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So, I just finished up a live version of That's What You're Good At. My goal was to see if I could interview and create pieces for the site in one space in the span of a few hours. Once this is perfe…

In this entry I talk more about That's What You're Good At while I'm drawing for the site. I alsoget into the behind the scenes of re-evaluating the success of the site and planning the user survey. 

This is the first of a series of journal entries. 

In 2015, I've decided to pursue two projects spawned from the work I've done on The AP Collection. Finder Quigley, a series of private, invitation o…

Before our chat, Addi and I met up in front of my place walked over to the Lawrenceville Farmer's Market and did a little shopping. I bought these neat little candies that are painted to look like co…

Stephen and I planned on meeting at my place to chat—both of us bussing after work. While in the South Side on the 48 headed Downtown he walked on the bus and I recognized him instantly. We've been f…

The Greater Pittsburgh Coliseum has a long and varied use history. It started its life as one of four large buildings used to service the many trollies with which Pittsburgh streets were once lined a…

Amanda Narcisi makes me believe that I can do anything. I can absolutely relate to her busy schedule and always wanting to do more. She created the online magazine BOLD Pittsburgh and is a major orga…

Max C Lee is an artist getting his MFA in New York City at the School of Visual Arts. He was in town over June 5th and 6th for a show he booked at Unsmoked in Braddock over a year ago. Since scheduli…

The other day I biked down to the Point to see Essential Machine play on the main stage at the Three Rivers Arts Festival. After I headed out, Matt Dayak texted me saying that next time I should stop…

Michael Johnson is Genevieve's neighbor in Lawrenceville, who lives just a handful of doors down. They met at the Lawrenceville Organic Community Garden in the Allegheny Cemetery and have been friend…

Amos Levy / DJ Thermos / Art Educator and I catch up after eight years!

• WC&S Mixtapes Project
• YMCA Lighthouse Project on Bandcamp
• Twitter: @LikeAThermos
• Instagram: @amoswolf
• facebook.com/DjThermos
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Dan Striker, the Executive Director of Pittsburgh Fringe, was kind enough to bring over two of his artists to chat about this year's festival. Both Hudson Rush and The Mad Muse are hands on and devot…

Duncan MacDiarmid and Ashley Hickey are both sculptors and members of Society of Sculptors (SOS). They have both been members of the board, and Ashley Hickey is currently the President. Established i…

When you support the AP Collection, you can opt into the APC (after dark) newsletter. Six times a year, a password is emailed to you with access to a secret blog where I post cool stuff exclusively f…

Njaimeh Njie grew up in Stanton Heights and came back to Pittsburgh after going to school in St. Louis and doing some traveling. She has since stayed to develop her skills as a filmmaker. Njaimeh bal…

Joe Mruk is a freelance illustrator and artist, who has travelled to the desert and back and has long since stayed in Pittsburgh to work on commissions and other projects of the like. Although not al…

Kristin Ward started bellydancing shortly after she moved to Pittsburgh in 2000. She has performed and taught this practice ever since, her venues ranging from weddings to corporate functions to fest…

I went into my interview with Genevieve armed with twenty-five rehearsed questions and a preconception on how I wanted the chat to go. Alas, my plan was laid to waste almost immediately. I intended o…