Big Changes

These past few months have been extremely stressful with the other half of my household living a million miles away while I stayed behind to finish my last semester of coursework at Hood College and wrap up a graduate assistantship in the Dean's office. Yes, it's true: we're moving.

Hempel Studios is heading out of town. As if six studios in eight years weren't enough, here we go again! This time we're headed way off Fifth Street. Hempel Studios will be located in the basement of our new cottage until a more permanent location is established. This does not mean that Hempel Studios will be in complete hibernation, however.

As for 2009... We move into our new home officially on January 19th. Most of my time will be spent working on my Master's thesis for the next several months. Then, hopefully, we'll get the call to go to India to pick up our daughter, Srushti.

I am also praying for a teaching position at a local university. It'll have to be part time, but I am planning to take a good year off to spend with our daughter. I love being a part of a university community and will miss Hood College tremendously when we move. I have positioned myself for a job teaching young, budding artists as they enter college. I didn't get an MFA because I was too busy working on giant marble sculptures for a church, but I did manage an MA in Humanities. Well, almost. I still have that pesky thesis to write. I'm hoping that the university will see the fancy degree, but look harder at my work and all that I've managed to accomplish in the past eight years.

We're off on a new adventure and it is an exciting time, full of possibilities!