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I enjoy motivating large, international groups of people toward a common creative goal. I have often started up projects to this effect. This is a list of some of them.
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Listen to a Londoner: 2009 - Current
A weekly 10-question interview with a Londoner - (defined as someone who was born and raised in this city or an expat who has made it their home) - Listen to a Londoner acts as both a platform for opinions and a growing database of favourite and unique places recommended by locals. In a city of millions so rich with diversity, this project becomes more and more interesting each week. Click the link above for archives. If you live in London and would like to get involved, please email me at littlelondonobservationist@hotmail.co.uk.
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London Art Spot: 2009 - Current
Similar in some respects to Listen to a Londoner, London Art Spot is a weekly interview with a Londoner. The main difference is that this project is rich with images and focuses specifically on artists - painters, photographers, tattoo artists, sculptors, fashion designers, graphic designers, sand sculptors, you name it. If it's an impressive creative endeavour taken on by a Londoner, you may well find it here. Click the link above for archives. If you would like to recommend someone that should be featured, get in touch at littlelondonobservationist@hotmail.co.uk.
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Elephant Parade - Photos and Interviews: Spring 2010
The streets of London were filled with 258 colourful elephants from May-June 2010 as part of the Elephant Parade, a charity event put on by the Elephant Family. During those months, I photographed all of the gorgeously decorated elephants. I’m just missing poor banished pornographic Gerald and the Pearly Prince. I also interviewed a few of the artists. If you want to see the photos and interviews, click the link above.
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Photo Scavengers: 2009 - 2010
This project mainly involved the international Open Diary community. They were given 20 keywords each month and asked to photograph them by their own interpretation. The photos were then linked back to the original Photo Scavengers diary at the end of the month. It was an exploration of both photography and they different ways in which people in various countries around the world see the same topic. This project is on-going, but I have passed it on to someone else to run now. If you would like more information on how to get involved, please contact me.
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The Traveling Mag Project: 2007 - 2009
Inspired by the famous 1,000 Journals project, this was started among a small group and grew to almost 70 people in 9 countries and many different states. Notebooks were passed around the world Round Robin-style and each person created a new artistic page before sending it off. The goal was to inspire and be inspired by expressions of creativity from around the world, to connect different cultures. This is a project I may one day start up again.
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Jammin' for Jamaica: 2006
Initiated and managed as part of an award-winning SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team under the guidance of Dr. Franklin B. Krohn at SUNY Fredonia, this project raised money toward a recording studio, blank CDs and instruments for musicians living in poverty in Jamaica. The main fundraising portion came from a benefit concert that was played by four bands and attended by about 250 students, teachers and community members. We also created a website and began teaching this group of talented people to market their music to tourists and local radio stations.
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The Splash Dabbler: 2006
Similar to a webzine, the Splash Dabbler was updated regularly with creative submissions from 25 talented artists and writers in 8 countries. Content ranged from music and movie recommendations and reviews, to short stories, articles, photography, drawings, poetry, travel tips, drink recipes and weekly columns from four different writers as well as a guest column with the topic "fascinating lives". Another feature was the opportunity for the exchange of constructive criticism in an area called The Trading Post where contributors could find others with similar interests to critique their creative efforts. It was messy and experimental, but it was good fun.
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