Kris, our most gracious residency coordinator here at the Fish Factory - Creative Centre, loaded up the van with all seven artists to venture to Egilsstaðir for groceries and other supplies. It is about an hour journey from the residency in Stöðvarfjörður to Egilsstaðir, filled with beautiful views driving along the fjörds and the claustrophobia of very long tunnel through a mountain. He surprised us with stops at a lovely local bakery one village over on the way to and at a gorgeous overlook on the way home.

I stocked up on groceries for the week, wine at Vínbúðin (state-owned retailer of alcohol in Iceland), some art supplies, and a pair of ice cleats for the winter weather that will be here before we know it. It was a grand adventure -- lots of laughter, a great playlist, artists from all over the world getting to know one another, and a breathtaking landscape coated in colors I didn't expect. Feeling very inspired by this place and looking forward to playing with a new color palette on black porcelain inspired by this time in Iceland.