I pride myself on packing light when traveling. So in preparation for my 2 week stay at the Hambidge Artist Residency in Georgia starting next week I am sorting through what to bring. I have to admit it is keeping me up at night trying to decide. Clothing is easy, supplies for art not so much.
blank canvas
Should I be a minimalist and bring nothing but blank canvas and black thread?
a bag full of cut up quilts
Or, perhaps I should bring a selection of my cut up quilts to reconfigure?
raw materials
Maybe I should concentrate on the nature surrounding me at the retreat and build a new body of work focused on that?
My first impulse was to disassemble and reassemble two quilts into one piece. Cutting things up is always cathartic and revelatory.
extra time to read?
Two weeks of reading and hiking sounds glorious. Can I take a break from making art?
Or maybe this is the perfect time to sit down and figure out exactly why I do this work? No stitching allowed?
This may be one of those times when packing light won’t work. I’ll just bring fewer clothes so that there is room in the car for the toys. Ready or not…