Adam has long held an interest in playing with film to create engaging atmospheres. He’s been able to dig into that interest a little with our film nights in Seoul, 8mm: Owl Bus Vintage Cinema. Last month, a couple of guys wandered into 8mm and struck up a conversation with Adam about blending film with [...]
If you had a chance to meet your childhood self, what would you say? Our friend Hannah Shin created this lovely documentary. Music by Leslie Early. Dear Kid from Hannah Shin on Vimeo. What would you say? -Jessica
A story about an artist, told by a writer and a photographer, all boyhood friends of mine whom I am so happy to see are using their talents to bring beautiful things into the world. Through Kevin Bouldin’s vivid words and Daniel Collin’s communicative images, I was able to catch up with an old friend [...]
This past Thursday we held our first evening of a new Laughing Tree sponsored event, ’8mm: Owl Bus Vintage Cinema,’ and it was lots of fun. (for more event info and a map, click on that link) I’ve been into emulating vintage film looks with my digital photography work for a while now, trying to [...]
Today was our fourth and final day in Balti/Falesti, Moldova visiting Felicia. We’ve had an amazing time. Everything has been even better than we had imagined, and I think we were able to encourage Felicia in addition to spoiling her with some nice things. On top of that, we had two nice afternoons getting to [...]
I just wanted to touch base and let you know that the last leg of The Great European Adventure is going great so far. We have arrived in Bucharest, Romania and were welcomed by Tony, our amazing host from the baptist church here. I sang some songs for their evening prayer meeting tonight from my [...]
Last week, Amy Robbins-Wilson posted her raving review of Laughing Tree Lullabies, Vol. 1 on her Lullaby Link blog. As we were corresponding about our record, she interviewed me about who we are as Laughing Tree, what we’re up to, our lullaby record and our partnership with Sweet Sleep.She posted our interview today. I hope [...]
Four years ago, Adam and I saw this adorable photo of seven-year-old Felicia Stavila, and we knew we had to love her. Felicia lives in an orphanage in the little village of Falesti, Moldova. Moldova is one of the smallest and poorest countries in Europe– a tiny crescent between Romania and the Ukraine. Moldova has [...]
Earlier this year, I came across this video created by Blu somewhere or other, and was completely blown away. I’d never seen anything quite like it, and it boggled my mind to think of how much time, energy and imagination must have been involved in the production of a wall-painted animation such as this: MUTO [...]
We’re always interested in better understanding the creative process and in ways to move beyond the inevitable roadblocks that come one’s way when trying to make something beautiful and good. It’s not an easy road at times (I had a flat tire for several years, myself), so that’s why words of encouragement from those who’ve [...]