tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23491816583212804552024-02-07T22:19:47.633-08:00The Empty House StudioSarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-88557652719052325132015-08-18T18:44:00.001-07:002015-08-18T18:51:19.130-07:00TEHS Press<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakestenning" target="_blank">Blake Stenning</a>, a fellow Empty Houser and former colleague in the <a href="https://artsmanagement.gmu.edu/" target="_blank">Arts Management</a> program at George Mason University, published an article and <a href="http://blakestenning.com/worksTEHS.html" target="_blank">photos</a> about The Empty House Studio back in 2013. He recently sent me the article and <a href="http://blakestenning.com/worksTEHS.html" target="_blank">photos</a> and I wanted to share here! Enjoy!<br />
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Thank you so much for an amazing 6 months back in 2012 and 2013. We reached our planned termination in June of 2013 with a myriad of experiences, new friends, and reflections swimming in our dreams. We are coming to our 2nd anniversary of finishing TEHS (June 2015) and I'm still sifting through the explosion of ideas and interaction we all had.<br />
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I spent all of 2014 abroad, collecting more ideas, meeting more makers, and seeing more creative spaces and communities. As The Empty House Studio idea settles, I am anxious to do more work and experiments related to makers community building, inclusive creativity, and the creative use of spaces.<br />
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Any thoughts or reflections you've had since TEHS ended would be much appreciated. Comment below, message our Facebook page, or email us at theemptyhousestudio@gmail.com.<br />
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Sarah (for The Empty House team)Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-73113507001472180312013-05-31T21:28:00.002-07:002013-05-31T21:30:15.129-07:00The PIxie and the Scout, or, Love in the Age of Restaurants<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Menu" is a relatively modern, 19th century word that comes, like most culinary things (except the word "culinary", oddly enough), from France by way of the Latin word for "to diminish." This is a realistic assessment of what it means to make a list - an exercise that shrinks the possible to the manageable or relevant. We're accustomed to dining out on diminution, and a menu is just as often a taxonomy of limits as it is a positive statement of what the restaurant or the chef can do. We need lists. We need to distinguish in any given day whether we are going to buy groceries or to the moon. Without lists - formal or informal ones - we might hope for everything and accomplish nothing. But Jonathan and Katie Hittinger (the creative geniuses behind the Pixie and Scout dinner) turned the idea of a menu into a creative exercise that made limitations into gastronomical liberties.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bread and olives were the only things that came out to us unbidden. The bread - a handcrafted sour dough that deserves a poem written about it - was loosely torn into pieces and lay tumbled around a large wooden platter, interspersed with whole roasted garlic bulbs and herb laced goat cheese. This was delivered to our table along with what would under any other circumstances be considered a menu. It was a laminated sheet which was part quiz, part questionnaire, part doodle pad. The instructions for the food and the menu were the same - engage. And so we did. Bare handed and at once, we were tearing off hunks of bread, mashing the roasted garlic and cheese and jointly filling out our menu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We hadn't ordered. Not really. Certainly not in the accustomed sense of interacting with a waiter as charming messenger from the kitchen. The folks staffing this event at the Empty House Studio efficiently swept in and out, each of them serving every table. The sense of intimacy was startling. I happen to know Jonathan and Katy, through college and friendship, but I looked around the room and found the same sensibility of theatre in the round to be pervasive at other tables in the small space. Mechanical tolerances of selecting an item and awaiting its timely delivery belonged elsewhere, and restaurants (that one's a French word) were a distant memory. Our table was made up of friends, and effortless conversation moved along with the unpredictable certainty of weather and was woven into our meal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love is a curious frontier myth. It is the process of bringing hope and anticipation slowly into line with knowledge and experience. It is both the setting out and the settling down. Food love is something we usually only know at home, or with friends. And many restaurants have labored in vain to replace professionalism with an approximation of this kind of love. But it is a rare thing, and highly valued, to find it working - to truly eat together and be fed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(You can see more of our pictures from this event on our Facebook page, "The Empty House Studio") </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But is that really what you think of when you hear "POTLUCK"?? I don't. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19px;">The Empty House Studio dinner-shares have been fabulous. Whether we cook it together while sipping wine or bring it all prepared, the time of community and making is treasured by all who come. If you don't have enough money to host a full out menu for guests, perhaps this is a way you can open your home? Invite friends to participate while you host. Share in creating <i>and</i> eating together. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">We'd like to share a little with you all as well! Here are a few recipes </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">(with </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">their</span><span style="line-height: 19px;"> personalities attached) </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">from friends</span><span style="line-height: 19px;"> at our recent dinner-shares:</span></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Peel a celeriac and cut into matchstick. Boil is salted h2o for 10 min till tender then throw in ice bath. </i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Meanwhile Caramelize the onions. I used a red onion. Add the raisin at the last minute to get them a little softer. