by Dawn Chandler | Apr 28, 2014 | art studio, artist residency, Oregon Outback, Paisley Oregon, Playa, Summer Lake Oregon
The sunrise frosted boardwalk the crosses the north end of the pond at Playa. Our film-maker resided in the cabin in the upper right corner.The Playa lodge.A friend commented recently that my posts about my experience at Playa have been “tantalizingly short on...
by Dawn Chandler | Apr 23, 2014 | art studio, art-making, artist residency, painting
Three weeks in my new studio and — for once in my life — I’ve got rhythm. The funny thing is I’ve been a more or less full-time professional artist for years, yet it’s only now that I really feel like I’ve found a steady rhythm with my...
by Dawn Chandler | Jan 14, 2014 | artist residency, Oregon Outback, Playa, Summer Lake Oregon
A fireplace in the studio brings out the latent pyromaniac in many a de-cluttering artist….Two weeks into the New Year and a huge chunk of me has lain dormant in the memory of my art residency at Playa. I’ve been distracted since returning home,...
by Dawn Chandler | Dec 31, 2013 | artist residency, Oregon Outback, Playa, road trip, Summer Lake Oregon
The creative community of Playa sits at the base of Winter Ridge and the edge of Summer Lake in Lake County, Oregon.Where I was headed was Playa, a residency program for creative individuals.And what is a residency program?A residency program is the priceless gift of...
by Dawn Chandler | Dec 16, 2013 | artist residency, Oregon Outback, Paisley Oregon, Playa, road trip, Summer Lake Oregon
Walking the dry, alkali mudflats of Summer Lake in Lake County, OregonPassing through eastern Utah.I cut the same path across the Rand McNally Atlas that My Man and I had done in June when we road-tripped to the Pacific Northwest: Route 160 skirting southwest...
by Dawn Chandler | Dec 11, 2013 | artist residency, Oregon Outback, Playa, road trip
To think I almost didn’t do it.Almost copped out from even trying.But the logistics of it all made my head hurt.To do it would mean so much planning, so much strategy… • I was going to California the weekend before to...
