Just heard about this interview with Ice Cube conducted by the Synergist from the Channel 9 blog before Ice Cub performed at SXSW.

Check out the interview here.

Self-portrait courtesy of Eric Pollard


Answers: Eric Pollard
Questions: Kirk Wimberley for evo.
12/14/2006

Eric Pollard is one of the most innovative athletes in skiing. The idea to interview Eric came about while discussing some collaborative opportunities with, Jason Levinthal, the founder of Line Skis. We wanted to promote Line’s Elizabeth and Sir Francis Bacon skis which feature Pollard’s research, development, and exclusive artwork. I was less interested with his professional exploits (although stunning) as I was with his creative pursuits and other personal reflections, which appear below for your enjoyment.

My friend Sean Jackson had the opportunity to sit down with World Vision’s President, Rich Stearns. I thought that was a big deal so I’m posting it here for avid readers. If you like interviews you will like this piece. However, I must warn you that it is long. Take some time to relax and read this like you would the newspaper on Sunday mornings. Sean is a Seattle-based counselor who will eventually focus his practice to the service of pastors. He’s also a husband, loyal friend, landscaper and exceptional conversationalist. Sean is probably one of the most well read people I’ve ever met and enjoys film as literature. Find out more about Sean’s practice at prodigalcounseling.com. Learn more about the impact World Vision is making at worldvision.org. This interview was originally posted at theotherjournal.com – another stimulus toward conversation.

Shots of Andre’s garage studio and his right arm.

I took a few hours out of a Saturday to sit down with local painter Andre Martin to get a better idea of where he came from and how he got to be sitting across from me. We met up at his spacious apartment in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah and I quickly noticed how he contrasted with his surroundings. Tattooed and dressed for the city Andre looked very different than the sparkling new developments and the corporately-minded young married couples both with and without children. He was not out of place, but one could determine that his place was in the city conversing with the urban energy that engulfs it. On September 5th, Martin will begin classes at Cornish College of the Arts pursuing a career in Visual Communications. Some may say that going to school was a long delayed action for him, but often we traverse a few paths before discovering the narrow road of our vocation. Mostly, I just listened to Andre’s story and took a lot of notes, which I tried to organize neatly for you to read.