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Toss everything together with a homemade vinaigrette (2 parts olive oil to one part acid -- sherry vinegar, tarragon vinegar, lemon juice, but balsamic is too strong) and salt and pepper to taste. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I think that's what I did. I don't gave measurements though. I'm not that kind if cook. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">K, here is the "recipe." Don't be mad but I have zero idea about the dressing proportions.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Kale ("massaged" by Meredith, which is BS)</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Shredded brussel sprouts (I buy these in a bag from Trader Joes, or you could just roughly chop)</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Honey</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You honestly just mix it up, more oil than OJ, more honey than salt. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="color: red;">Guacamole</span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(P. Rabinowitz)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>3 avocados, mashed<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>1 lime, squeeze 1/5 sections at a time to taste<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>salt and pepper to taste<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>cumin to taste (start with 1 tsp if you’re sensitive to
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>cayenne pepper to taste</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>When avocados are exposed to air they brown very quickly, so
cover tightly if not eating right away. This is why some recipes say to put the
pit(s) in the bowl of guac; the guacamole touching the pit is sealed off from
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">Brie and Appletizers</span><span style="color: #990000;"> </span></b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(K. Maria)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: left;"><i>Stack the following:</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: left;"><i>Topped with a thin slice of a crisp/sweet apple like a Fuji. :)</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Anna's Hummus </b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(A. Goist)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>I always double this recipe and make one big batch at a time (i.e.: 2 cans chick peas, etc. but usually stick to one lemon) - but here's the single version:</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>One 16oz can chick peas/garbanzo beans<br />1/4 c. (liquid measure) tahini<br />1/6 c. olive oil<br />juice of one lemon<br />3/4 tsp salt<br />1-2 cloves garlic</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Drain but save water from chick pea can(s). Mix chick peas, tahini, garlic, olive oil & 1/6 cup of the chick pea water in a food processor & blend until slightly chunky. Stop and add the lemon juice. Begin processing again and gradually add saved water until desired consistency.</i></span></div>
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<br />Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-58979075784634581552013-03-18T13:17:00.001-07:002013-03-19T14:49:14.754-07:00Preparing for the Worst...or just fixing it. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw_pLvUx2Jjgr0U3qXocHe5IdwGI6uN6oKNj0gLZEv3Xn7XaNF0DM8876ResWJwtHXk_6xIGzHe91w6rBl_mRDm2gwMoGwC7Jjp5XBZgmbs2SewAIfepjH6NlboYlHLgrrqX_SRXdTcc/s1600/IMG_1159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw_pLvUx2Jjgr0U3qXocHe5IdwGI6uN6oKNj0gLZEv3Xn7XaNF0DM8876ResWJwtHXk_6xIGzHe91w6rBl_mRDm2gwMoGwC7Jjp5XBZgmbs2SewAIfepjH6NlboYlHLgrrqX_SRXdTcc/s320/IMG_1159.JPG" width="320" /></a>So what about the house?!<br />
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I am excited to bring you fresh tales of the new home-liver... wait, that doesn't quite sound right. But, if you've read our "The Story" tab, you know that part of this venture involves readying the house for the wonderful and generous home owners, my cousins, who made this alternative arts space experiment possible. So, yes, I am a 'new home-liver' not a 'new home-owner.' I am working out the kinks for them before they get here.<br />
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There is a non-working vent fan in the attic with loose metal strips. In certain winds, they flap and bonk. I didn't know about the flapping and bonking.<br />
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One windy morning at 4am, I woke with a start... Someone with a box of metal torture devices? The Terminator? Robocop? I thought my time had come. This was it. And metal was going to be involved.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Imagining that someone had just set down a large metal object at the base of the attic stairs, I sat up, stiff as a board. After hearing it a few more times and doing some 4am deductive reasoning, I fell back asleep. The next morning, while dressing, I heard the blasted sound again and traced it to the loose metal vent flaps. </span><br />
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They are dirty and gross and extremely inconvenient to get to. After talking to H., I wove twine between the blades, bending one fan blade and knocking out one vent flap in the process... I also stuffed material in there and wrapped it up with duct tape. Right. It doesn't dare make a peep anymore. After telling Cousin and Husband, they suggested replacing the awkward gaping hole in the side of their house with a porthole! Like from a ship! How fun are they?! So, after looking at porthole's on Ebay (who knew?!), we are in the process of finding a wiling carpenter to tackle the project. We have one willing soul, I believe. A Baltimore based contractor who does beautiful work. More on that later. </div>
