shoestring: life, by a thread: the blog http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog the blog for the shoestring video portait series Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:47:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Sonnenzimmer: outtakes http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/sonnenzimmer-outtakes/ http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/sonnenzimmer-outtakes/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:46:25 +0000 sinker http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/?p=14
A few additional minutes from the Shoestring portrait of Chicago-based print and art studio Sonnenzimmer. In these clips, Nick expands on “being tested” (and we revisit the high-five) and Nadine talks about building a community of support.

]]> http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/sonnenzimmer-outtakes/feed/ Follow along on Twitter http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/follow-along-on-twitter/ http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/follow-along-on-twitter/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:05:19 +0000 sinker http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/?p=11 So if you’re looking for thoughts on DIY production, journalism, dinner, and many (MANY) other random thoughts, you may want to follow me on Twitter—it’s definitely going to be the first place to find out when new Shoestring videos are uploaded and more. Join in the fun!

]]> http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/follow-along-on-twitter/feed/ Sonnenzimmer: Over 1000 served http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/sonnenzimmer-over-1000-served/ http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/sonnenzimmer-over-1000-served/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:39:16 +0000 sinker http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/?p=9 I checked the Sonnenzimmer video stats today, and was amazed to see that we just passed the 1000 view mark! For a site that’s still not “official,” that’s a whole lot of people watching Nick and Nadine’s story. Thanks to everyone that’s seen it and the many folks who embedded the video on their sites. Such a great reminder that these little stories of people DIYing their lives together resonate.

]]> http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/04/sonnenzimmer-over-1000-served/feed/ New video shot http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/03/new-video-shot/ http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/03/new-video-shot/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:05:48 +0000 sinker http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/?p=5 I’m currently cutting together a portrait of Nick Butcher and Nadine Nakanishi, the two talented artists behind the print shop & design studio Sonnenzimmer. Nick and Nadine were generous enough to spend the morning with me talking and showing me around. Added bonus: Nick gave me his music to cut the piece to. Can’t wait to get this done!

]]> http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/03/new-video-shot/feed/ Why Shoestring? http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/03/why-shoestring/ http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/2009/03/why-shoestring/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:03:50 +0000 sinker http://www.hangingbyashoestring.com/blog/?p=3 In this era of economic meltdowns, it seems important to remember that you can still follow your heart, still carve out a life for yourself creating things of passion and building things anew. The money may not be there, but look around you: the money isn’t anywhere right now. So why not make something you love?

Most of the people, businesses, and ideas profiled in Shoestring don’t have business plans. They didn’t get an MBA. They don’t have investors, and probably never got a loan. These are people that build businesses because they couldn’t do anything but: they had the drive to create.

Shoestring aims to capture the thoughts and ideas/ideals behind that drive: to present portraits of those that are building a life for themselves against the odds and helping to remind all of us that true freedom comes from grabbing a chance with both hands.

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