Who Am I To Stop It

Category: Artists in the film

  • Behind the scenes sneak peek 3

    Listen to this post:   Athena on drums as Dani does one of her original raps. Dani and Athena have always been close and crack each other up a lot. They’re cousins only a few months apart in age. See clips of Athena’s documentary film project about Dani on this very blog called “The World Unclear:…

  • Behind the scenes sneak peek 2

    Listen to this post: Kris gave me paper, paint, tools and a pep talk before I started making this painting in her studio. If I’ve painted before this, I certainly don’t remember. But that’s not saying much. Kris looks on approvingly as I turn a paint spill on this small paper into a new kind…

  • “The World Unclear: Life with Brain Trauma” documentary

    Listen to this post: Have a look at the following clips of a documentary. It was made by Athena about her cousin, Danielle to help the community understand Danielle’s severe traumatic brain injury. More than that it was to help the community understand that Danielle is still a complete, whole, valuable person even as the…

  • Guest Blogger Kris Haas: “Into the InBetween”

    Listen to this post: At our first interview with Kris Haas, she shared her artist statement, which is written in verse. If you have ever wondered where an artist goes in their mind or their soul while making art, here’s one place. Into the InBetween Where the silence of the moment lies The place that…

  • Time for a Haas Pause

    Listen to this post: We had our first interview with visual artist Kris Haas today. It was such a delight. In case you aren’t familiar with her last name, the last sound is a “z,” not an “s.” Not surprisingly, I can’t remember most of what we talked about. One thing that does stand out…