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The first BIG project that Cousin and Husband are tackling is the family bathroom. The only full bath is a cute, cramped space. The awesome claw foot tub is a keeper but possibly for a bigger space. The lack of storage space is made up for by two different cheap cabinets that fill too much space. Here is the bathroom as we found it... </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That cute bathroom mirror is, unfortunately, not actually one unit. Its a mish mash of left over wood turned into a built-in vanity. I saved the hardware but it will be replaced.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the 'fish shelf' behind the shower curtain...Left for us by the previous owners... Any takers?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No wonder they painted... faux (thin plastic) baby blue marble? Bleh. But painting it fleshly peach? Not sure they improved the situation... </td></tr>
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So, we have a contractor coming in to redo this bathroom into a family friendly and bungalow appropriate little space. After one contractor estimated an exorbitant amount for the redo, Cousin went with a contractor whose work she's seen and liked. He and his brother are coming in to make beautiful things happen!<br />
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Meanwhile, the bathroom must be 'readied' for its makeover. Clean the canvas! It was pretty satisfying taking out some of the STUFF. More to come...<br />
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Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-38455300032542259182013-03-09T13:22:00.000-08:002013-03-09T13:27:15.679-08:00Come hear about The Empty House Studio! <br />
Tuesday, March 12th, I will be talking about The Empty House Studio project for The Center for The Creative Economy in DC!<br />
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Space is limited. See flyer for details...<br />
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<br />Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-63404392982115753382013-03-05T14:28:00.001-08:002013-03-05T21:52:13.008-08:00Failure: the not so dirty word.<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify;">Today’s TEHS
blog post is brought to you by the letter ‘F’ and a few brave artists
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">[<a href="http://districtcandy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kerin Backhaus</a>: </span>Candy and Thought Maker<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">]</span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Before I go sob into cups of failed crystallized sugar at The Empty House Studio, let me say one thing: <i>the only failure is the failure to try</i>. OK, I’ll admit it, I stole this inspirational quote from a romantic comedy, but it can be aptly taken a as a truth in any creative pursuit. We all know the general gist - just do something – and if it doesn’t work? Learn from it, and simply do it again. Adapt process post contemplation and reflection. Be gritty, be loyal, but know when it’s time to elegantly bow out of the game. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Failure is a key catalyst to change, therefore, embrace it, stare it in the face, but never accept it. A good dose a failure is as good for you as a good dose of success. And we as human beings see-saw in-between the delicate balance of what is the optimal amount of success and failure versus what is maximum, we refine our intellectual agility. Intellectual agility is the core of any great creative mind. It is our ability to cultivate, refine, and redesign concepts in new ways. These visions and creations bring value to the human experience, not only to others, but to ourselves. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">....so although, I have failed "to pass go" in the rock candy making game I have successfully reminded myself to flex my intellectual ability muscles. To all of us here at The Empty House Studio, as we perfect our methodologies let us remember one thing: sometimes it is best take two hands toss the board up in the air and start over.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">(Kerin has <a href="http://theemptyhousestudio.blogspot.com/2013/01/guest-blogger-kerin-backhaus-on-active.html" target="_blank">blogged for TEHS before</a>. Kerin is a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"> colleague, friend, and subcommittee member here at TEHS.)</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I got into the studio early in the morning and jumped right into creating a percussion track for a song that had only my voice and lauren's voice and guitar. I thought that some leg slaps, hand claps, bass drum, tambourine and egg shaker would really fill the song out and bring it to its finished iteration. After working for 3-4 hours on it, I asked Lauren to join me and she just said, "It sounds like you just played everything you could play but the song didn't need any of it." Although this was extremely frustrating in that moment, after getting some space from the song, I realized that she was right. I had created a sort of stock percussion deal and was trying to slap it on that song. All it ended up needing was one snare drum, our voices, one guitar and harmonica. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I think I had to do all that work and feel the pain of erasing it to find the real recorded version of the song that works. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Daniel and his wife are a folk duo, Lowland Hum, from North Carolina who will be performing at TEHS on April 5th with We Were Pirates. Email us (theemptyhousestudio@gmail.com) to get on the list for details!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the stepping stones for an artist is to jury into something. My first attempt was a negative. The organization I chose required a sponsor. She was a fellow artist I had known casually. I boxed my work and took it to her to look at. She did not pick up one piece and just said they looked fine. I really had no idea what the whole thing entailed. Well, I then submitted my work to the jury committee and they rejected it! I was devasted...for a while. Then I got back to work, picked a different sponsor and voila it worked. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In my
process, failure brings about a lot of learning. My creative growth happens
whether I succeed or fail. Sometimes more-so when I fail. Failure can be
discouraging, but I'm trying to learn to not let that slow me down too much.
