Artists, Authors & Speakers
Douglas Paul Smith
We were fortunate to meet Douglas in Vermont during some much needed downtime. He described some of his work to us and we put together a gallery based site that allows him to showcase and sell his work. Check it out. Great stuff.
Cynthia Roberts
Cynthia Roberts is a visual artist living and working north of Boston. She has exhibited in NY, Boston, and in Europe. Roberts was trained at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and Brown University in Providence, RI.
Sachiko Akiyama, sculptor
Her sculptures have the allure and economy of a Buddha statue and the sense that there's more going on under the surface of each figure than the viewer could dream.
Suzy Becker
We are very pleased to welcome author, cartoonist, humanitarian, Suzy Becker to our SLAB500 community. Suzy is the author of "All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat (And Then Some)" and "I Had Brain Surgery, What's Your Excuse?"
This design was worked created by Fyfe Design in Cambridge MA.
Scott Alarik
Scott Alarik has been the principal folk music writer for the Boston Globe since 1986. He is also a frequent contributor to Sing Out! the Folk Music Magazine, and was folk critic for the public radio program "Here and Now" for seven years. From 1991-97, he was editor and chief writer for the New England Folk Almanac.
Randi Kravitz - copywriter
"I am a writer, editor, and proofreader with 15 years of professional experience, and have lived in the Boston area since 1995"
a bell design
A BELL DESIGN CO is a small, full service, graphic design studio serving businesses, publishers, and the arts. Im Anne Bell Carter, after graduating from Massachusetts College of Art in 1988, I worked in publication design and marketing in Boston before opening my own studio in 2000.
David Young, photography
The Dinner Diaries
Betsy Block is back and now with a book inspired by her SLAB500 blog. We are very excited to host her book's site - due to hit the shelves in July of 2008.
alexandra Sheldon
Alexandra Sheldon combines her drawing and painting into collages. She teaches collage and drawing workshops all over New England and lives and works in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Valerie Spain
Valerie Spain is an author and a painter near Boston proper. She found us through another of our clients - Notable Productions. Being an artist, we helped her tweak her design until it matched the vision she had for her site.
Cinescare
This is a site dedicated to the love of horror films. It features a growing collection of reviews, articles, recommendations and opinion. The design was created by the author, James O'Brien. We did the layout and mouse overs - its very scarey.
Peter Jay Shippy
Peter needed a new website to showcase his work as a poet, and advertise his new book. We found the right style for him, and of course, gave him the ability to easily update and add to his own site at a whim.
Kathie Strauss - copywriter
JoyceLister.com
A painter, Joyce already had a site with us, but expressed the desire to edit it herself - since she was always creating - she wanted to be in charge of adding new material. We used the new module xGallery to allow her to do just that.
JohnKennethGalbraith.com
This is the Author's website - Richard Parker wanted a site that would not only advertise his book, but serve as a knowlege source about John Kenneth Galbraith.
Susan Giacometti : Printmaker/Painter
An artist in Carmel, California, we have admired Susan's work for a long time. We were happy to provide a site with the help of designer Lynda Infantino.
Rick Beyer
Rick Beyer is a popular author, an award-winning documentary producer, and an avid student of history. His newest book comes out on November 3rd: The Greatest Science Stories Never Told. He is also working on an independent film about an extraordinary World War II deception unit entitled The Ghost Army.
Jill Grimes
Jill Grimes received her MFA in painting from Boston University in 2003. Since graduating, she has exhibited her work in Boston, New York and Dallas, and has been reviewed in the Boston Globe and Art New England. Grimes currently works as a Lecturer in the School of Visual Arts at Boston University. Among her many accolades, Jill Grimes was awarded and Honorarium from Johnson State College in 2007.
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