The only familiar feeling while painting alongside you was that of multitasking. Having left too many projects to the last minute, I tried to do it all at once. Maybe this was good, as my focus on the task of writing postcards to my kids gave me a job to do, distracting me from feeling awkward or insecure about painting outside, painting with a partner, painting from observation. But the pleasure of getting things done didn’t touch the pleasure of trying something new. It’s been a long time since I’ve met new people, been overseas, and had to navigate everything-different-all-at-once. What a gift! Learning more about your project and practice, sharing not only that time outside but a studio space–seeing your process unfold and knowing that we would all in some way be a part of it, was the throughline of the whole Nido “experiment”.