residency in Iceland

I've always dreamt of going to Iceland. Ever since the 7th grade when my friend Sheryl slipped her headphones onto my ears, booming Bjork's Debut album... I knew that there was something special about Iceland. Soon after I fell in love with Sigur Ros, Mum, Emiliana Torrini (the list goes on). There is something different about the music that comes out of Iceland. It's ethereal, dark and in tune with nature... Something I wanted to experience first hand.

So, about a year ago my friend Michelle Pozniak and I applied for a residency in Laugarvatn... and here we are today, In Iceland!!!

The Gullkistan residency is in Laugarvatn which is known for it's hot springs. We're staying at Gullkistan for the month of October in a small farm house... sandwiched by a mountain and a lake.

We have a studio space to work in, and freedom to just breath, think, make... what a luxury. I rarely get to spend this much time creating in my daily life. Art-vacation!

I'm using new techniques... new forms... and just playing.

Below is a piece in progress. (Clay, embroidery thread, Icelandic wool, Icelandic volcanic rock).

Before making our way to Laugarvatn, Michelle and I did a 6-day road trip all the way around the island. It was amazing! I have never experienced such a varied landscape before. Mountains, waterfalls, basalt rocks, glaciers, icebergs, hot springs... Iceland is so beautiful.

Godafoss

I started taking these pictures, with Michelle's help, documenting the act of connecting with these technicolor landscapes. I think I just fell into a whole new body of work.

Dyrohaely

In all my previous work, I've obsessively created dream worlds. In Iceland I feel like I am in a fairyland. I merely need to step into the frame of the photograph to be transported.