founded 1950
Born in Defiance, Pennsylvania. Raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Lived in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Marlboro & Springfield, Massachusetts; Palo Alto, California; Eindhoven, Netherlands. Presently living in Columbia, Pennsylvania. Graphic design, video & film, sound design, corporate identity & interiors, independent theatre, site-specific installations, conceptual furniture, and photography.
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After graduating from Temple University Film School in 1973, I failed to find employment. Out of necessity—and a chance encounter—I found myself designing graphics. Most of the fifty years to follow, I made my living as a communications designer with a sprinkling of commercial television and film production.
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Around age 20, I became interested in photography. A great deal of time was spent in a darkroom. Most of the work was poor. Occasionally, I created something interesting. My interest remains but my approach and purpose are very different. For some years, I hand-colored my black and white prints. Presently, my aesthetics are drawn to the simple beauty of black and white without manipulated embellishment. Joy is found while using an iPhone as much as my Canon 5Ds.
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For practical and financial reasons, film is no longer viable. Like most creative efforts these days, digital image gathering and manipulation is our visual Hobson's Choice. I've no interest in commercial work. My video work is very personal and intended to please myself. Sometimes, others appreciate my selfish efforts. I much prefer editing than shooting. On occasion, I create motion imagery which involves no pre-recorded video—I simply move graphics around within a 16:9 ratio format.
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There are those who might assign the term music to what I do. In all candor, I can't. I play around with a few instruments, but I am only slightly accomplished with a guitar. I know the names of the keys on a piano and am able to place fingers on those keys. I know accomplished musicians — I can't be counted among them. Still, I have an aural point-of-view and I'm not shy about sharing it. Strangely, creating audio is as much a visual exercise for me as it is assembling vibrations for the ear. I find rows of sine waves within an audio interface quite beautiful.
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There are times when the idea is the discipline. Concepts, like ideas, come from anywhere for any reason and can take on any number of forms. There was a time when I believed the idea was the point. Part of me still subscribes to that view. Afterall, ideas should be the foundation of any work, creative or otherwise. Before I begin sounding far too conceptual in my words, I'd prefer to simply display a few things which represent idea laden work.