If you listen to the A Life’s Work commentary, Andy Bowley asks why I didn’t want to shoot Paolo Soleri’s gravestone when we were at Arcosanti in 2015 FIRST, A TIMELINE AND SOME CONTEXT (or jump to the short version) … Continued
I met Claire Carter in 2015 at Arcosanti, in the cafe, while having lunch with Jeff Stein. She told me about an exhibit she was curating about Soleri — which was going up in what seemed like the way, way, … Continued
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
The Probabilistic Universe Here’s a clip I’ve been working on. As the title of this post suggests, it’s about how chance and the unexpected can play a major role in what we find ourselves doing, the discoveries we make, and the … Continued
In case you don’t know, Arcosanti generates much of its income through the sale of wind bells designed by Paolo Soleri. How did Soleri begin designing and selling bells? And I’m now trying to incorporate a short and not so complicated version … Continued
I met G., a writer friend, at an artist residency in November 2012. At this residency I showed the 36-minute sample of A Life’s Work to G. and the other residents. G. said to me privately afterwards, I’d really like … Continued
Years ago, a friend and I referred to running, inside jokes, phrases, or expressions as “clams.” I’m not sure where this came from, but I use it to this day. The process of filmmaking results in many clams. When I … Continued
In July 2012 the Cosanti Foundation, the organization that oversees Arcosanti, announced Paolo Soleri’s retirement as President, and the appointment of his successor, Jeff Stein, I was quite surprised. I’m not an Arcosanti insider by any means, but still, I … Continued
A little context: I’m working on a Soleri clip wherein he is critical of hyperconsumption and suburban sprawl — and how sprawl creates a reliance on cars. I’m using interview footage of Soleri and Jeff Stein, AIA, as well as … Continued
In January 2012 I interviewed filmmaker Aimee Madsen for the blog. Aimee was conducting a Kickstarter campaign for her film, then titled Before Form. As she summarized it in that interview, “the film presents a fresh look at the legendary … Continued