Bad critiques are almost necessary to keep my artwork on the right track and
can push me out of stagnant creative periods.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll probably fail at illustrating my thoughts on failure as an
axiom, or maybe I know what my own personal self-evident truth about failure is
but am sure others will instantly poke holes in it. Which equates to failure.
Because I have these doubts/fear of failing regarding offering up my thoughts
for others to read on this subject of failure I will present it now: Everything
is failure. Failure is not negative. </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Okay the real Failure --or the negative interpretation of the
concept of failure-- is to think it's bad to fail. So I've already failed (in
the Bad way) in this quickly scribbled note (see, I noted that I wrote this
quickly so that if you are mentally criticizing this as you read, I can cut you
off at the knees and invalidate any correct critique you may be forming)
(because I'm afraid to fail) (which means I've Failed). </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I think it's sick and gross to not want to fail. I bristle at
disclaimers before presentation of art, or argument, or when excuses like
"limited resources" are offered to prevent the label of
"failure" from being applied to a thing. I always Fail-fail at this.
My personal hierarchy of values puts honesty somewhere very close to the top
(actually at the top) (no I can't decide) and I'm not sure yet, but I think
that it's very possible that it is impossible to try to present oneself as
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lastly, I despise those FAIL memes. Or ever using the phrase
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(I've probably included the above line --incorrectly labeled as
"last" of all my lines-- to soothe myself as I begin to fear all the
failed sentences I've released in this moment) (because saying what you
like/don't like is all about pumping yourself UP). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">(Amy is a colleague and friend of the TEHS team. She </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">exhibits regularly in and around DC, most notably in a show titled "Low Moments" which was a presentation of bad art curated by Pleasant Plains Workshop.)</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ive got a lot of metal that ended up in the scrap bin because of mistakes and the learning curve. I'll just melt it down and try to use it again. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What is a failure? It's usually when something doesn't go your way. Despite the effort you put into it. That's what makes it disappointing. The time and effort lost. But, if you subsequently spend your time reflecting on that resentment, you will be wasting time that you could be reveling in triumph. I say this: Let the failures fly, and don't let them bog down your chances of future success. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>(Henri is on TEHS' team and splits his time between his studio, school, and TEHS. His work will be exhibited at TEHS' pop-up gallery in May.)</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Art & Fear</span></u><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> (subtitled: “Observations On The Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”) is a popular book for artists these days. I usually avoid books like this since they tend to tout typical techniques promised to magically produce action. Self help books for artists should be one page that reads: “Put this down and get back into your studio.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But I read this book for The Empty House Studio venture, to see how other artists describe the act of making. In this book, t<span style="color: #1a1a1a;">he authors take a few more words to say, “get back to work.” They argue that artists must take responsibility for their actions; that art is learned skills that require hard work; that “ordinary people” make art and must make a lot of it. Making art is “learning how not to quit.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Oh. Now that last one struck home. I am a potter by training.</span> <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">A few years ago, while <a href="http://sarahcoffin.blogspot.com/2009/04/are-you-my-mother_16.html" target="_blank">apprenticing in Virginia</a>, I struggled with failure in a bad way. I kept my failures stored away and piled them up until they became a messy brick wall labeled “Sarah’s failures.” From Virginia, I traveled to Spain to study with another potter. It was incredible but I didn’t return with the results I set out to generate. My brick wall seemed complete: I was a failure.</span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was exhausted and had produced an ugly brick wall rather than a body of work.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> So I stopped.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; text-indent: 0.5in;">(Sarah is the founder and director of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">this alternative arts space venture called The Empty House Studio.)</span></span></i></div>
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Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-36418120357841110902013-02-25T07:21:00.001-08:002013-02-28T08:57:51.779-08:00Sharing in Community SpacesA few weeks ago a colleague of mine shared a <a href="http://www.ted.com/" target="_blank">TED talk</a>. If you've never heard of TED, welcome and be prepared to spend hours watching inspiring and fascinating short talks by incredible humans. Yes, so there I was, watching <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to.html" target="_blank">Cindy Chang</a> share, in 15 minutes, the projects that she creates in public spaces.<br />
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The inspiration for her projects and, specifically her most popular project, came from wanting to do something with abandoned spaces, from wanting to know her neighbors, and from the struggles after the death of a loved one. Chang created a huge chalk board on the side of an abandoned building in New Orleans. It read, "Before I die I want to_______." People could pick up the chalk and fill it in. It was full in a day. As Chang said, "neglected space became a constructive one."<br />
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I immediately thought of The Empty House Studio, of the creativity, constructive creativity, we hope to foster in this area and all over. Why did Chang create those boards? Why do I create? The "why" brings up motivation and purpose, it brings up belief and practicality.<br />
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Now inside the house are two large boards that read "I Create Because____." As <i>makers</i> come through the space, they can share the reasoning, motivations, humor, and passion behind their act of creation.<br />
