Home again, home again, jiggity jig
It was a gorgeous final day here in the park. I am heading home tomorrow morning. Today I presented a small quilt work to the park as a first installment of promised work. Below are some snap shots of the work along with some thoughts on how it came to be. In a part of ...
“joy before the journey’s end”
Entering into my final week here, I have really seen and done a lot! My mom came down to visit on Saturday and we did all things Floyd Collins related (see my last post!) much to her delight. Floyd’s sad story has captivated her imagination since she was a child. I was only too happy ...
finding the rhythm
It’s week three here at Mammoth Cave. Depending upon what’s up at home, I may have less than a week left of my residency. Since my last post, things have been a little hectic. I was made to move into a smaller apartment due to a mold issue brewing at the other place I was ...
Illuminator
*first off, a quick but thoroughly sincere note of thanks to my smart and patient husband who fixed the blog clog that had things backed up here recently. without his support, my online presence would surely suffer.* Everyday here at Mammoth Cave, I meet someone interesting. Every ranger, scientist, ticket sales person, visiting guest, (everyone!) ...
Art Happens
So I have been here at Mammoth Cave just a few days and in that time I have taken 3 cave tours and a guided hike where I got to know some of the rangers who work here and know all about the park. I also have explored the park on my bike and am ...
What Artists do
Greetings from Mammoth Cave National Park! I will be living and working here for the next 3 and a half weeks or so and hopefully updating you as to what I am discovering along the way. Today is only my 2nd full day and already I am brimming with ideas! It is an interesting thing, ...
technical difficulties
The other day I met someone who actually reads my blog posts. Someone I didn’t even know! And I was so inspired. I decided that I would try to blog more regularly while down in Mammoth Cave to collect my thoughts in an organized way and share what’s happening down here at residency. This evening ...