Newly renovated artists studios
in what was once an old Catskill mattress factory
if I had Money I would renovate an old Catskill mattress factory
for formerly incarcerated women to leave
their small rooms have a beautiful studio
a view of the creek I’m in favor of all artists but our
definition of artist is always so small
painter writer photographer actor
so many ways of Being a Real Creator a good cafe
called Willa in the building probably named for the owner’s dog
he looks like his dog’s named Willa went there today
surprisingly good egg sandwich and I talked
to Sue from Athens at the next table
she moved up full-time 35 years ago didn’t say
From Where she said she lives in Athens,
a nearby town on the Hudson river.
Mountains are good enough said Sue
but there’s nothing as good as the river.
"our definition of artists is always so small" . . . I love that you view women recreating their lives after incarceration as eligible. <3