Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow, nor puddles, ice, insomnia, etc. could keep us from hanging the NorthShore Mall exhibit of I Am More: Massachusetts this morning! The insomnia was from hearing the sleet begin at 2:30 in the morning and lasted pretty much until it was time to fire up the UHaul and head to the mall in the storm (the sleet continued). Continue reading →

It’s time for the second of five regional openings of I Am More: Massachusetts, and this time it’s the city of Lawrence! When I met with Lawrence portrait subject Chris and told him it was important to me to have one of the five exhibits in Lawrence he said, “Well then it should be at El Taller. That’s where everyone goes.”  Continue reading →

If you thought the original sixteen I Am More portraits and essays had been retired after the unveiling of the new I Am More: Massachusetts exhibit you would be wrong. We now have at least two exhibits going at a time, and this holiday season there will be three… Continue reading →

Today Iain and I packed up the exhibit at the Worcester PopUp and stowed the portraits at home for a few weeks. There were still viewers there reading and we were told the gallery has had a steady stream of people from all over, including out-of-state to see it. I wanted to share with you some of the contributions to the participation board and some messages in the guestbook: Continue reading →

I’m thrilled to share with you that the fundraising goal for I Am More: Massachusetts has been met! In a little over a year you have made this portrait series possible by donations totaling $40,000. This will allow the 20 portraits to travel to four more regional exhibits around the state to impact as many Massachusetts residents as possible. Continue reading →

On Tuesday, after two days of naps and nothingness, I decided it was time to do some laundry. I started a pile and then remembered an email I needed to check so I opened up my laptop. There was a new email (not the one I was looking for) that said “Channel 4 News Story.” What news story was someone sending meee….ohhh noooo…. Continue reading →

I just woke up from a two hour nap so I think it’s time to share some photos from the first public unveiling of I Am More: Massachusetts at the Worcester PopUp on Saturday. Continue reading →

For the past week, 3 am arrives with a torrent of concerns. A year and a half of work will be unveiled this Saturday and the shy artist who usually just stays home has had to manage invitations, press, framing, printing, transportation, community outreach, setup, food, and music. I keep telling myself, all I need is 20 framed portraits and 20 printed essays, and we have a show. Well, currently, two portraits are still at the frame shop and the essays are still at the printers. Hence, 3 am. Continue reading →

When I look for display locations for I Am More I’m not looking for traditional fine arts spaces, I’m looking for largest number of eyeballs passing through who might be affected. It was for that reason that I approached the largest working regional theatre in Massachusetts—North Shore Music Theatre. Continue reading →

I finished the last portrait of the I Am More: Massachusetts series this morning. I hope it explains what the last two and a half years have meant to me: