Start with Why
January 22, 2015
Start with Why
I'm reading Simon Sinek's "Start with Why" - I've seen Simon in his TED talk - which I strongly recommend. The premise is simple - start any examination of purpose…
The Creative Cloud
June 28, 2013
The Creative Cloud
We're liking the Adobe Creative Cloud - for those of you who aren't designers, this is the new approach that Adobe has taken with all their software products like photoshop,…
Design Miami 2012
December 7, 2012
Design Miami 2012
We attended Design Miami yesterday and truly enjoyed the exhibits - which span galleries highlighting historic collections of design gold-standard pieces to innovative new technologies, furnishings and experimental pieces. Its…
The Art Superbowl
November 30, 2012
The Art Superbowl
Scope Art Fair Tent in Midtown Miami Art Basel and the multitudinous spin-off art fairs are all set to open next week here in Miami. The whole city feels like…
October 2, 2012
Loving Video
Video production is what got me into my career in design and technology - shortly after graduating from College my GrandFather gave me a "sympathy" job at his company, Krofta…
Art Flows in Cultural Pittsfield – Yankee Magazine
September 3, 2009
Art Flows in Cultural Pittsfield – Yankee Magazine
via yankeemagazine.com Nice article in Yankee Magazine blogsite about the Jump In! art show at the Lichtenstein in Pittsfield, opening Friday 9/4 at 5.30pm. I'm honored to be selected and…
Mari Provencher’s Circus Photos
August 28, 2009
Mari Provencher’s Circus Photos
Mari Provencher (www.mariprovencher.com) did a short internship at Studio Two some years back and helped us out with shooting theatre in the summer at Shakespeare & Co. She's gone on…
Word x Word
August 20, 2009
Word x Word
via wordxwordfestival.com Third thursday in Pittsfield has a whole new dimension with wordxword festival. Thumbs up to Jim Benson, Jay P. Elling and all the other unsung heros behind this…
Sienna Gallery – Innovative Modern Art and Craft
August 18, 2009
Sienna Gallery – Innovative Modern Art and Craft
Sienna is a long-time client and friend of mine and Studio Two (www.studiotwo.com) and as a fellow small business entrepreneur, we talk a lot about the state of the universe…
“Summer” by Edith Wharton – A film project.
July 1, 2009
“Summer” by Edith Wharton – A film project.
My brother Carl has adapted Edith Wharton's novel "Summer" into a screenplay and we are playing around with shooting trailers to demonstrate the locations, talent, and story for potential investors.…
Doing what I do
June 15, 2009
Doing what I do
I recently returned from my 25th high school reunion. I went to the Hotchkiss school in Lakeville, CT. It's a prep school, which implies a kind of privilege and pampering,…
Where creativity lives and where it doesn’t…
August 26, 2008
Where creativity lives and where it doesn’t…
So we're on this family trip around NY state to celebrate the end of August and the last gasp of summer. We drove out to Syracuse, Rochester, on to Niagara…
Small Treasures
July 11, 2008
Small Treasures
In the midst of all the discussions I have been having for the last few months relating to Berkshire Creative and the development of the creative economy concept in the…
Reaching the Aha! Moment
June 26, 2008
Reaching the Aha! Moment
So I think that I've broken over to the other side. Since the HOW conference back in May, I've been focused on transitioning my thinking over to web 2.0. What…
Lost my Muse
June 12, 2008
Lost my Muse
So I've been thinking about what's next: what project to do, something creative outside of work. Last year I put two books to bed, at least in so much as…
Creativity is a muscle.
June 2, 2008
Creativity is a muscle.
I often talk to people about one of my pet-peeves: Talent. Talent is one of those things that when you are a child people say "Oh, he's got talent" or…
Getting Unstuck.
May 30, 2008
Getting Unstuck.
So for a little while this blog was down when I blew it up during an update. Working again now but still some bugs to be worked on. I'm hoping…
Great article: 1000 true fans
March 12, 2008
Great article: 1000 true fans
This article by Kevin Kelly is really something. I hope he writes a book on this topic. It's been completely refreshing to my brain to have read this. For years…