Marla Coffey's Page

To, all, Hello;

First, please, accept my apologies for never giving a formal/proper introduction to all members of TCFIR. Second, please, allow me to do so, almost, ten months later.
My name is Lowry Taylor. I am co-founder of the Digital Development Corporation And Oversight Committee, Inc. (Formed in 2004).
Maria, I posted the intro under "forum". You will find it to be a good reply, as well.
Thanks.

Hi Maria,

Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm very much excited to be part of the community. Very much a novice researcher here, but will try and contribute where I can.

Best,
Justin

My primary interest is the advancement of art education. Proper methodology and content standards have advanced the perception of visual art in public schools. However, there is still much work to do in educating the public on the rationale for art education programs. Art is a core subject and I am constantly amused that people call it extracurricular or non academic. The cognitive, cultural, historical and philopsophical experiences that happen in an art classroom are abound, especially when taught by an art educator.

Thanks for reading. This addition to my March 31 thread may help those of you to understand why I call myself a professional art educator rather than an artist.

Thank you Marla !

Hi,

I am responding to Marla's nice note to me, especially the following: "I know you'll have some insight to share here--photography has changed a lot since the birth of the Internet, and it would be good to know how it has affected your work as a photographer."

Images are integrated with everyone's waking life. I am critical of what I see, but open to most of it. As a global interconnected society, I believe that we must promote democratic values surrounding internet access to images and information.

As a photographer, I know that the act of viewing is constructivist. Viewers derive meaning based on what they "bring" to an image. When I take a photo, I am telling a story to others about my topic. Hopefully someone has a positive experience with my work.

Because the internet is saturated with photography, I never know who is viewing my work at any given time. I can't conclude that the volume of images online truly waters down the power of one individual piece. As long as one person besides the artist sees a work of art it has begun a journey outside of that initial viewing....

Thanks Marla. I'm a storyteller by trade. I use love marks, icons, archetypes and an assortment of mediums in my Transmedia Storytelling. Here is one of my current projects, Hempsters - Plant The Seed starring Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Woody Harrelson. http://www.7thScreen.com @7thScreen @Hempsters

You can also go to my profile on LinkedIn or Google "producer Rod Pitman" for more back story.

Tell me a little about your self, who you are working with and what you are envisioning as you Face Future?

Thank you for thinking of me.

Warmest regards,

Rod Pitman
Believer
@7thScreen

Hi Marla, thanks for adding me. I was invited to the group by Reid Cornwell who is my Facebook friend. I just sent you a friends request there. I'm a new librarian on job search, interested in health sciences, public health, social networking, and the effects of social networks on society. It's nice to meet you here!

Thanks for the welcome
We moved to Cinti in '74, I finished college at UC.
We moved to SC in '88 from Cinti.

We have traveled alot. Lived and worked in the UK in the early '80s.

Thanks for the sweet welcome Marla, I will do my best to contribute.