New England artist, Melissa Lea, paints a new non-representational abstract diptych with acrylic and other media on paper.
The Exhibition and What Remains This final installment of the 3-part series, My Residency Experience, reflects on the artist residency exhibition in New Hampshire, and what happens when the work leaves the studio and enters the world ~ how it is received, held, and shared. In Part 1, I shared about arriving at the residency […]
Residency Series Release ~ Attending To Light I am happy to share the residency series release of formal works, Attending To Light. Over the past several weeks I have been preparing to release the residency series that I created during my Artist in Residency program at The Art Center in Dover, New Hampshire. This body […]
Building, Learning, Creating When the first phase of the residency settled into rhythm, the real work began. The first week was about orientation ~ learning the light in the studio, organizing materials, and understanding the pace of a 20-hour studio commitment. Once that foundation was laid, I moved from arrival into immersion. This was the […]
Applying & Planning When I applied for this residency, I knew I wanted more than uninterrupted studio time. I wasn’t looking for a quiet retreat or a gentle creative break ~ I wanted structure and accountability. This residency came with clear expectations, and I appreciated that from the start. It wasn’t simply “make art and […]
