I am headed north! Accepted into the Arctic Circle Residency in March 2023, I have been as patient as possible. It was hard. I leave tomorrow for Norway, and a slow trip north through the country. I join the program Oct 2 in Longyearbyen, in Svalbard, and we set sail on the Antigua. I am one of roughly thirty artists, writers, musicians and scientists aboard. We all have some projects in mind. I have my little painting kit, and a compact stack of colorful fabric to applique, and I will be making notes for larger works to be accomplished once I return home again.

I’m packed. I’m ready. I cannot wait!

All the linework turns into these little guys. Locals might recognize the distinctive bulge of Hadley, or the Oxbow lake just south of Northampton. The two on the right show the Deerfield river confluence, and the islands in Sunderland, down to the big twist in Hatfield.

I’m working on some new coastlines too – coming up soon.