how I set up a 4 day retreat in my own house

be your own artist-in-residence ;)

I’ve told you all about my dream project “guest room residency”, right? It is what it sounds like, an artist residency in the guest room of our house (the pipe dream is a separate ADU space to house family, friends, and artists-in-residence). Guest Room Residency is mostly still a dream, but I’ve been starting to put out feelers to close friends who might be willing to try it out and help us improve what we offer for future residents. My hope is that by 2025 we’ve hosted one or two residents and we have a greater sense of how to comfortably host future residents, and maybe a sign for the door (and maybe a website? dream big!).

This spring has been a bit of a challenge for me, I’ve been feeling run down and desperate for some uninterrupted studio time. I find that a typical weekend is not enough time, I spend that time tending to relationships/the house/my body. By the time it’s over, I have to mentally prepare for another workweek (and my workweeks have been unusually busy since the s…