"Three RRR's for Artists"

Our front door - with appropriate signage in the window.

Part of Phil's shop

Progress!!

After a week of organizing, playing “musical chairs” with what goes where for maximum comfort and accessibility, we are settling in nicely at our new temporary home.

Early in May, when Phil had his rushed evacuation (while I was in the hospital) he had so little time to grab things. Amazingly enough he remembered the dog beds, so they have a little taste of familiarity in another new place.

View out our front door

The last three months have been traumatic, of course, but we have also had time to begin to adjust to our loss and “new reality.” In so doing, during this last week of settling in we have decided to define this next period as artists’ rest, retreat and residency.

Lunel's art space

By choice or by accident (or natural disaster in this case) the idea of an artist-in-residence is to allow space for ambivalence – new territory – a sort of no-time and no-space place where the detachment from the normal allows for new-thoughts and new-responses not attached to a prior familiarity or even comfort. It may also include a necessary irritation and discomfort. 

Thinking of it in terms of biology, it is always an irritation and discomfort that result in an organism exploring new avenues for survival. Maybe this sounds a little academic, but for us it hits us at many levels -- theoretical, spiritual, practical and of course artistically.

View from our back porch/lanai

Here are a few photos of our new spaces and views. 

Our weensy kitchen

As you can see, the kitchen is only 40” wide – much smaller than either of our art spaces – giving us a new appreciation of our priorities.

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