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The Exciting Stuff
I am stoked to announce that I have been accepted as a young artist-in-residence at Denmark's Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Center for the summer quarter of 2020. While at Guldagergaard (pronounced 'Ghool-aya-goh'), I will work alongside the staff and other artists, assisting in research tasks and running the day-to-day operations of the center. It's not a paid position, but I will work part-time in exchange for housing and studio space. With my time there, I will grow my art to a larger than life-sized scale for outdoor installations.
This and future residencies are the next steps towards my goal of getting an MFA in sculpture/ceramics. Once I hold that degree, I aim to teach at a collegiate level, shaping the minds of youngsters to come. I have enjoyed my time as a continuing education instructor at North Seattle College immensely and hope to get more involved with students pursuing careers in the arts.
Another long-term goal in my life would be opening my own community art studio. I would work out of the studio, teach community classes, and offer queer artist residency opportunities so that I may participate in the development of young emerging artists like myself. It's extremely difficult to get started in such a competitive field, and I would love to be able to pay it forward to those with my same story.
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The History Stuff
Since I started working with clay in 2012, I have dreamed of being an artist full-time. Over the years, I've worked corporate day jobs, moonlighting my sculpture work for an additional 10-20 hours a week. As you might imagine, this has been exhausting, but extremely rewarding. It has only cemented my desire to some day create full-time.
In 2018, I started teaching at North Seattle College. I found this experience validating, encouraging, and challenging in that it pushes me to question why I do things the way I do, how I could do them better, and the best way to communicate these methods to new artists. I have received amazing feedback from my students, reinforcing the idea that I am meant to be a teacher.
After I was awarded a short-term artist residency at Pottery Northwest in the winter of 2018, I decided it was time to apply to residency opportunities around the world. I feel the need to travel and broaden my perspective. There is no better way to find inspiration than studying other cultures first hand, allowing me both to grow as an artist as well as a person.
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The Money Stuff
But all of that starts with going to Guldagergaard. It may come as a surprise to you, but as an artist, it turns out I don't make a lot of money. That's where you come in. This residency has both the studio space and housing paid for, but it is all the transportation and other living costs that I need to foot myself. I have applied to several grant opportunities (fingers crossed!), but they would only cover part of the cost. So here's the rub:
Food: $250
Materials: $0 (I get a stipend)
Transportation: $50
Student Loans: $250
Phone: $40
Ice Cream: $10
Misc: $150
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Cost / Month: $750
# of months: 3
All months: $1,950
Visa: $450
Shipping: $500
Flight: $1,200
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TOTAL COST: $4,300
You're already on this page, so you know I am asking for money. After all this, I hope that you'll see the value that it would provide in my budding career as a full-time artist and teacher. Taking this sort of financial leap is both terrifying and exciting, but I know with the help of the fantastic support network around me, my dreams are possible.
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The Artsy Stuff
These days I am primarily concerned with women and power seen through a lens of mythology, nature, and history. Moving forward, I want to stretch this into representing a queer audience with portraiture and outdoor installations.
While I was at Pottery Northwest, I created a piece that had two figures in it for the first time. Medusa's Revenge presents Medusa taking revenge for Athena's betrayal by turning her to stone as Athena is stabbing her in the back with her symbolic distaff. It was a difficult piece to make, inspired partially by the Brett Kavanaugh hearings that were happening at the time. If you're not familiar with the Medusa myth , I recommend checking it out. It's kinda messed up.
Behind You was inspired by that creepy feeling you get when you're walking down the street and there may be someone behind you.
The last piece I'll mention is Montastraea. I created her for the 2018 Anacortes juried arts show themed "Essence." The ocean felt like a perfect subject for that theme, so I personified montastraea, an extinct coral.
I'll be sure to keep you updated on my travels. Thank you for your support, and please share!
I am stoked to announce that I have been accepted as a young artist-in-residence at Denmark's Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Center for the summer quarter of 2020. While at Guldagergaard (pronounced 'Ghool-aya-goh'), I will work alongside the staff and other artists, assisting in research tasks and running the day-to-day operations of the center. It's not a paid position, but I will work part-time in exchange for housing and studio space. With my time there, I will grow my art to a larger than life-sized scale for outdoor installations.
This and future residencies are the next steps towards my goal of getting an MFA in sculpture/ceramics. Once I hold that degree, I aim to teach at a collegiate level, shaping the minds of youngsters to come. I have enjoyed my time as a continuing education instructor at North Seattle College immensely and hope to get more involved with students pursuing careers in the arts.
Another long-term goal in my life would be opening my own community art studio. I would work out of the studio, teach community classes, and offer queer artist residency opportunities so that I may participate in the development of young emerging artists like myself. It's extremely difficult to get started in such a competitive field, and I would love to be able to pay it forward to those with my same story.
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The History Stuff
Since I started working with clay in 2012, I have dreamed of being an artist full-time. Over the years, I've worked corporate day jobs, moonlighting my sculpture work for an additional 10-20 hours a week. As you might imagine, this has been exhausting, but extremely rewarding. It has only cemented my desire to some day create full-time.
In 2018, I started teaching at North Seattle College. I found this experience validating, encouraging, and challenging in that it pushes me to question why I do things the way I do, how I could do them better, and the best way to communicate these methods to new artists. I have received amazing feedback from my students, reinforcing the idea that I am meant to be a teacher.
After I was awarded a short-term artist residency at Pottery Northwest in the winter of 2018, I decided it was time to apply to residency opportunities around the world. I feel the need to travel and broaden my perspective. There is no better way to find inspiration than studying other cultures first hand, allowing me both to grow as an artist as well as a person.
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The Money Stuff
But all of that starts with going to Guldagergaard. It may come as a surprise to you, but as an artist, it turns out I don't make a lot of money. That's where you come in. This residency has both the studio space and housing paid for, but it is all the transportation and other living costs that I need to foot myself. I have applied to several grant opportunities (fingers crossed!), but they would only cover part of the cost. So here's the rub:
Food: $250
Materials: $0 (I get a stipend)
Transportation: $50
Student Loans: $250
Phone: $40
Ice Cream: $10
Misc: $150
-----------------------------------
Cost / Month: $750
# of months: 3
All months: $1,950
Visa: $450
Shipping: $500
Flight: $1,200
-----------------------------------
TOTAL COST: $4,300
You're already on this page, so you know I am asking for money. After all this, I hope that you'll see the value that it would provide in my budding career as a full-time artist and teacher. Taking this sort of financial leap is both terrifying and exciting, but I know with the help of the fantastic support network around me, my dreams are possible.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Artsy Stuff
These days I am primarily concerned with women and power seen through a lens of mythology, nature, and history. Moving forward, I want to stretch this into representing a queer audience with portraiture and outdoor installations.
While I was at Pottery Northwest, I created a piece that had two figures in it for the first time. Medusa's Revenge presents Medusa taking revenge for Athena's betrayal by turning her to stone as Athena is stabbing her in the back with her symbolic distaff. It was a difficult piece to make, inspired partially by the Brett Kavanaugh hearings that were happening at the time. If you're not familiar with the Medusa myth , I recommend checking it out. It's kinda messed up.
Behind You was inspired by that creepy feeling you get when you're walking down the street and there may be someone behind you.
The last piece I'll mention is Montastraea. I created her for the 2018 Anacortes juried arts show themed "Essence." The ocean felt like a perfect subject for that theme, so I personified montastraea, an extinct coral.
I'll be sure to keep you updated on my travels. Thank you for your support, and please share!