March 5th, 2026 - 6:55pm
quite snowy here
Hello lovely people of the internet. Long time no see. Things have been quite crazy and Icarus land, and I feel it is about time for a recap.
First things first, I have started my second semester of my sophomore year of college. It has been fantastic so far, and I really think it can only go up from here! 2026 is the year I get out of my home (and my head) and make those travel plans. In a couple weeks I am flying to Detroit with my school to go to NCECA, the national ceramics conference. I know that sounds kinda boring to all you non ceramics people, but I could not be more excited. Anyone who is anyone in the American ceramics world is gonna be there, and I'll have the oppertunity to meet them all and throw my hat into the ever growing ring of up and coming new ceramics artists. The best part? Everything but the flights are payed for by my school! We fundraise for this every year with a cup sale that runs each semester, so the price for students stays as low as possible. It's a really great program.
On top of that, this semester I am also doing a travel course to Japan for ceramics!! I'll be there for two weeks, looking at everything from ancient Japanese ceramics to contemporary student work. They are taking us into famous Japanese potters houses for dinner!!! It doesn't get more intamite than that. This is really a once and a life time trip, and I feel so lucky to be one of the people selected to go! Not only that, but I got a scholarship covering over HALF the cost!
And finally, to round my ceramics travels off, I got a job up in Maine at a summer camp teaching ceramics. It's a really nice camp too, with a ton of other activities I will be able to try while I am there! They have great food too, at least so I have heard. Besides all that, I think a break away from the world to sit and make art in the woods sounds like just the retreat I need. It's still work, of course, but I have always found working with kids to be quite entertaining, especially in art fields. They almost always suprise me with what they create, and its fun encouraging that creativity in them.
Here's the part where we get a little more meloncholy. I broke up with my boyfriend. I think this was a long time coming, in all honesty. We had some really good times together, but I think everything else just outweighed that. At the end of the day, I was giving far more to this relationship than I was reciving, and he simply could not handle me when my mental illness didn't align with how he expected me to act. All and all, its for the better. I feel more free than I have in the past year, if I'm being honest. And I wouldn't have been able to take this job in Maine if we were still together. I can't be on my phone a lot at camp, and last summer I was basically his life line. So you know.
Anyways, I really think everything is coming up Icarus! My next few months look like pure perfection (minus the fact that I'm on the hunt for an apartment right now. Thats been kinda hellish, but I'll figure it out -- always do). I'll keep you guys updated as much as I can, and I'm sure there will be some very exciting things coming soon to my portfolio!
Love y'all so much, and as always thanks for reading < 3 See you on the flip side!