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- I create because 'I want to bring more beauty into the world.'</div>
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<br />Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-27099154557483006462013-02-20T13:48:00.000-08:002013-02-21T05:24:25.666-08:00Guest Blogger: Henri Bielawski on ReOrganizing his Studio<!--[if !mso]>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Today we have a guest post from Henri Bielawski. He is part of
The Empty House Studio team, a colleague from my Arts Management program,
and a very talented metalsmith and engraver. He and I talk a lot about the tension between
management school and studio time but we've been able to spur each other on to creating
... in the tension, not despite it. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">He recently installed a vent system in his studio space and
reorganized his bench. I found it so interesting to see the details of a space like this that I asked him to document the process. I hope you enjoy! </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Studio Reorganization by Henri Bielawski</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was at my studio a few nights ago, testing out a new low temperature solder. During the
process I burned my table with a blowtorch and the smoke and fumes that
resulted made me realize I needed to get some sort of ventilation system in my
studio. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">So ... I began to clean up and make
some changes so I could rig up an exhaust vent from my soldering station to the
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">First, I would like to show you
what my bench looked like after I took everything out of it and laid it all on
to my soldering station. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">My brother, who was also cleaning the
garage (the location of the studio) at the same time, prompted my studio
cleaning. I had wanted to reorganize for a while, and I had a few thoughts
about how to do it. Also, I knew that I had collected more tools on my bench
than I needed, lacked places to put them, and needed to do something about it.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">The next pic is another picture of
the soldering station. Unfortunately, these are the only two <i>before</i> photos I
have of the studio. I wanted to take more but the
battery on my phone ran out of juice that day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Note the empty drawers on my bench.
Also, I would like to make a note that this is NOT what my studio looks like at
all times. I don't toss everything onto my soldering table into a giant heap
like this. Most of this stuff came from the top of my bench and the drawers. As
you can see I took this photo after I had partially installed the exhaust vent
(the big silver pipe running out of the right hand corner of the photo. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">I did a
lot of things to make more room and cut down on the amount of space I use on
and inside my bench.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">I had a bunch of papers, mostly
drawings, sketches, and other stuff sitting on the corner of the soldering
station. Never bothered me before, but honestly, its just not safe and I really
didn't want any paper around at all. I decided to save all that stuff for the
drafting table at home. Boom - all papers banned. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">I had a collected a freakish amount
of little metal scraps. Wires, metal shards, cuttings, sawed out metal scraps,
practice plates, strange experiments, old projects, cool little knickknacks,
etc. For some reason as a jeweler, engraver, metalsmith you just don't want to
let go of anything that is metal, even if its not really anything. These scraps
got separated into boxes as materials to use later. I made a collection box for
copper, brass, nickel, aluminum, steel and unknown shit-metal, and a box for
plastics and plexiglass. If I need any metal I can either choose from the
scraps or melt down and roll my sheet and wire as I need it. Hard work? Yes.
But I have the materials and I have the ability to make it instead of buy it if I
need to. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">For a long time I had a burr
organizer, but the holes were too small to hold most of the 3/8th inch
engraving tools that I use. I drilled the holes bigger and that got rid
of about five little boxes of gravers, allen wrenches, burrs and other things
on my bench. Boom - bigger holes, more tools can fit, more space. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">I had hammers IN my bench. I hung
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Anyways, long story short, because
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studio...</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Cleaning happened.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Moving stuff out of my general work
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Aaaaaannd....voila!</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipX2Xm0XdhX1htUsVNRTlJxfxNStyQ80aOPbGl4X3o3tyLL_UFbeCPf3-bUNZrgfUKVp0DdbOdWgxuuGn7tuc3UNOowNsE7utfF-ONGxVH41Sd-ZEwcHJapVc1H7RZXExVo7f2VR27QkQ/s1600/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipX2Xm0XdhX1htUsVNRTlJxfxNStyQ80aOPbGl4X3o3tyLL_UFbeCPf3-bUNZrgfUKVp0DdbOdWgxuuGn7tuc3UNOowNsE7utfF-ONGxVH41Sd-ZEwcHJapVc1H7RZXExVo7f2VR27QkQ/s640/3.png" width="640" /></a></div>
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station. I polish things here, and I sharpen tools here too, including my
gravers. You can see the green thing on the corner of the table is my rolling
mill. This is where I make sheet and wire. You can't see in this picture, but
the bins that I separated the metal scraps are underneath this table. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is my soldering station. I am
going to try to keep this station as clean as possible because, well, fire. The
silver duct is an exhaust. I have found that it doesn't pull enough air to be
very effective, so I am going to build a hood around this area sometime soon to
capture the smoke and fumes. The air compressor I use for my engraving
equipment is here too (the big hunk of equipment on the top right corner of the
table) and I want to move that because it is expensive and I don't want to
damage it. </span></div>
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it, but this one is mine. The blue thing is the burr organizer, a majority of
the engraving tools and burrs that I use are there. You can see that the inside
of my bench is pretty clean. it used to be filled with tools. I hung all my pliers
to the right on the drawer. Right now my ball vice is connected to the
bench as I am beginning to work on a new and quite large engraving of a bird.
