Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Candle Pouring


Spent the morning with Kathy a couple weeks ago. She does this old style of candle making that involves pouring the hot bees wax down each wick. Its very labor intensive and by no means practical but to her it is a way of meditation. She Learned the Trade years ago from a man living in Alaska. She once tried to make a business out of selling the candles but has gotten involved in other things and only produces them once a year. She believes that there are very few, maybe no one else in the world who still make candles this way, its a forgotten trade. Anyways, she is a very kind and knowledgeable person, it was a pleasure just to be around her.


Sunday, February 3, 2008

Some Random Images


Constantine and Kathy
Light.
Constantine Searching for something in his basement.
Constantine Walking up the stairs from his basement.
Silverware at Super China Buffet in Parkersburg, WV.
Water from a fire hydrant on Union Street back in the fall.
Out My bedroom window. 
Downpour in Athens

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Constantine 2






Spent two more days with Constantine. He's such an interesting a character and it would take me years to understand all the ideas and philosophies he has brewing in his head. I threw out most of the images in my original edit for these couple. There still some holes in the story but I'm fairly happy with how it turned out.  And I'm sure I'll be spending more time with him.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Constantine







This is Constantine, a man talked to briefly and told I'd call him sometime this year. It turned out to be quite the character. Being a big living example and big advocate for sustainable living and community togetherness. He lives in a house designed to use the sun to heat the house and the winter and not in the sumer. His power is derived from large solar panels in the back yard. There is no sewage and all waste from the toilet and sink is composted. His main goal is to bring the local community together and encourage people to buy local and keep jobs local as to raise up the entire community, making them as independent as possible. This story is far from complete but this is all I managed to get in time for class.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Rape Of a Nation


 
Marcus Bleasdale is one of my heros and his piece on Mediastorm is amazing. I think he's been in the Congo for 8 years now covering, what I believe, is one of the most unrecognized problems in the world today. 

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Super China Buffet









This is the first story I did for the picture story class I'm taking this quarter. Sue Chen, whom I shot slightly last quarter, Commutes 45 minutes to Parkersburg, WV every Saturday to teach 2 children Chinese in a chinese restaurant. Tik-Sing, the boy she teaches and whose dad owns the restaurant, has been receiving lessons from Sue for 2 months now. While Melody, the other student, is only on her third class. 

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Chinese New Years Practice




Stumbled across these kids practicing for a Chinese New Year celebration.