David Licata | December 28, 2010
I took the advice of my friend Jenn Chen and reflected on 2010. Here then, with a focus on A Life’s Work, the year’s accomplishments. February and March: Worked on the film at The MacDowell Colony. April: Shot follow-up interview with Robert Darden in Waco, Texas. June: Footage from A Life’s Work shown at World [...]
David Licata | October 26, 2010
While I was at Blue Mountain Center I edited a Black Gospel Music Restoration Project section with headphones on so as not to disturb my fellow residents. Unlike the clip that’s online, this bit takes place at Baylor University (Waco, Texas), the home of the BGMRP. I was working on establishing the locale by putting [...]
David Licata | October 7, 2010
There was a time when I believed it was possible to achieve perfection in art. Here’s me playing one of the first classical pieces I learned, Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega, recorded at the Blue Mountain Center boathouse (hence the sloshing sounds). I’m playing my guitar, not BMC’s beautiful Robert L. Vincent guitar. Here’s the sheet [...]
David Licata | October 2, 2010
My residency at Blue Mountain Center is over. It’s been a productive and reflective month, full of great people and delicious food. Thank you, my fellow residents and everyone at BMC for making September 2010 so memorable.
David Licata | September 29, 2010
Here’s a photo of my set up at Blue Mountain Center. If you read the VCCA and MacDowell posts, you’ll notice some familiar décor accents. This is also my bedroom, one of several studio-bedrooms in this building that used to be a lodge back at the turn of the century (19th to 20th). There are [...]
David Licata | September 27, 2010
To be honest, I’m not crazy about screening works in progress, especially if the work is nowhere near ready for feedback. So when I go to an artist residency, my presentation is usually a brief introduction about how 8 1/2 x 11 was my film school and how Tango Octogenario was a reaction to the [...]
David Licata | September 24, 2010
After the hustle and bustle and hustle of IFP, I am back at BMC, where I’m continuing to edit the BGMRP material for ALW. But first, I need to press the reset button and get into creative, artist residency mode. Here are some images of Blue Mountain Center, taken by my fellow BMC resident, writer [...]
David Licata | September 21, 2010
Cross posted on http://www.extracriticum.com I’m here at Blue Mountain Center in the jaw-droppingly beautiful Adirondacks doing a residency on a pristine lake surrounded by trees verging on their fall foliage glory. You’d think I would write about how inspiring it is to hike with a botanist-writer, or kayak with a writer-painter, or accompany on guitar [...]
David Licata | September 2, 2010
Friday I leave for another residency, Blue Mountain Center. I’m very much looking forward to this one, and I’m a little bummed out that I will have to interrupt this month-long stint to return to NYC for A Life’s Work’s screening at IFP. It’s a good problem to have and I’m not complaining. What do [...]
