Poetry reading and dinner with Carl Atiya Swanson & Stacy Ann Schwartz.
A Visual & Written Essay by Clarkus A. Patrick.
Double trouble. JK. Double awesome!
A portion of Stacy's collection of VIP radness.
Old-timie love.
Stacy's Jack White Holga. The perfect cross-section of music and photo goodness.
An album cover Stacy shot. Big pimpin'.
Oh, hello.
Paraphernalia. Of the photo kind.
The homestead.
Carl. The man. The myth. The legend.
Smiles from the dream team.
What a funny!
Carl and William Seward Burroughs II. Thinkers.
Carl's art in the archives. (Eye painting by Garrett Perry.)
(The woman is a drawing by Egon Schiele in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.)
Explaining themes that reoccur in Carl's work.
On the walls. (The Masculine Energy print is by Cave Party.)
On the arms.
Carl reading poetry. I'm super amped to check out his recommendation.
Stacy showing me some images from her published photo book. She's got me beat on that front. Awesome stuff.
Keep on clickin'!!
Where do I begin with these two?
Stacy and I have known each other for six-ish years now from being out-and-about in town mostly at music venues and other such happenings. She always had and still has a camera in-tow whenever I see her.
When I spent the day with Stacy & Carl I got an even more in-depth view into the insane degree, volume, and depth of projects these two individually and collectively work on.
Stacy does:
Photos. -- She creates a huge amount of various photo projects in both film based and digital formats, most often with a music focus.
Law. -- She has a law degree and works with other creatives on all sorts of legal projects making their lives easier.
Records. -- Sometimes she still picks up shifts at the awesome local record store The Electric Fetus.
Music Booking. -- She runs a booking agency called Damaged Goods - that works with events like The Stone Arch Bridge Festival, Art-A-Whirl, and Vita.mn's Music & Movies series to book music and entertainment.
Edumacation. -- Beyond all that she works at the McNally Smith College of Music. She will be teaching graduate and undergrad classes in music business there in the fall.
I'm sure I've left something out, but jeez how much can one person do? (Stacy, don't answer that.)
Carl does:
Writes. -- As much as possible but with sometimes painfully long gestation periods. (So he says...) He write for Cake In 15, occasionally for mnartists.org, and other outlets. He writes mostly to try and get out the word on what's happening around him, but also to attempt to articulate an experiential world view where the arts are critical and valuable. He loves interviews and interviewing as it is often more interesting to have artists talk about their life and work than simply react to stuff. (Amen brother.)
Theater. -- As an actor, writer and administrator, he powers forward his theater company Savage Umbrella. He loves theater because it combines all art forms - visual, physical, aural - and it is a catalyst for conversation and a filter with which to discuss ideas bigger than just ourselves and entertainment.
Business. -- Carl is an MBA student at the University of St. Thomas and works at Springboard for the Arts (Check them out!). He knows that artists need to make a living, and the value of art to a creative and growing economy can't be under-estimated. So he's trying to make sure it's not. (Double props here.)
PR. -- He sidelines on projects with/for his friends, and spun off a company, Crown & Sparrow - to help promote them.
Stacy & Carl together do:
Write, organize, and promote Cake In 15. Other stuff. Garden. Bike. Eat. Hang out with each other. And sometimes cook friends like me dinner. Rad.
I feel like I should write in greater detail about all of Carl & Stacy's projects, but if you haven't heard of either one of these folks yet... the links above will get you started. And if you're interested in what they're doing - reach out to them and connect. At the core, these two are connectors. Both Stacy & Carl put a huge amount of effort into exploring the people, projects, arts, music, and culture that makes our city and beyond so great. They are explorers on a constant hunt for inspiration to in-turn produce things that inspire.
For all that they do there is a type of fluidity behind it. It all fits together. And it makes sense for who they are as people. It's awesome to see a pair work on so many things together and still maintain their own unique characteristics and point of view as well. I feel like these two set the bar for the super couple. Two hyper-productive awesome artists - together.
But more than that, my favorite thing about both of them as individuals is their passion and promotion for others in the arts. Sure, Stacy is a dedicated and passionate photographer, but more than that she tirelessly promotes the work of others. And sure, Carl is a deep thinking writer, actor, and theater man, but more than anything he is also a promoter of other artists.
They are like a vortex of giver supporters for artists on all levels. We shared a similar sentiment on the evening we hung out for this project - which is that although we don't love all art, music, theater, poetry, photography, painting and on-and-on and so forth - we appreciate that ALL artists care enough to create the work that they do. And that the work by artists that we do love and appreciate is something we'll always find a way to promote to anyone who is willing to listen.
So, Stacy and Carl - thank you kindly for going out of your way to find the time, effort, and care - to promote the work of others - more often than not above and beyond the promotion of your own work. The greatest advocates of the arts are also in many cases the greatest artists. Keep on working towards the greatness.
