When I was a young boy, my grandmother would encourage my interest in sewing. She’d give me scraps of Army surplus wool blankets, and I’d fashion them into tents for my GI Joes. Life on a rural island afforded me lots of time to learn to use a sewing machine, and later woodworking tools as well. That spirit of resourcefulness […]
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Michael Loderstedt returns to his hometown with a film camera and notebook to create a memoir of life growing up on a barrier island. The following is an excerpt from the accompanying book to this exhibition, The Yellowhammer’s Cross. On the island, if you weren’t fishing you were probably sick or worse. The Divining Rod 1970 The sun was starting […]
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Michael Loderstedt had the opportunity to interview photographer Kahlil I. Pedizisai about his work included in the upcoming Collinwood Now exhibition opening at Photocentric (15515 Waterloo Rd.) August 7- 29, in collaboration with Cleveland Heights Now opening August 6 at Foothill Galleries (2450 Fairmont Blvd). These two projects ask both new and seasoned photographers living in their respective neighborhoods to […]
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