Trillium Arts is delighted to welcome six individual artists from around the country in May and June. The awarded artists are working in a variety of disciplines and will each have a solo week in the Firefly Creek apartment to rejuvenate and further their creative endeavors. They were selected from an application pool based on their artistic merit and the quality of the exciting projects they will further while here at Trillium. We can’t wait to see what grows out of these residencies this spring!
MEET THE SPRING 2021 ARTISTS
Lynda Bouchard
Charlotte, NC
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As a literary publicist for southern authors, I'm intimately aware of the value of time...and that there is never enough of it when facing publication deadlines. Now I've done it. I've 'jumped the fence' and am writing my first book. I look forward to the luxury of uninterrupted time that a Trillium Arts residency will afford me to complete my children's book, The Witches Three Count On Me! which explores the themes of bravery, quick thinking, and resourcefulness through the prism of a child's imagination. I can't wait to see what happens next!
Clynthia Burton Graham
Baltimore, MD
clynthiaburtongraham.com
During my Trillium residency, my intention is to make needed progress on drafts of three stories to complete my short story collection of love in the later years of life. Doing so in this natural and idyllic setting will undoubtedly buoy my creative process.
Jodi Hays
East Nashville, TN
jodihays.com
I have loose plans to take advantage of some solitude (which has been in short order for me in 2020) to make some headway on large mural-sized collages. But I can also be persuaded by morning hikes and hitting area museums. I am very grateful for my upcoming time, thank you Trillium!
Photo by Sam Angel Photography @paperselfs
Jenny Mueller
Saint Louis, MO
I am the author of two poetry books, Bonneville and State Park.
During my stay at Trillium Arts, I will work on a new book of poems. I also plan to develop an essay on poetry's need for the dark and its gift of starry nights.
William B. Smith
Asheville, NC
I'm so excited for my residency at Trillium Arts this summer to write the second part of a historical novel in progress. It tells the story of the disappearance of Frances Slocum in 1778, the Ulrikab family's saga through the human zoos of the late 1880s, and the collapse of the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in 1938. The interconnected stories and histories from three different centuries explore themes of family, loss, and the conflicts that arose as America struggled to find its identity as a nation.
Phillip Solomonson
Chicago, Illinois
www.philamonjaro.com
The year 2020 prompted an abrupt end to my current focus of performance and concert photography. What’s next? Reinvent, sharpen skills, acquire knowledge and find a new perspective to move forward. My visit to Trillium Arts is an opportunity to achieve these goals. Getting me out of my environment and radically out of my comfort zone will make this happen. This forces me to think with the beginner's mind. The solitude of this environment is inspiration for this endeavor.
I plan to produce a small body of work centered on the outdoor environment with a specific attention to natural light. And second I plan to explore completely new territory in abstraction. This will be a great creative opportunity.