As the residency with MCA continues, and more things become clarified, I am really excited to add one more facet of the complex gem that is my artistic practice, and that is being a teaching artist.  Though I might cynically say that if I were stinkin rich I would stop teaching because I only do it for money, it is, in fact, a big part of my life, and my art making mind.  It does sap me, I won’t deny that, but I am finding more and more ways to fold it back in and use the fact and the resources of being a teacher to my artistic advantage.  All that being said, the semester has just started, and I am thinking a lot about how to juggle and spread the wealth of the MCA experience around.  Trying to bring students there, as part of the work, trying to use the fact of being there to give me some traction in the academic world.  Things are in the works on all these scores, and I am feeling less exhausted this year than I normally do.