I’m in the middle of a two-week residency at the Marble House Project in Dorset, Vermont. It is a beautiful place, with plenty of silence, solitude, and the company of many great artists and their families. My studio is set apart from the main buildings, and I love it — it seems strangely appropriate to be thinking about and working on a project based on Thomas Merton’s hermitage in such a place. It has been a wonderful opportunity!