Documenting a Time and a Place: Meryl Meisler, Photographer and Artist
I met Meryl Meisler in the late 90s. I was working for an education nonprofit and Meryl, a NYC teacher, was on their board. We hit it off immediately and have stayed in touch long after the nonprofit fell apart. It’s … Continued
Thank You 2016
It’s a Thanksgiving tradition dating all the way back to 2009! If we’ve interacted about the film or my other work or if you inspired me in some way, chances are you were thanked. Want to find out for sure? … Continued
The Story Behind the Story
My short story, Lavender, is included in the Best of Boston Literary Magazine, Volume II. I am deeply honored. If you feel like supporting a wonderful literary magazine, consider buying this paper book. You’ll get a whole mess of short stories … Continued
Thank You for Making the Indiegogo Campaign a Success!
These generous folks supported A Life’s Work during the recent Indiegogo campaign and are now part of Team Awesome. They each deserve a post of their own, but I’m afraid this will have to do. For now! If you missed the … Continued
Bach & Parachute – Sound & Image for You
Here’s a video just for you. Cinematographer Andy Bowley was seriously captivated by this billowing parachute at Arcosanti. I love listening to, learning and playing Bach. Two great tastes that taste great together. I hope you like it. Prelude for … Continued
Why Crowd Funding Now?
A Life’s Work is midway through a 30-day crowd funding campaign via Indiegogo, which has partnered with the New York Foundation of the Arts. Here’s the pitch video. I’ve written about crowd funding here before, and the take away is … Continued
Nine-Year Old Blog
The A Life’s Work blog is nine years old today. So much can happen in nine years. For example… The fourth subject of the film, Robert Darden, was chosen and we interviewed Bob in Chicago and Waco. I visited the White … Continued
Crowdfunding A Life’s Work Coming Soon…
The crowdfunding campaign is over. Thank you to everyone who helped out!
The Svalbard Seed Vault and the Golden Record: Ask the Filmmaker
Recently, a Facebook friend, Sascha Krader, whom I have never but as the following will reveal knows me pretty well, asked me this question: I was talking with a friend today about Norway’s Svalbard seed vault. I had a fragment of a memory … Continued
Learning to See
I subscribe to the American Society of Landscape Architect‘s newsletter, The Dirt. Recently Nate Wooten covered a lecture delivered by landscape architect Shane Coen, ASLA, founder of Coen + Partners, who started off by asking: “Who Taught You How to See?” … Continued