In Summer 2025, I created a self-directed artist residency to explore memory, identity, and the quiet influence of early experiences. Using printmaking and layered drawing, I followed a simple thread: letting marks and images evolve without a fixed outcome.
This page gathers the final works, process images, and reflections from that focused studio time, a summary visual record of what emerged.
I’ve collected the output of this residency into a 25 page digital project folio – a curated look at the finished work, process images, and my reflections. You’re welcome to download and explore it freely.
Reflections
This project reminded me how powerful a simple structure can be. Working inside the container of a residency that I chose and shaped on my own, there was both clarity and creative freedom.
The images in this series mark a return to my earliest memories: the small house where I spent my childhood. Through repeated symbols of stars, doors, windows, and lines, I was able to distill the essence of that house and it’s meaning to me into a visual form. What began as an exploration of memory became a language of shapes, textures, and creative artifacts.
Project Folio Download
I’ve collected the output of this residency into a 25 page digital project folio – a curated look at the finished work, process images, and my reflections. You’re welcome to download and explore it freely.
For those who prefer art in hands, I’m considering a limited print edition—join my newsletter to hear when that’s available.
Following the Thread Collected Updates
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- Following the Thread Art Residency Kickstarter Now Live
My summer studio residency project, Following the Thread, is now live on Kickstarter — a handmade art collection of zines, prints, and journals that celebrates the creative process. - Print Drop! Following the Thread prints for a limited time
I’ve chosen four of my personal favorite images from the residency and am offering them for a limited time. - Creative Process & Handmade Art Updates
August is busy in the studio—I’m sharing what’s new, from handmade bookmarks to a free art folio and updates on my creative process and future projects. - Following the Thread Update
Following the Thread – Artist Residency My studio has been quiet lately – I’m putting together the PDF look book,… Read more: Following the Thread Update - On my worktable, Artist Residency loose ends
Memory is a house with uncertain walls. I’m planning to make a couple of hand made journals from the artifacts… Read more: On my worktable, Artist Residency loose ends - Final Thoughts: My Self-Directed Artist Residency – Following the Thread
I created a personal artist residency to follow memory through mark making—and it’s led me somewhere profound. Here’s how it evolved, and what comes next. - Personal Art Residency Update: Memory, Marks, and MeaningTwo weeks into my summer studio residency, my work is shifting in shape and meaning. The house of memory, the brayer’s texture, and stars are guiding me.
- Following the Thread: Drawing a memory + foam stamp process
Why Orange BlossomsI grew up across the road from a large commercial orange grove and the scent of orange blossoms… Read more: Following the Thread: Drawing a memory + foam stamp process - Following the Thread: Sketches and more test prints
I sketched a few things from memory and old photos. Then, made a small print plate of the house I… Read more: Following the Thread: Sketches and more test prints - Following the Thread: test prints
Today was a short day in the studio. I just wanted to test print a couple of the stamps/blocks that… Read more: Following the Thread: test prints - Studio Reset!
I wanted a fresh space to start my new artist residency: Following the Thread where I’m going to be following… Read more: Studio Reset! - Following the Thread: My Summer Art Residency Begins
Something new is happening in the studio—I’m launching my very first self-directed art residency! It’s personal, experimental, and rooted in memory.