DISCOVERIES: Jenny Douglas, “To Build a Brooklyn Cottage: Journey of Discovery in Six Parts” (3/6)
In April 2012, we picked Dirt as the theme for the Brooklyn Cottage’s second month…
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DISCOVERIES: Jenny Douglas, “To Build a Brooklyn Cottage: Journey of Discovery in Six Parts” (2/6)
Yazmany and I decided that the Brooklyn Cottage would have monthly themes…
DISCOVERIES: Jenny Douglas, “To Build a Brooklyn Cottage: Journey of Discovery in Six Parts” (1/6)
That the The Brooklyn Cottage exists is itself a mini-marvel of the 21st century. This…
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “On Successful Interviews” (6/6)
I have finally figured out what drives me to make films: I want to connect! Connect with my subjects and connect with my audience. I like intimate, hand-made, personal films.
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “On Film Festivals and Dealing with Rejection” (5/6)
One of the conundrums about making the films that I do is that I am making the films that I want to make—I’m not making them…
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “Elizabeth King” (4/6)
This is an artist whose absolutely uncanny work I also grew up with in my family house, but I had never met her. When I was working on “Curious Worlds,” David Beck…
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck” (3/6)
The biggest change for me in approaching this film and subject was that I knew I could not film it myself—the limits of my skills as…
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “The Cardboard Bernini” (2/6)
I always marvel at the way this film grew totally organically out of the sudden death of my father and the way that one of his artists confronted his death. And at the same time…
DISCOVERIES: Olympia Stone, “The Collector” (1/6)
Olympia Stone grew up in a house where the artworks […]
DISCOVERIES: Julie Flanders, “The Book of Rounds” (6/6)
Musical rounds create hypnotic effects that are good for the brain. The lyrical phrases in the rounds create a mantra-effect or positive fugue of messages. I wrote these 21 Rounds…
CREATRICKS: Tackling Overwhelm (Stress-Busting Summer Series #2)
Hey, are your shoulders tensed up to your ears? […]
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Painting His Old Dog Ruby (6/6)
People were always asking me: “When are you going to paint Ruby?” Ruby was a bearded collie, and my soulful companion since she was a puppy.
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on the Importance of Eyes (5/6)
People often tell me they feel I’ve captured the soul of their animal in my paintings. It’s true that I feel a great connection to animals—and one of the great joys of my work is that…
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Painting People with Pets (4/6)
I’ve been making paintings my entire adult life and have made all kinds of work: Still Lifes, Landscapes, Portraits, Fantastic Fantasies and more.
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Working with Particularly Large Commission (3/6)
This was a fantastic assignment and a great gig: a friend, who’s a successful screenwriter and owns a really great…
DOG & PONY SHOWS: Robert Lucy on Backgrounds (2/6)
For my animal portraits, I’ve created a signature of bright colorful, graphic backgrounds that are fresh, contemporary and timeless. But I love to be challenged…