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Expanding Your Soul in Wild Places: Two Artists' Stories

Baer Art Center Residency that I did in 2016 and 2017. I'm always interested in remote places and what draws people there. What words do they use to describe the journey and what sort of work comes out of this experience? I asked two artists if they would respond to these questions: Amy Clay and Laura Moriarty. AMY CLAY: I followed  Amy Clay's adventures a few years ago as she travelled around the world from one artist residency to another for an entire year. Amy Clay walking in the gorgeous greens of Ireland " My life and art is all about the Epic Quest and mysterious journeys to places of the imagination. Pushing beyond the familiar to new territory - facing the fear of the unknown, and seeing what’s on the other side. This relates to my love of wild and remote places. I’m especially drawn to Northern landscapes - as I know you are too! One of my favorite places is a residency on the far southwestern corner of Ireland called Cill Rialaig. It’...