The Filmmaker looked at the lake through the kitchen window and said, “Jesus, how many photographs can I take of this lake?” The Poet stopped making his lunch and gazed out the window. “Look at it though,” he said, “it … Continued
I’m an artist residency whore. My friends know this and I am not ashamed. I hope to continue my whoring ways until the day I die, that’s how fond of the residency experience I am. Residencies come in all shapes … Continued
I thought of this post the other day. It seems as relevant now as it was then, so I thought I’d repost it. I had spent the previous days working on a grant proposal, and now that that was done … Continued
I’m one of eight artists here—four poets, a playwright-poet, a composer, a visual artist, and me. They are all fine, smart, talented and kind people. I like them all. We each have our own cabin with a studio, kitchen (you … Continued
It’s been extremely windy here at Playa Summer Lake. Apparently, not uncommonly windy for the area, but definitely uncommonly windy for me. I’ve experienced high wind before. In fact, I think I live on one of the windiest blocks in … Continued
On Christmas Eve, a friend posted a Facebook status about her home’s plumbing catastrophe. We had a little exchange about it, including what she had to pay the plumber to take care of the problem. I don’t know how long … Continued
There I was, sitting on the downtown D train, completely transfixed by Steve Reich’s “Electric Guitar Phase,” when a man walked toward me handing out fliers. I caught a glimpse of one and had to take one. This may look … Continued
Which A Life’s Work’s posts were the most visited in 2011, you ask? Of the 100 or so posts written this year, here are the top 15: Los Straitjackets and Yasujiro Ozu Homage Ask the Filmmaker: The Ecstasy and the … Continued
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://alifesworkmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Gymnopedie-1-Erik-Satie.mp3″] Me playing Erik Satie’s Gymnopiede No. 1. This is just my old, cheap guitar, recorded in my home. More classical guitar music here, here, and here.