So in early 2009, Berman Fenelus asked to photograph me as a part of a set of creatives that he was capturing for CLAM Magazine, based out of Paris. But there was a catch—I had to answer a set of questions about living creatively, being green, art, life, etc. So fast forward a few months and there I am, towards the front. It’s dope to have been selected to appear along side culture-creators like Wajeed, Fuse Green (my twisted mentor and honorary big-brother), DJ Rashida, Amir Ebrahimi, and Emanoel Aranujo, who served as the inspiration for the issue. Peep some tidbits of the editorial here:
Clam 19
This is issue we want to explore your world and most importantly the world around you
What’s your job? Freelance Creative Director, Producer . Co-Founder and Publisher of ParlourMagazine.com
Does what you do reach and affect a lot of people? Yes! And that is the scary part about what I do. In the past 365 my work has appeared on network television, toured the country and is probably sitting in your house. I feel a responsibility for anything that I attach my name to, to have some resonance of style and substance. I hate frivolous things and won’t work for gratuitous or irresponsible brands/companies.
What kind of control you have over what you do? It depends. With Parlour I hold a majority of creative control but still run everything by my partners. With my clients and events, I tend to be a bit of a control freak, but it’s really when I am feeling a brand or project. My clients appreciate it, I can be obsessive! However, I do love a more collaborative environment. I just love to push the limit and don’t accept bare minimums—you only have one life. I say live to the maximum.
How important is the work you do to your world? Through my work I am able to help my friends, which means a great deal to me. I constantly hire out of and support my personal network. We are our families away from home. My younger cousin called me her idol on her FaceBook page and that really choked me up. She went to my university and is inspired to live independently. At that moment I realized that I don’t just live for myself anymore. I have to succeed.
What is the most important….politics, economy or art? Art. Why? Art traverses time and sustains society in times of chaos. A society can live off of it’s art in the event that it’s politics and economy wane.
Do you have any tips to others how to handle it? Remain positive and utilize your friends. I have traveled internationally twice during this time, I figure it to be an investment in myself. Don’t stop living because eventually this will be over and you can be fresh for the rebound.
What question should we have asked…? …Can you answer it then? You should have asked me about my strange infatuation with Herman Miller, coffee and leggings. I can’t live without all three. It effects the world, seriously.
Finally what’s your tip for successful living? Love freely and go out dancing every month.
For the full package, you have to go to your nearest full-service newstand and pick up CLAM for yourself!
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