Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Frequent Flier Miles
I'm a couple of steps closer to an itinerary for the C20 trip...looks like I will be leaving 3/16 and going to Port Gibson, MI, Montgomery, WV, and then Norcatur, KS. That last one's tough: a five hour drive from Denver. I'm hoping for an early spring!
We've already put Michael John Garces and Ben Cameron on video. I'd like to transcribe Ben's remarks for the Omnibus, and he's graciously agreed to let us use his remarks from the Bridge Awards for the book or for any other uses.
I had an idea for Michael: I think I might ask him to write a Forward, as opposed to a Foreword, and put it at the end of the book...after the index!
We're also lining up a big shoot day for some Sunday in March. Luker and I will be shooting local Company members and some of Cornerstone's notable local contributors.
We've already put Michael John Garces and Ben Cameron on video. I'd like to transcribe Ben's remarks for the Omnibus, and he's graciously agreed to let us use his remarks from the Bridge Awards for the book or for any other uses.
I had an idea for Michael: I think I might ask him to write a Forward, as opposed to a Foreword, and put it at the end of the book...after the index!
We're also lining up a big shoot day for some Sunday in March. Luker and I will be shooting local Company members and some of Cornerstone's notable local contributors.
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Ah, to be young, and in Cornerstone...
I was reading interviews with Gail Berrigan and Doug Petrie today that really reminded me of an aspect of Cornerstone which is at once in plain sight and esily forgotten. Both of them were members in the early years who only spent a year or two with the company, but who were both very passionate about that time in their lives.
Particularly in light of the Institute and some of the recent Bridge Awardees (I'm thinking of Teeko and Guillermo), the life-altering impact that Cornerstone has had on people in their early years is worth thinking about. That was one of the impulses that lead to the Institute: to recapture that electrical charge of being out there at that age. The company has been pretty succesful at renewing itself through work with young artists, and by getting them when they're young Cornerstone has a deeper impact in the field in the long run.
I think that's one of the most attractive things about Cornerstone for so many people: even if you strip away the excellent work, the amazing ideas and methods...Cornerstone is a deeply romantic enterprise.
Particularly in light of the Institute and some of the recent Bridge Awardees (I'm thinking of Teeko and Guillermo), the life-altering impact that Cornerstone has had on people in their early years is worth thinking about. That was one of the impulses that lead to the Institute: to recapture that electrical charge of being out there at that age. The company has been pretty succesful at renewing itself through work with young artists, and by getting them when they're young Cornerstone has a deeper impact in the field in the long run.
I think that's one of the most attractive things about Cornerstone for so many people: even if you strip away the excellent work, the amazing ideas and methods...Cornerstone is a deeply romantic enterprise.
Monday, February 06, 2006
10 Planes in 5 Days! Woo hoo!
Well, this might be just the wrong thing to do in the midst of cold and flu season, but I'm planning a big Cornerstone trip for the top of March. At the moment, it looks like Port Gibson, MS, Montgomery, WV, and then Norcatur, KS.
I'm going to shoot interviews with as many old Cornerstone pals as I can, partly for the Cornerstone 20 Anniversary video, and partly to generate more material for the Omnibus.
I'll post an itinerary when I've got it all untangled....
I'm going to shoot interviews with as many old Cornerstone pals as I can, partly for the Cornerstone 20 Anniversary video, and partly to generate more material for the Omnibus.
I'll post an itinerary when I've got it all untangled....
