by Danny | Feb 15, 2009 | business of art, contemporary art, quote, teaching
It’s a stormy Sunday here in the Bay Area. I count my blessings with every rain drop that is falling – placating fears of drought. A nice reminder that when dark clouds gather, it is not all gloom and doom. Each rain burst yields the vital resource of...
by Danny | Feb 7, 2008 | art on exhibit, teaching
Over the past two years, I have been teaching photography courses at JFK University in Berkeley, CA. This Saturday, February 9, JFKU is having an Open House and a reception for the faculty art exhibit. Here you can see my contribution to the show – works from...
by Danny | Feb 6, 2008 | Bottle Dreams, Creative Process, fishing, teaching
One of the benefits of the creative life is being able to shift my working rhythm in response to new opportunities and internal needs. The new year has already offered me the experience of changing pace several times. January started out fast and furious with teaching...
by Danny | May 28, 2007 | Inspiration, teaching
Today is Memorial Day — a holiday initiated in the 1860’s to honor those who died in the Civil War and, since then, honors all soldiers who gave their life in combat. However, over time, this holiday has come to be more about the joys of a three-day...
by Danny | Feb 6, 2007 | artist books, quotes, teaching
I first saw Brian Taylor’s Open Book series last July at Photo San Francisco at the booth for Modern Book, where his work was hanging side by side with my collages. I was truly delighted to be in such good company. His Open Books are wonderfully tactile, poetic, and...
by Danny | Jan 11, 2007 | history of photography, teaching
I spent today combing through history – looking for images to share with my students. Tomorrow is the first day of a new class at JFK University. This image here is one of the Boulevard du Temple in Paris taken in 1838 by Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre, one of...
