park Service chose me as their TrailArtist to backpack the Chilkoot Trail from Dyea Alaska to Bennet Lake, Yukon. ArtTasmania selected me to live in a Park Rangers Hut along the Overland Track in Tasmania, where I could hike the 50k trail from my winter base camp. The Cape Cod Seashore residency awarded me two Sea-Scape Dune Shack Residency in Provincetown, MA. For 6 winter weeks, I swept sand, chopped wood to stay warm, walked the beach, and made drawings with my headlamp. The winter allowed me complete solitude without electricity, running water, or cell service. I later returned for a three-week summer residency. I learned to live within the rhythm of daylight closely tied to the earth, observing wind, water, animals, and my own connections to solitude.
My backpacking tent set up along the Chilkoot Trail, Yukon, Canada.
Drawing along the Chilkoot Trail
My Big Agnus Copper Spur home for three weeks along the trail.
Climbing of the Chilkoot Pass from the US to Canada.
Climbing of the Chilkoot Pass from the US to Canada.
First look into Canada along the Chilkoot Pass
Yukon, Canada along the Chilkoot Pass
78" ink drawing of Chilkoot Trail
A nice find along the trail for drawing
Chilkoot Bingo Community game, limited edition of 75 hand printed unique cards with sticker and game piece, hand signed 10 of which are a boxes set. Games were played along with "gold" prizes while living o the trail.
Social Practice of playing Chillin' on the Chilkoot Bingo, a game I created and silkcreened 200 game pieces for the hike.
Million Dollar Chocolate for the prize winners
More Chillin' on the Chilkoot Bingo, a game I created and silkcreened 200 game pieces for the hike.
Chillin' on the Chilkoot Bingo, at one of the largest camp stops.
Three weeks later still smiling despite being down to only instant mash potatoes and pistachio nuts.
Playing in snow at the top of the Chilkoot Pass
My radio connection to the rangers while out on the trail to let them know I was still alive.
The view down the pass after I climbed up this boulder field
Tasmania Artist Residency on Overland Track
Camping along the Overland Track
Watercolor rock drawings done on site
An icy run up Mt Rufus, one of my favorite activities
An icy run up Mt Rufus, one of my favorite activities
Three weeks of printmaking at the University of Tasmania, Hobart.
View of the mountains in Tasmania reflecting in the tannin filled water.
Cape Cod Dune Shack, exterior
View inside my Cape Cod Beach Shack
Pink robe performance inside the beach shack residency
My attempt to heat the shack in 25 degree cold was unsuccessful
watercolor drawings made in the shack
Watercolor drawing postcard size from my views of the Cape lighthouse