The Letter Killeth, but the Spirit Giveth Life; Glen Epstein

“If artists travel many roads to find their muse, then Glen could fill an atlas with his meanderings.” So wrote Anne Binder in the 2002 Spring issue of the Letter Arts Review.  I encountered Glen Epstein for the first time in 2005 when we worked together on several animations that combined elements of his work with songs from Tom Wait’s 1976 album, Small Change.  Working with him was often challenging, but also rewarding... Read More

I Wish I Was in New Orleans

Iowa City, Iowa. Collage and Xeroxed by Glen Epstein from the work of Egon Schiele and music of Tom Waits, this animation is meant to evoke a New Orleans that the protagonist will never return to. I attempt to communicate this with the style of a traditional slide show presentation. Glen calligraphed and made the original book from which these images were made in the 1970‘s. In 2005, we were introduced and spent many months assembling... Read More