Last night Jenna arrived, (she and I are sharing a room) and in the morning we all awoke to rain and our orientation with Beata, her daughter, an artist and a horse archer (also named Beata) and the other artists. Although I had done a bit of research on the work of the other artists before I arrived at the residency, I was happy to meet such a down to earth and talented group of people. I’d like to introduce you to each of them and encourage you to go look at their work:
My roomies:
Odette – odetteengland.com (From London, originally from S.Australia)
Jenna – jennaspevack.com (from I heart NY)
The boys:
Andreas: myspace.com/andreaspapanastasiu (London, originally from Greece)
Gregory: gregoryeuclide.com (Minnesota)
Howard: iceboxminnesota.com (Minnesota – born in the same hospital as Bobby Dylan)
Benjamin: benjaminpage.net (Pasadena, California)
Afterwards, when all the clouds were gone and we were “sure” there would be no more rain, I trekked across town (this was a massive walk, if you’re from LA, then imagine walking from Santa Monica and Pacific, then east on any East/West street to where the 101 freeway crosses Sunset – in the rain) to see the Ludwig Museum (and a Simon Starling exhibit). Along the way, there was much picture making, getting caught in a rainstorm (soaked to the bone, no umbrella), and finding a wonderful indoor marketplace full of paprika stands, meats, strudel and embroidered items. At Ludwig I found Gregory and we both (apparently having lost our minds) decided to walk around the Buda side on the return and over the chain bridge. Along the looooonnnnngggg way home, we saw the university, stopped for drinks at the historic Gellert Hotel, saw the castle and enjoyed a brief stop at the uber cool Sofitel hotel on the Pest side. Take a look at some of the sites (see picts).
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