A.I.R. Vallauris

Benefits: It's wonderful to get away from your world and your rhythms, immerse yourself in another culture with new artists and live and work with a variety of creatives doing the same thing. The full days and weeks of opportunity to work, explore, go to museums, challenge yourself is perfect. The final 'exhibition' at AIR Vallauris provided a good focus, but came up quickly and was challenging to move into 'presenting' mode. Challenges: It's always hard to work in a new studio with equipment you do not know, clay & glazes unfamiliar to you and an environment that is new. The infusion of "unknown" can either push you to growth - or make you anxious. I go into circumstances like that with an open mind to receive what I get, not necessarily what I think I should get. That ability to 'let go' allows me to dive deeply and be present to both my own state of mind, creative in and output and to receive others around me the same way.