The day after we finished I left for China for 2 weeks, so it has been tricky to catch my breath, or have some time to reflect on everything. I expect the next couple of months will allow much time for silence, reflection and art work coming in response to everything that I have been working on, looking at and thinking about. That my work gives me the opportunity to be immersed in art and to travel is something that i am immensely grateful for. It is what I have been working for. I met sculptor Joy Brown in Nanhui to work at a foundry for a couple of days, and then travel together and separately for a week or so.
I got home from 2 days ago and landed into the shopping frenzy created by hurricane irene. I restocked my refrigerator and pantry, started unpacking,- weathering the storm with jay. sleeping and not sleeping at all the wrong times.
When i first landed in china, laying in bed that first night, my body still felt like it was flying, the roar of the jet engines still hummed in my body- and I was happy to be in that feeling of liminal space. between time zones- between knowing and not knowing. between languages and words. the displacement is never as bad coming home, i have the comfort of the language, my house, my love, my friends.
nanhui view from house balcony
foundry workshop
foundry workshop
