My family has always played music together, my father would play guitar while my mother sang. There was always guitars sitting around the house and both parents are very passionate about music. I grew up on Public Radio; so infusions of folk, jazz and country were a regular sound in the house or my dad’s pickup trucks
Tag: Interviews
Thank You Michael Peters!
I love the idea of pushing the medium of photography beyond just a single photograph. That’s what my gallery exhibitions focus on – expanding the typical single photographic plane into something spacially concerned having multiple suspended panels, or photographs, creating dynamic geometric planes.
Part Seven: The Global Brigade Tour
There are so many organizations out there (I probably wouldn’t have believed it myself until I did this research for Backpod) that are striving for a better quality something for lesser-privileged individuals. Unfortunately, many of these organizations lack the manpower to get their word out there.
Part Six: Expectations
Twilight Frequencies: How did your expectations line up with the realities of the work being done by Non Profit organizations? What surprised you? Michael Peters: We did countless hours of research prior to scheduling the inaugural trip. So we were pretty familiar with the work being done. There was a lot of communication being facilitated between […]
Part Five: Episode Four
The Backpod group looks into the work keeping dental hygiene a important way of life for the natives. Meet the “Dental Brigade.”
The student groups plan and fundraise for months prior to the trip, and many times they must sacrifice their own break time from school to attend.
What struck us is the idea that students are taking the initiative and making this lasting impact. Global Brigades is really a well-rounded organization thanks in large part to ambitious students with fields concentrating in medical outreach to water purification development even to assisting in local micro enterprise growth.
This trip had a mission, a mission we all had personal investment in, and I’m not speaking financially. If anything, the only apprehension I had was the fear of failure
Part One: Backpod The Idea
This week we’ll get to know a member from the group Backpod. Michael Peters is one of three exceptionally talented artist to dedicate his creative life by using his artistic expression as a tool for the greater good.
Thank You Kenzie Cooke!
The human spirit can endure the realities of responsibility without losing the fun behind the profundity of newness. I think we all can do better, I believe Kenzie Cooke’s work suggests to us that its not inevitable but let us not forget how things used to be, how we once were as children, laughing, and running through the open fields. This week has been a reminder for me to continue to be consistant in doing the things I love to do, the dreams I believe in, and the individual path I choose to walk.