by Lauren | Aug 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’m sitting outside today, avoiding writing the novel I’ve been setting aside for two years. I came to New Mexico hoping to be rejuvenated and inspired. I started this novel two years ago, after my first trip here. I was struck by the completely alien... 
by Lauren | May 31, 2011 | failure, kickstarter, printing
So after hearing a friend’s success story, and after taking my own advice from that Creativity class I taught last year*, I decided to bite the bullet and give Kickstarter.com a try. For those of you unfamiliar with kickstarter, it’s one of those sites... 
by Lauren | Apr 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last week I finally made it down the road to Moundville, AL. It’s home to the largest Mississipian settlement in the US, next to Cahokia. It took me nearly three years to go those ten miles, but once I got there, it awakened that part of me that longs to uncover... 
by Lauren | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
I don’t know what possessed me to agree to take part in a print exchange during the busiest time of the semester–maybe it was the temptation of receiving prints from ten other printmakers that will likely rock my little world. Perhaps it was an opportunity... 
by Lauren | Mar 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
In my first spring at UA, my papermaking class went on the annual “kozo hunt”–our affectionate term for the harvest of the elusive paper mulberry tree. It’s also that one occasion where I get to use the machete that usually lives under my bed....