Category Archives: urban

Lookit! the Show!

NaVloPoMo, day 3. Here is random footage from last night’s gallery show at 2See. We had 12 contributing artist, all presenting their take on Transitions and Change. We had photos, paintings, mixed media pieces, and of course the work of … Continue reading

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Mulberry Tree

Back in 2002, I took a digital storytelling class to supplement film school courses, and it changed my life. I stopped wanting to be a “filmmaker” and started wanting to tell real stories, snippets of lives, mine and others. So … Continue reading

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Hummingbirds

This year, Spring was a difficult time for me, mostly because I was losing my cat (and longtime friend), Rosie. But the world seems to be trying all the time to remind me that life is a circle. During the … Continue reading

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Burrowing Owls

I found myself in an unusual staring match today. These beautiful burrowing owls live at Scottsdale Community College in a parking lot behind the Performing Arts Center. They stay year-round in our mild climate, and use little drain holes to … Continue reading

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As-Is Yard and Joe Willie’s Home Studio

This is Episode 3 of What We Found, where I fall in love with Joe Willie’s “doorbell,” actually a crank music box screwed onto the door. I’ve got one at home awaiting a similar fate, but first I have to … Continue reading

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