Haystack Mountain School of Crafts This summer I had the most amazing opportunity to participate in the Open Studio Residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. It was an amazing experience meeting wonderful artists from all over United States and abroad, making new friends, reconnecting with nature and re-experience the natural landscape of Maine. Landscape of Maine Explorations during Open Studio Residency Group Photo with Open Studio Residents Botanical Alchemy After

Love Knots Candice Smith Corby, Andrea Sherrill Evans, Louise Marshall, Soe Yu Nwe Opening Reception: Saturday, January 27, 2018, 4-6pm Date: January 27 - March 17, 2018 Location: Drive-By Projects, 81 Spring Street, Watertown, MA Hours: Thursdays 12-4pm and by appointment: Call or text 617-835-8255. Drive-by Projects is pleased to present Love Knots, an exhibition celebrating "the knot" as a symbol of love, union and unbreakable vows, but also of confusion and mystery. Work

The Artaxis Board of Directors and Fellowship Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Soe Yu Nwe, the 2017 Artaxis Fellow, has been participating in her two-week workshop with artist Ann Agee. This year, this Artaxis opportunity was made possible by partnering with Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and a fully-funded private donation. Soe Yu Nwe at Haystack, August 2017 The summer session Soe Yu Nwe chose to attend through her Fellowship, “Handbuilding With Clay”, is

Closing her eyes, Soe Yu Nwe MFA 15 CR can still picture the lovely “spirit” houses carved into the sacred Bodhi trees outside her mother’s urban neighborhood – in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma. Within the confines of their backyards, believers appease animistic deities with offerings of fresh flowers and votive candles. Grainy photos of these tiny temples are tacked to the walls of Nwe’s graduate workspace, serving as decoration, inspiration an