<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Colleen Kole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colleen Kole]]></description><link>https://kyugamgmt.wixsite.com/colleenkole/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 00:29:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.colleenkole.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Residency at Vermont Studio Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am just returning after a two week residency at the Vermont Studio Center. And I am now officially in residency program withdrawal. I was warned it would happen by others who have attended residencies but I didn’t believe it. It is kind of like working extremely hard on a project and, then, […]
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