Part of my graduate education included a month long residency at the Burren College of Art (BCA) midway through the program. It served as a place to evaluate and synthesize what you had been doing so far, a place to be out of your comfort zone, hopefully compelling you to experiment, and also as a jumping off point as we headed on our year long trek towards thesis-ing. The experience is difficult to put into words beyond the standard "incredible, unforgettable, etc." but maybe this will suffice: it served as a major breaking point in the direction of my work, caused me torment with questions about my own work that I was having a hard time answering, and I am determined to make it back there a few times if there is any way possible. It was that good.
After my time in the Burren, I put together an ebook about my experience. It is mostly about my work and reflections on what I was thinking about and learning while there. I think this book is a great way to really get inside what this residency was all about.
![Sea & Stone 1](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c510c9c8d673f39bd128142a7d866aab/1796277b-6f1c-4c4d-ad89-7c654d2b5193_rw_1200.jpg?h=56a5398df94165f631277e71faf1de0c)
Sea & Stone 1
![53.02090, -9.40374; Digital Print and Painted Plexiglas, 24"x36"(print), 18"x24" (plexiglas), 2011](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c510c9c8d673f39bd128142a7d866aab/825cd3c1-787e-4d12-a571-f66501091a35_rw_1200.jpg?h=b2115c11f309a0d40b767df8f000a12d)
53.02090, -9.40374; Digital Print and Painted Plexiglas, 24"x36"(print), 18"x24" (plexiglas), 2011
![Sea & Stone 2](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c510c9c8d673f39bd128142a7d866aab/13fa69e2-7f04-43c2-ad5b-abaf36bf9b66_rw_1200.jpg?h=0c6ba4894b97a04d1ad557f10259ab17)
Sea & Stone 2
![Sea & Stone 3](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c510c9c8d673f39bd128142a7d866aab/9efa7b55-afb7-4244-9e46-82db68f6be2c_rw_1200.jpg?h=46e2a1595d9747275ec7ef415677fc86)
Sea & Stone 3
![Not a Landscape; Tiled Laser Prints, 100"x80" (image)30"x20" (text), 2011](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c510c9c8d673f39bd128142a7d866aab/0d5863e3-9514-457c-a7da-ae0ec526cbd7_rw_1200.jpg?h=e5e5d7a1c2901809d9396aa8b85db7da)
Not a Landscape; Tiled Laser Prints, 100"x80" (image)30"x20" (text), 2011
![N53,W009; Digital Print and Painted Plexiglas, 24"x36"(print), 18"x24" (plexiglas), 2011](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c510c9c8d673f39bd128142a7d866aab/a0bc8683-6cd3-4667-9c50-dcaf99fbc482_rw_1200.jpg?h=ff2ac5ec75923843563da9b0661e9de7)