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Interview by Gabrielle Reeves on Yabangee.com
In 2008 I took my first group of art students to Turkey for a month of exploration, creative research, cultural enrichment, and fun. Every other summer since then I have taken another class to Turkey. One of the students on that first journey in 2008 was Gabby Reeves. Gabby returned with two other students to travel in Turkey during the summer of 2010, eventually moving to Turkey for nearly a year in 2011-2012…and now has returned to live in Istanbul full time. She currently writes for the online expat site Yabangee. This summer Gabby interviewed me about my work, my connection to Turkey, and my ongoing study abroad art class in Turkey.
Below are the first and second parts of her interview:
In Conversation with Doug Russell (Part One) – by Gabrielle Reeves
In Conversation with Doug Russell (Part Two) – by Gabrielle Reeves
You can also visit Gabby’s website and follow Gabby’s blog, Mavi Lale, where she posts about her life as a traveling artist.
Former Student Moves to Istanbul
A former student of mine from the University of Wyoming, Gabrielle Reeves (BFA 2009), moved to Istanbul at the beginning of this summer. Gabby was part of my first Summer in Turkey class in 2008 – and traveled again (with Andrew Parker and Sarah Dahlinger – also both part of that first 2008 trip) through Turkey in the summer of 2010. Gabby, Andrew, and Sarah joined up with my 2010 Summer in Turkey class for the last week in Istanbul – attending critiques and other events. Now Gabby has taken the big leap to become an expat artist in Istanbul.
She recently began a blog of her experiences while in Turkey called MaviLale (the blue tulip). You can follow her at:
http://mavilale.wordpress.com/
Here’s one example of her sketches:
You can also see more of her creative work on her main website:
http://gabriellereeves.com/home.html
Also of interest might be this blog run by two architectural students living in Istanbul whom Gabby just met. They are also constantly posting their observations and sketches of Turkey. You can follow them (Nicole Keroack and Michelle Benoit) here:
Doug Russell 