My brother put a folding shelf on the top of my bench. I have only a few things
on it right now but it will definitely come in handy. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-90956101890180986522013-02-11T08:53:00.000-08:002013-02-11T08:58:08.935-08:00Space for Art<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Our porch is lit by a strand of twinkle lights. The single strand frames the front door and sets the scene for the activity inside. Inside we have another single strand draped around an empty frame on the wall and one piled on the logs in the fireplace. What is it about these lights that subtly suggest warmth, celebration, and community? Maybe its their tie to holiday decor, maybe its their candle-like glow, but I like to think that its the way each tiny light needs the whole strand in order to light our space. Too cheesy? Maybe.</span><br />
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Atmosphere and space have a powerful influence on the activity happening there. In creating an atmosphere that inspires conversation and creation, I've noticed that the subtle things in a space make a big difference in communicating what is expected of its inhabitants. For our happenings, empty space is a must, a blank canvas on which the artists can create.</div>
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Happenings are meant to be collaborative studio time... sharing and being active, inspiring each other to leave with an arsenal to draw upon when alone. Sure, your best work may happen while you are alone but, whether it is choreography or painting, pottery or poetry, strumming or stir-frying, a supportive community is a must.</div>
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We've had a great couple Happenings... Wrapping a room with canvas, collaging, felting sticks, musicians painting, salsa dancing, and discussing the difference between a purpose and a motivation behind artwork... Thanks for coming out everyone!</div>
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Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-81589502815763127602013-02-04T21:09:00.001-08:002013-02-04T21:10:32.360-08:00DIY Del Ray<a href="http://diydelray.com/" target="_blank">DIY Del Ray</a> "celebrates the art of small spaces and the creative spirit."<br />
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<a href="http://diydelray.com/2013/02/04/welcome-to-the-empty-house-studio/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLPleh0rq35Ne3bb4HRM4O5VfY-AwwLlLdVbw_i_3RwEM4wE7QX71Gt0s9d5HBy0q2RCUKX6D0kyvXfx7wtoOeIerbTR9_9BoLi4qakv7CPFF3hN9rPbDlgoCmDghL8w6Ju2LFMYyn74/s400/8440656203_c4182c27e5.jpg" width="400" /></a>My cousin alerted me to the delightful DIY Del Ray blog as we started this whole adventure and, after meeting the bloggers in person, we knew that collaboration was in our future. Sure enough, we are hosting their food swap in a few weeks with all handmade or hand-foraged foodie items.<br />
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They came to tour The Empty House Studio and <a href="http://diydelray.com/2013/02/04/welcome-to-the-empty-house-studio/" target="_blank">posted a fabulous cover of our efforts on their blog</a>!<br />
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Check it out!<br />
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<br />Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-34738766852276112942013-01-29T07:48:00.003-08:002013-01-29T08:03:58.135-08:00Guest Blogger: Kerin Backhaus on "Active Expression"<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Gestation(mass noun): the development of something
over a period of time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Time. Time can be a sensitive subject, times past can bring us sadness, remorse, and regret. But time can also bring us
understanding, reflection, enlightenment and growth. Development, the act
of growing, the act of expanding, the act of creating, the capabilities or possibilities of
something …</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As
I stood on the hardwood floors of <a href="http://theemptyhousestudio.blogspot.com/p/mission-and-vision.html" target="_blank">The Empty House Studio</a> (TEHS) with my
creative colleagues, time was on our side. <a href="http://theemptyhousestudio.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-long-haul-project.html" target="_blank">Six months</a>, not even the normal
gestation period of human being … was it enough time to develop anything?
