When people praise your work, do you get all awkward and quickly change the subject? Artists Fear Self Promotion Jala Smith-Huys, the owner of Embark Creative, is a graphic design artist and former Creative Director for New Seasons market. Jala has all the goods, but she is still uncomfortable with letting people know about the […]
Laurance Rassin – Painter & Fashion Designer
I recently had an opportunity to speak with Laurance Rassin. Laurance is a painter who is Artistic Director of the New Blue Riders in New York City. For Laurance Rassin, a collaboration between fashion and art is natural. “I’d rather see my art on a model on a runway than on drywall,” he explains, still […]
The Passion of the Artist
With Jeff Jarvis’ idea of a ‘mass of niches’ there has never been a time better prepared for specific artists to find a home wherever they are. The Internet will only facilitate us becoming more this way as time passes. Perhaps its because artists are trained to seek it out, but recently I’ve see passion […]
Interview with Actor Stefan Pinto
You’ve got tons of acting experience. Give us a brief rundown. Acting was an accident. Although I enjoy modeling, I felt like a breathing mannequin. With acting, one can immerse into a new character study with some idiosyncratic mix. My first real chance was a very small part in community theater. I played the Master […]
The Miracle in July
This is one of the interviews that I am most excited about. Michelle (AKA @mediachick) is a writer, digital content producer, and (self described) social media fan. Her new project, The Miracle in July, is one part story telling, one part media experiment, and one part reverse engineering of the publishing industry. Sound complicated? Read […]