NEWS UPDATED TUESDAY July13, 2010 2010 COOKS PINE MOUNTAIN I just finished an animated music video for Joe Stickley's Blue Print of St. Louis. Watch Cooks Pine Mountain here on my site, or on youtube. STUDENT ACADEMY AWARD Ruth Fertig's documentary, Yizkor, which I animated, has won the Gold Student Academy Award in the documentary catgegory. Ruth's film is based on her grandmother's experience during the Holocaust. It combines Super 8 film, archival footage, and animation to tell the story. The awards ceremony will be on June 12th at the Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills CA. The event is free and open to the public, click here for tickets. TIME IS LOVE 3, BERLIN The Museum of Touch & Feel will be included in Time is Love 3 , an International video art exhibition. Curated by Kisito Assangni in Berlin, Apr. 30-May 2. Admission free. WERK-RAUM, Prinzenallee 58,13359 BERLIN ATHENS VIDEO ART FESTIVAL My work will be included in the Athens Video Art Festival, the largest festival of digital art and new media in Greece, May 7th-9th. athensvideoartfestival.gr SPROUT WINS AWARD Sprout received Best Experimental/ Animated Film at the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, March 2010. Presented by The West Virginia University Department of Art in association with the Appalshop organization. PASSOVER ANIMATION I animated a video about Passover for G-dcast.com. Russian hats, juggling kosher foods and more. www.g-dcast.com/passover MUSIC VIDEO I'm making an animated music video for Missouri based musician, Joe Stickley. A sweet love song with birds and a Hawaiian inspired landscape. jsblueprint.com CULINARTS My films received 2nd Prize at CulinArts, a juried art fundraiser for the Wright House Wellness Center, Austin TX. To learn more about the Wright House go to thewrighthouse.org DIY 3D WORKSHOP @ SXSW This March I taught a stereoscopic workshop for kids sponsored by SXSW and the Austin School of Film. Watch the video (requires red/cyan glasses). More workshops for all ages coming soon at ASoF. I also met some great stereoscopic (3D) artists at SXSW, including Ryan Suits, who among other things takes 3D long exposures of light: atomiccheesecake.net PUPPET FILMS @ INTREPID MUSEUM, NYC Several of my puppet films are playing with Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams Touring Film Festival. The following are playing at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Feb. 17th: Sprout, Le Mariage des Chausettes (from Zut-Alors), House Upon a Hill, Sophie's Story & Piano Mouths.   2009 CHANUKAH I animated a Chanukah special for the Jewish website G-dcast.com. G-dcast.com/chanukah-story SHADOW TIGER In the fall of 2009 I had a solo show of stereoscopic (3D) animations, photos, and objects at Texas State's Gallery. Read more and view the work. LITTLE BLACK DRESS I was asked to create a video for the University of Tulsa's Show "The Little Black Dress" (Sept. 2009). It's called Rosie Rose. FRESH ARTS FESTIVAL Sprout screening at Fresh Arts Festival, Discocery Green Houston TX (Sept. 11, 2009) FRESCOES OF A GLASS ARMOIRE Bellwether screening in Frescoes of a Glass Armoire, Minicine, Shreveport LA (Sept. 10, 2009) ELSEWHERE AT ELSEWHERE In May-June I spent a month as an Artist-in-Resident at the Elsewhere Artist Collaborative in Greensboro NC. A former thrift store, Elsewhere is now a living art museum. Artists come and work with the thrift shop remnants to create installations, performances, films and more. During my residency I focused on stereoscopic animation and 3D photos installations. Read more about my experience on my blog. YIZKOR In 2009 I created animation for Ruth Fertig's documentary, Yizkor. This film is based on the memoirs of Ruth's grandmother, Safta, about her experience during the Holocaust. The film combines Super 8 film, archival footage, and animation to tell the story. Watch Clips DIVERSEWORKS Sprout & Les Malaventures de Zut-Alors included in DiverseWorks Flicker Lounge, Houston TX (May 1-June 13, 2009) ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY Handmade Puppet Dreams Gallery Tour. Les Malaventures de Zut-Alors and artifacts at Morrisey Gallery at St. Ambrose University, Iowa (January, 2009)