Was six months’ time enough to even develop a space like TEHS?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Three
hours later I was listening to a poem created within an hour, the orange
threads of yarn sewn in and out of a homemade loom, the sounds of guitar
strings almost in full completion of a song, at least 10 matchbooks decorated,
something like 55 photographs taken, 3 sketches drawn, several herbal seeds
planted … and <a href="http://districtcandy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">my rock candy</a> beginning to crystalize.</span></div>
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fills drop by drop.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks
to TEHS and its founding members I was reminded why I got involved in the arts
in the first place. ACTION. Whether our creative actions were cumulative or
just a happening moment, it still would fill up the proverbial jug that is
known as TEHS.</span></div>
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Barack Obama, on this same very day, merely hours earlier, said this to
America:</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"We
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today’s victories will be only partial…"</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">That
is what TEHS promises all creative minds. Its mission is simple, just like Buddha’s message and timely just like Pres. Obama’s words: we must act, we must create, we must
meet. By filling our jugs one drop at a
time, by practicing our crafts we can
fill, we can develop, and we can grow in a space like TEHS. As imperfect
or partial its victories will be, and as different as our creative gestations
periods are, there is nothing more valuable than our active participation in
expressive life. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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We thought it a prefect structure for trying out some time-sensitive projects. A few nights ago, artists, with visions of calendars dancing in their heads, got together to start things.<br />
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If you are an artist or know any artists, you know that they are always starting things. Ideas bounce around in artists' heads like a pinball machine. The idea of starting things "alone together" really got us excited and so we put out the call to artists we know to get them thinking about timed projects.<br />
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At the end of our 6 months, we will have a show and/or results party to display our currently "marinating" projects. We are so excited to watch the developments (or have things to forget about and rediscover in 6 months). We hope you are inspired to start a patience-enhancing project of your own and share it with us... even if you can't be here in person.<br />
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<b>NOTE: If you are on Instagram, #theemptyhousestudio with your projects. Or you can send them to us and we will share them on a Pinterest board.</b><br />
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<u>Our list includes:</u><br />
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1. Vodka Infusions - A. Cherry, Lime, Star Fruit, and Pistachio; B. Cilantro, Lime. TEHS. (1 month)<br />
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2. Time Capsule Notes - a few people wrote notes or made predictions. We are burying them in the back yard. If you want in on this, contact us at theemptyhousestudio@gmail.com! (6 months)<br />
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3. Operation Matchbook - We are starting a very exciting art project that will be shared with Northern Virginia in 6 months. Stay tuned. TEHS. (6 months)<br />
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4. Rock Candy - Began 6 flavored homemade rock candy sticks. (3 weeks) Continue homemade organic candy projects. <a href="http://districtcandy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kerin Backhaus</a>. (6 months)<br />
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5. Herbs - Planted 3 herb pots. Rosemary, Basil, and Spearmint. TEHS. (6 months)<br />
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6. Loom - Hand-built a mini loom. Began weaving a piece. Erika Koch. (6 months)<br />
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7. Homemade Vanilla - Bourbon separated into bottles with aged vanilla bean. (6 months)<br />
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10. Documentation. Photo, audio, video of The Empty House Studio activity. <a href="http://www.blakestenning.com/" target="_blank">Blake Stenning</a>. (6 months)<br />
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11. Two bottles of wine. Same exact bottle. Taste tested the first bottle. Recorded reactions. Will do the same with the second bottle in 6 months. (6 months)<br />
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12. Six Months of Collaboration - I (Sarah Coffin) am planning to have at least 3 major pieces of collaboration with <a href="http://www.sarahcoffin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">my pottery</a> and another art form. I have one in the works with metalsmith, <a href="http://www.madasylum.net/" target="_blank">Henri Bielawski</a>. (6 months... maybe a year)<br />
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13. (Since it is 2013 and all...) TEHS is asking all that come through to complete the sentence: "I create because..." in the style of the wonderful <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to.html" target="_blank">Cindy Chang</a>. So, why do you create? Facebook or email us with your response. theemptyhousestudio@gmail.com</div>
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Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-33028264205453979802013-01-11T09:30:00.001-08:002013-01-11T09:30:52.632-08:00Sill Plates and Thrilling DatesJust scheduled a contractor estimate, a chimney sweep, and took pictures of sill plates... Just another day on the job here at TEHS.<br />
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You know, Google can be great. I've got a special place in my heart for Google. But nothing can replace the ol' ask a friend, ask a neighbor idea. Remember them? Real people?<br />
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I've had such fun recently, getting to know people's interests, specialties, and experiences outside of what I would normally talk to them about. Rather than googling and surfing the endless waves of world wide opinions, I've been asking those people whose faces I see. People in town, family, friends...<br />
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And so, I move unabashedly forward, seeking to learn... not only for my own knowledge but for personal interaction on a whole new level. Does that make sense?<br />
