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“Art can be anything you want it to be.” Robert Moya What was your first job? My first job was at a restaurant called Mrs. Robinson’s on the rural Eastern Shore of Maryland. A bunch of us teenagers basically ran the place while the owner/manager checked in on us once in a while (that was fun!) I saved up my …
by Christine Griswold “Draw all the time. Draw constantly.” Craig Kellman If you’ve been watching animated movies, TV shows or music videos over the past 25 years, chances are pretty high that you’ve seen some of Craig Kellman’s work. He doesn’t have a blog or a website (although his work can be found on others’); much of his work never …
By Emily Mahon Got Grit? Years before I even knew what opera was, my 4th grade teacher, Miss Smith gave me the “True Grit Award.” I’m not sure if it was because I was caught punching a girl in the locker room for insulting my less than popular friend, or whether it was because I led a mini-feminist revolution in …
by Andrea Davis It all started with a 6th grade writing contest back in Montana. Patrick Tobin entered his short story and it took second place. He says of the experience: “I loved it. I discovered this writing thing is FUN.” Today Patrick is an award-winning fiction writer and is the screenwriter of Cake, which he adapted from his own …
Game of Thrones video takes the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys to the next level. It’s been a helluva a year for the New Orleans Swamp Donkeys, a jazz group that “recalls the New Orleans music of roughly a century ago, with youthful, high-spirited aplomb” (Nate Chinen, The New York Times). The traditional New Orleans jazz group toured Europe, released two …
Being a photographer in any capacity, from pro to beginner, the subject of equipment is always at the center of our thoughts and conversations. Sure, if there is anything that can improve a photo it would be a camera and lens, right? I’ve been a photographer for a while now and I’d consider myself a professional. As websites like Sweet …
Chris Rabilwongse, Tell us a little bit about yourself and especially how you became a stop-motion puppet fabricator. ive been working as a stop-motion puppet fabricator for ten years now…
Glen “The Kid” Marhevka is the trumpet player for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, and a master trumpeter at that. Here is a story of personal drive, mentor relationships, disciplined training and cooperative band experiences over the past thirty years. It sounds a lot like the music he makes: collaborative, energizing and filled with those gorgeous brass instruments that make …
Artzray Q & A – Associate Professor Sharon Sussman is a digital artist and animator who worked at DreamWorks Feature Animation. She teaches digital arts and animation in Hawaii. Ms Sussman shares some valuable insights into the field of animation. Chasing Paradise, was written and created by the New Media Arts Animation student cohort of 2013 and took First Place for …