Last Fall during my Biophilia residency in Wakefield, QC/Ottawa, CA I found an Imperial Moth on the ground during the last day of the residency. Apparently these are pretty uncommon so it was cool to see such a creature. 8 months later, just before I go on my next residency this wonderful creature turned into…
I wrote a guest post for JetsetterGypsy about the Pine and Birch Ranch, the location where we stayed for my Biophilia Residency. You can check it out here: http://jetsettergypsy.com/an-autumn-escape-to-the-pine-and-birch-ranch/
I’m skipping over Wednesday because most of Wednesday I was sick. I stayed at the ranch for the afternoon, took a bath and a couple of naps. By dinner I was feeling a lot better. Later that evening we had an artist talk from a local artist who scans moths and makes prints from them…
Monday The following day we had our first hike. Before this hike we drove to a chairlift in the same park and got a look at the foliage. This was the first time of that I got lost! The group van had to be taken into Ottawa to be fixed so we couldn’t drive as…
There was an abundant of activities throughout the week that made every day an adventure. It wasn’t too much but everything did run a bit longer than expected which made it hard for everything to be done that day also made for very long days. I had been suffering from a low period of energy…
It was about a 9.5 hour drive in total, probably the most I have ever driven alone. It seemed a straightforward trip and after driving an hour and a half for work when I worked out in Western MA back and forth, I felt like I was prepared. I had also been driving all over…
Intro I – Getting there and Arrival II – Activities i. Sunday ii. Monday iii. Tuesday iv. Wednesday/Thursday III – Art, Science, Spirituality IV – Going home and Departure
I recently went to Ottawa, CA and Wakefield, QC for an artist research group for the week. The residency was research based so we didn’t have to produce something.The research group is called Ayatana Artist Research Program. From it’s website, “The Ayatana Artist Research Program is a Canadian, artist run, residency program dedicated to encouraging…
