The pillars of Venice absorb minerals from the water, slowly hardening into stone. Flowers rot and fill the room with perfume. Smoke licks and stains the clay, and the clay remembers that.

What you will encounter at the Loretto artist-in-residence program is a community of elders full of deep curiosity about residents and their work.

I have a tendency to hold things back, to wait for the right moment. In Japan, I observed a deep respect for process and for work that is still evolving. Seeing others who took initiative to start their projects, exhibitions, or galleries inspired me.