stephaniebeth.

by Stephanie Beth Gokhman.

Originally a space for my projects, both artistic and academic:
this is really neither of those things.
laurensieczkowski:

Amazing.  The Pacific Northwest really does it right.
“Taking the urban garden to the next level, Seattle, Washington has officially broken ground on a dedicated seven acre area of city land set to be converted into an “edible forest” that will produce free food for the city’s residents and visitors, human or otherwise.
According to the Beacon Food Forest’s website, the project’s mission is ‘to design, plant and grow an edible urban forest garden that inspires our community to gather together, grow our own food and rehabilitate our local ecosystem.’”

laurensieczkowski:

Amazing.  The Pacific Northwest really does it right.

“Taking the urban garden to the next level, Seattle, Washington has officially broken ground on a dedicated seven acre area of city land set to be converted into an “edible forest” that will produce free food for the city’s residents and visitors, human or otherwise.

According to the Beacon Food Forest’s website, the project’s mission is ‘to design, plant and grow an edible urban forest garden that inspires our community to gather together, grow our own food and rehabilitate our local ecosystem.’”

Magnolia Electric Co.: a note from jason

magnoliaelectricco:

Dear friends and family.
It has been a long hospital year. You all have done so much and given so much to further my cause on this planet that I feel compelled to give you a little note. The response towards my medical fund and other support has been better than I could have ever imagined. I…

Wishing you well, Jason Molina. It’s a long hard road but it’s lined with friends.

Chateaunuf du Pape in Avignon during a vineyard tour around Provence. Thank you to the 2012 EACL for accepting our submission, as it was an exciting conference and a lovely stay in France! Some more photos of the trip here.

Chateaunuf du Pape in Avignon during a vineyard tour around Provence. Thank you to the 2012 EACL for accepting our submission, as it was an exciting conference and a lovely stay in France! Some more photos of the trip here.

laurensieczkowski’s latest imaginative film production, for OXFAM America:

I am very proud to present this video that I produced last week with Brody Baker and Starworks Group for OXFAM America.  

Right now Washington is playing with our global food aid programs, with regulations that protect special interests at the expense of hungry people. These regulations cost taxpayers up to $500 million per year.

This video is a call-to-action for Americans to speak up and tell their members of Congress that we’re sick of these special interest giveaways that cost lives and tax dollars. Thousands have already signed our petition calling for reform. The push is part of Oxfam’s GROW campaign to tackle the politics behind hunger.  We grow enough food on this planet to ensure everyone has enough to eat, but political obstacles, like unnecessary food aid regulations, get in the way.

Life-saving food aid represents a tiny fraction, just .05 percent, of the  federal budget.  Yet every year, millions of dollars end up in the pockets of special interest groups instead of helping to feed hungry people.  

Tell Washington to stop playing with other people’s food.  Lives depend on it.

Directed by Tim Saccenti.  Beautifully shot by i Abel.  Art direction and production design by the lovely Andrea Huelse.  Food styling by Diana Yen of The Jewels of New York.  Frighteningly realistic and beautiful animal masks by Zoe Morsette of Where The Wild Things Are fame. 

Please visit oxfamamerica.org/foodaid to see how you can help with the initiative to stop frivolous government spending, and start feeding the hungry. 

laurensieczkowski:

Embarking on a fun new project.

This looks like a collaboration between you and Allison Lindblom! Am I correct? I would love to hear more about this project!

laurensieczkowski:

Embarking on a fun new project.

This looks like a collaboration between you and Allison Lindblom! Am I correct? I would love to hear more about this project!

t-nks:

“I have dermatographia, a condition in which one’s immune system releases excessive amounts of histamine, causing capillaries to dilate and welts to appear (lasting about thirty minutes) when the hypersensitive skin’s surface is lightly scratched. This allows me to painlessly draw on my skin with just enough time to photograph the results. Even though I can direct this ephemeral response by drawing on it, the reaction is involuntary, much like the uncontrollable nature of a blush.”

t-nks:

I have dermatographia, a condition in which one’s immune system releases excessive amounts of histamine, causing capillaries to dilate and welts to appear (lasting about thirty minutes) when the hypersensitive skin’s surface is lightly scratched. This allows me to painlessly draw on my skin with just enough time to photograph the results. Even though I can direct this ephemeral response by drawing on it, the reaction is involuntary, much like the uncontrollable nature of a blush.

(Source: deaf-mutes, via fuckyeahbookarts)