During her Residency at PRAM Studio in Prague, Czech Republic, we had a chance to discuss: Funding for the arts in Finland, Grant writing, the lack of feedback in order to write better grants, the need to apply for a grant 3 times (they want to see tenacity), the need to keep proposals short and informative, Different writing styles between America and Europe, Artist residencies, the benefits of long term artist residencies, The need for stillness, The unique lifestyle of creative people, The most important material for an artist is their space (studio, atelier), the fact that curators are the gatekeepers of the artworld, whether photographers need to produce series or portfolios these days, The need for a strong and coherent concept in your art, The constant need to adapt, The relationship between life experiences and the scale and qualities of your artwork, How the physical space you work in can affect your work, The need for time and distance to understand your own work, Not to live for retirement, live life as though you might die tomorrow, Wondering how our estates be handled after we die, the need to always be critical of your own work, Learning from mistakes, the need to not be afraid of failure, Fail hard, Failure is necessary to learn, and that relationships must be mutually beneficial.

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