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Deep thoughts from TEHS. Happy Friday!Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-41781670633755633052013-01-01T09:17:00.000-08:002013-01-01T09:56:14.949-08:00Locks and Keys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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We found an old cardboard shim underneath one of the hinges. It still had its old price sticker on it for some-odd cents. With new locks in place, I walked down to the local hardware store, a charming little useful place, and excitedly copied keys... for when I suddenly become the nutty professor and lock myself out of the house. The hardware store made me wonder who last touched that cardboard shim? Did they buy it at the little hardware store where I just got new keys made for the house?<br />
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Think of the questions, stories, and possibilities around doors and keys. Entering a new year, possibilities and questions abound. What doors will open and what doors will close? Who holds the key? What is inside? These can be exciting or daunting things to contemplate as a new season begins. We here at The Empty House Studio are both excited and daunted by our new venture. We want to promote artistry and craftsmanship in Northern Virginia and yet, the accepted pace of life around here can squelch it. But we know that we are more than our 9 to 5, more than our commute... and so, we persist.<br />
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We sincerely hope that you will walk through our door someday, literally or online, and step into creativity and inspiration. The key to a good year? Take time to think about purpose and beauty. Happy New Year!<br />
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Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-56122657021653775042012-12-18T13:26:00.003-08:002012-12-18T13:32:30.759-08:00Candy and Creativity<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><br />Visual art and performance art under one roof. A painter inspired by freshly made candied citrus peels dipped in chocolate lying on parchment paper. Musicians practicing and experimenting with collaborations. A friend trying mono-printing for the first time. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Thank you, friends. Can't wait 'til next time. </span></div>
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<br />Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-22389383684642176832012-12-06T18:39:00.000-08:002012-12-06T21:55:44.025-08:00Planning and Process<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Until we have exciting news about the little fishes, we thought we'd share some home renovation beginnings. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I took another load to the House the other day and finally saw it in the day time! What an adventure... I found a headless sculpture in the backyard, Koi in a pond, a secret laundry shoot, and two jumping spiders. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While the locks are being replaced and the smoke detectors changed, w</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">e created the following list of things to consider <i>before</i> we jump into these house projects:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;">1.</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> Who knows what we might run into that will set us back? So, decision: We will be <span style="font-size: large;"><b>flexible</b></span> and get <b><span style="font-size: large;">expectations</span></b> out in the open! We will detail what everyone expects and keep that practice going. No reason to include personal fights over already complicated work! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2.</span></b> That decided, we are <b><span style="font-size: large;">prioritizing</span></b> our lists ... to save our mental sanity over the next few months or years of exciting changes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">3. </span></b>First, we're thinking about <span style="font-size: large;"><b>practicality</b></span> in relation to the renovation work. What should come first? Work</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> on the bathrooms before redoing an unfinished basement since the pipes are all exposed. Run</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> electricity to the shed before relandscaping a backyard...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>4.</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"> Which items will <b><span style="font-size: large;">bring us more sanity</span></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">? Be practical before getting fancy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>5.</b></span> Also, this can be fun! <b><span style="font-size: large;">We will not get overwhelmed</span></b>! Just one thing at a time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I created a document for Cousin and Husband listing out all of the spaces and the possible changes, both their wants and my suggestions. They are working on prioritizing that list. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Eventually we will put together a draft of what they hope/expect to be completed when they get home. Phew! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now for coordinating our <b><span style="font-size: large;">first art event</span></b>... </span><br />
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Sarah Coffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11093269941771547423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2349181658321280455.post-29712334374029488752012-12-04T00:54:00.005-08:002012-12-04T17:42:34.144-08:00Fish Adoption!<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Free* Goldfish and Koi Fish Adoption! </span><br />
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They are beautiful, colorful, and free.*<br />
Any takers?<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1ysyTXkHj-fHj0qmH3e-b7lTKrMVXatMin6sNfw_IABYGPSfWBq8ua_QoURvnWLVmmNnNli813etU_U-sElMSI4nXZ1K-zn1FUn7NkIr99Vys97zslueyv9OfZLtfistCW7_HC4Is6I/s1600/526804_376476375776531_1381407100_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1ysyTXkHj-fHj0qmH3e-b7lTKrMVXatMin6sNfw_IABYGPSfWBq8ua_QoURvnWLVmmNnNli813etU_U-sElMSI4nXZ1K-zn1FUn7NkIr99Vys97zslueyv9OfZLtfistCW7_HC4Is6I/s320/526804_376476375776531_1381407100_n.png" width="320" /></a>There is a little pond in the backyard. Home Owners are not interested in keeping it. The fish are bright orange and some have black. There are a bunch. They are probably 5-6 inches long. Although I could probably do some measuring.<br />
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<i>*References from previous koi or goldfish's experience with you preferable but not required. </i><br />
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