Business Lessons from Working in a Press Shop
1) The customer doesn’t care how the job is done. In a fast-paced environment the customer is the boss. In a performance review, my boss told me that while I work for him he works for the customers as the owner of the shop. If the job isn’t done right, the customer will go elsewhere….
Spiritual Relationships
What is a Spiritual Relationship? A spiritual relationship is one where you feel a deep, strong emotional bond to another but there may be distinct physical barriers (age, marriage, another partner, status, position of power, etc) and the emotional relationship exists to teach the other a lesson – whatever that may be. These relationships are…
Spring into Festival Season!
Spring weather is here (currently enjoying 73 degree weather and bright sun) and so is the festival season! Since I don’t have a full time job anymore, I am focusing my energy on the festivals that I will be participating in at the end of April and May. It will help me move on from…
A chapter has ended
I am no longer going to be working at Minuteman Press New England. A decision made by my boss because he couldn’t keep up with my mistakes – mistakes in the sense that when he saw the final product it was wrong. It was also a decision prompted by a series of events that I…
Photography: Transitions
Collection: Transitions Year: 2014 A series of photographs taken at a time of transition.
Gallery 263: Massachusetts!
On Friday I left work early to go into Cambridge, MA for two receptions. The first one, at this year’s VSA competition (the one that accepted my works into the Smithsonian) from the Massachusetts chapter. I ran across the blog and am going to submit my story to it (when I have a chance to…
The Journal of Paramanu: the science and research of light, vibration and form!
The Journal of Paramanu – the science and research of light, vibration and form is an ongoing investigation of the reality that we live in. This is a collection of well-researched articles with scientific basis supporting a well thought-out theory. I’m so excited! I finally figured out the most appropriate way to publish my writings….
Biennial Roadshow Marfa
The results for the Biennial Roadshow Marfa! Jurying was like choosing between candy and MORE candy. THE WINNERS ARE: Best in Show (what we like to call the Golden Armadillo): Federico Delfrati & Ieva Jakusonoka The sensibilities of Federico Delfrati and Ieva Jakusonoka are so well-matched that they seemed to be one person. Their…
Sketch Therapy
I have been recently doing ball point pen sketches as a form of art therapy. It’s helped me just release whatever is going on in my head at the moment and just focusing on creating something. Since I create things all day every day during the week on a fast-paced basis sometimes its nice to…