Checking in with Aaron Farrington
What are you working on right now? A photographer and musician, Aaron Farrington is a man of few words and many talents. Over the years, he’s shot musicians from Devon Sproule to the North Mississippi All-Stars. A couple of different things. I started working with Fenton Williams, the lighting designer for Dave Matthews Band. […]
Checking in with Kevin Everson
What are you working on right now? I’ve got to finish up a film that I shot at Vassar College last March called A House in the North Country based on a play by a friend and co-writer Talaya Delaney. And then this spring break we’ll be shooting a feature up there in Poughkeepsie. Right […]
Checking in with Jeff Decker
I do have a lot of original songs that I’ve worked on over the years, and I’ve got a newer band that I hope to work with in the studio soon.
Checking in with Rosamond Casey
I’m working on a play that’s based on a work of art I did several years ago called “Mapping the Dark: A Museum of Ambient Disorders.”
Hand-made in Charlottesville
MEET THESE LOCALS Angie Hogan (Typesetter, Virginia Arts of the Book Center) Sarah Barker (American Sign Language instructor, Independent Resource Center) Jennifer Maton (Calligrapher, If So INKlined) Ben Miller (Tattoo artist, Ben Around Tattoos) Ted Wood (Typewriter repairman, Charlottesville Office Machine Co.) Jamal Millner (Flat-pick and fingerstyle guitarist) Jon Bright (Lensman, Spectacle Shop) Kenny […]
Angie Hogan, Typesetter at Virginia Arts of the Book Center
“I’m not opposed to one thing or the other,” says Hogan of letterpress versus e-books, “but it’s like the difference between writing somebody a letter by hand and sending them an email.” Tools? I primarily use a Vandercook press, which is not that old, really. It’s probably from the ’60s or ’70s. It’s primarily a […]
Sarah Barker, American Sign Language instructor at the Independent Resource Center [with video]
“People tell me that I fingerspell constantly, without even realizing that I’m doing it,” says Barker. Typical workday? I only teach evening classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights. There’s no typical pattern on the whole. In the higher classes we have a sign discussion about how everybody’s week is going, and maybe we’ll do a […]
Jon Bright, Lensman at the Spectacle Shop
“Occasionally when we’re using screwdrivers and we flip off the screws, we’ll accidentally stab our fingers,” says Bright. “Or burn our hands from working with soldering. But in general, it’s pretty low impact.” How did you learn your craft? I went to college. But I got started in second grade when I had to wear […]
Jennifer Maton, Calligrapher, If So INKLined
“They’re normal hands,” says Maton. “The pen I use is fairly smooth, so it doesn’t rub my fingers raw at any points.” Typical workday? I usually start around 8:30am with warmup exercises for the hands, then I’ll begin one of the projects I have for the day, whether it’s wedding invitations or designs, or whatever’s […]