A Visual & Written Essay by Clarkus A. Patrick.
Double trouble. JK. Double awesome!
A portion of Stacy's collection of VIP radness.
Old-timie love.
Stacy's Jack White Holga. The perfect cross-section of music and photo goodness.
An album cover Stacy shot. Big pimpin'.
Oh, hello.
Paraphernalia. Of the photo kind.
The homestead.
Carl. The man. The myth. The legend.
Smiles from the dream team.
What a funny!
Carl and William Seward Burroughs II. Thinkers.
Carl's art in the archives. (Eye painting by Garrett Perry.)
(The woman is a drawing by Egon Schiele in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.)
Explaining themes that reoccur in Carl's work.
On the walls. (The Masculine Energy print is by Cave Party.)
On the arms.
Carl reading poetry. I'm super amped to check out his recommendation.
Stacy showing me some images from her published photo book. She's got me beat on that front. Awesome stuff.
Keep on clickin'!!
Where do I begin with these two?
Stacy and I have known each other for six-ish years now from being out-and-about in town mostly at music venues and other such happenings. She always had and still has a camera in-tow whenever I see her.
When I spent the day with Stacy & Carl I got an even more in-depth view into the insane degree, volume, and depth of projects these two individually and collectively work on.
Stacy does:
Photos. -- She creates a huge amount of various photo projects in both film based and digital formats, most often with a music focus.
Law. -- She has a law degree and works with other creatives on all sorts of legal projects making their lives easier.
Records. -- Sometimes she still picks up shifts at the awesome local record store The Electric Fetus.
Music Booking. -- She runs a booking agency called Damaged Goods - that works with events like The Stone Arch Bridge Festival, Art-A-Whirl, and Vita.mn's Music & Movies series to book music and entertainment.
Edumacation. -- Beyond all that she works at the McNally Smith College of Music. She will be teaching graduate and undergrad classes in music business there in the fall.
I'm sure I've left something out, but jeez how much can one person do? (Stacy, don't answer that.)
Carl does:
Writes. -- As much as possible but with sometimes painfully long gestation periods. (So he says...) He write for Cake In 15, occasionally for mnartists.org, and other outlets. He writes mostly to try and get out the word on what's happening around him, but also to attempt to articulate an experiential world view where the arts are critical and valuable. He loves interviews and interviewing as it is often more interesting to have artists talk about their life and work than simply react to stuff. (Amen brother.)
Theater. -- As an actor, writer and administrator, he powers forward his theater company Savage Umbrella. He loves theater because it combines all art forms - visual, physical, aural - and it is a catalyst for conversation and a filter with which to discuss ideas bigger than just ourselves and entertainment.
Business. -- Carl is an MBA student at the University of St. Thomas and works at Springboard for the Arts (Check them out!). He knows that artists need to make a living, and the value of art to a creative and growing economy can't be under-estimated. So he's trying to make sure it's not. (Double props here.)
PR. -- He sidelines on projects with/for his friends, and spun off a company, Crown & Sparrow - to help promote them.
Stacy & Carl together do:
Write, organize, and promote Cake In 15. Other stuff. Garden. Bike. Eat. Hang out with each other. And sometimes cook friends like me dinner. Rad.
I feel like I should write in greater detail about all of Carl & Stacy's projects, but if you haven't heard of either one of these folks yet... the links above will get you started. And if you're interested in what they're doing - reach out to them and connect. At the core, these two are connectors. Both Stacy & Carl put a huge amount of effort into exploring the people, projects, arts, music, and culture that makes our city and beyond so great. They are explorers on a constant hunt for inspiration to in-turn produce things that inspire.
For all that they do there is a type of fluidity behind it. It all fits together. And it makes sense for who they are as people. It's awesome to see a pair work on so many things together and still maintain their own unique characteristics and point of view as well. I feel like these two set the bar for the super couple. Two hyper-productive awesome artists - together.
But more than that, my favorite thing about both of them as individuals is their passion and promotion for others in the arts. Sure, Stacy is a dedicated and passionate photographer, but more than that she tirelessly promotes the work of others. And sure, Carl is a deep thinking writer, actor, and theater man, but more than anything he is also a promoter of other artists.
They are like a vortex of giver supporters for artists on all levels. We shared a similar sentiment on the evening we hung out for this project - which is that although we don't love all art, music, theater, poetry, photography, painting and on-and-on and so forth - we appreciate that ALL artists care enough to create the work that they do. And that the work by artists that we do love and appreciate is something we'll always find a way to promote to anyone who is willing to listen.
So, Stacy and Carl - thank you kindly for going out of your way to find the time, effort, and care - to promote the work of others - more often than not above and beyond the promotion of your own work. The greatest advocates of the arts are also in many cases the greatest artists. Keep on working towards the greatness.
