Summering at the Residency

Artists usually profit from their time away from the studio. The members of the Enso Circle Artist Residency are no exception. Most of us seek ways to replenish the well for inspiration and ideas for new work to bring back to the studio.

Lyn Belisle just returned from a long-planned trip to Greece. With her usual dose of generosity, her first step on her return is to share inspiration with all of us. Here is her take on White from her recent blog, Shards, and a link to her UTSA-SW Campus class, The Ephemeral Vessel. This summer in person class is full, but if you ask her nicely, she might add this workshop again.

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Other artists use the summer to submit their new work to summer shows or update their gallery walls. For Michelle Belto, the summer marked the beginning of a solo exhibition at The Nave Museum in Victoria, Texas. The twenty-six encaustic and cold wax paintings embodied two years of focused work supported by the goals and accountability of The Enso Circle. The catalog for Ordinary Prayers can be found on Michelle’s website.

Speaking of catalogs, The Residents and The Continuing Residents are proud to present their exemplary new work from the Spring term in The Enso Circle Exhibit Catalogs. We encourage you to grab a cool drink and enjoy a walk through our gallery. If you can see yourself in those pages, take a short trip to The Enso Circle Website where you will discover a new page created just for you. Bookmark the page to have all the details of dates, price, and application all in one place.

If you were to join us at the Residency Water Cooler this summer, you'd find a vibrant community of artists sharing vacation travel images, progress reports, and suggestions for new materials and processes to explore. We're not just a residency, we're a supportive community that continues to thrive even during the Residency vacation months.