I’ve learned that the past can be seen differently, the present can be lived more fully, and the next step can be taken with joy and hope.
G(love)
Photography/Mixed Media
It started him on a long descent from top IBM salesman to homeless on the streets of Brooklyn some 20 years later. Our relationship followed a similar trajectory; we spoke only twice in his final ten years.
Directions to Enough
Video Series
Directions to Enough is a series of experimental, instructional self-help videos. The project functions on several levels: 1) communicate to the audience a useful guideline for improving psychological and emotional health, 2)…
Out of the Memory Box
Pinhole Camera Photography
Unlike previous projects which explored the dark corners of dark spaces, the strange-looking “box camera” became the portal through which happy memories and comforting feelings emerged.
Conversation Cards
Performance
The Art of Enough
There are times we speak for 20 or 30 minutes without discussing art at all.
All the King’s Horses
Photography
The Art of Enough
It was never enough then, and it was never enough for a lifetime.
Family of Men
Photography/Mixed Media
The few family stories about my grandfathers had alcohol as the leading character.
It’s Not About Me
Experimental Self-Help Video
Harvard University’s 85-year Study of Adult Development found that the quality of relationships is the most important factor in determining happiness.
Small Surprises
Online Documentation
The Art of Enough
Small Surprises began when I was given this guidance: “I think you should seek to have pleasurable moments during ordinary experiences”.
My Father’s Ashes
Photography/Mixed Media
When my father died, his ashes were sent to me. I put the brown box on a shelf in our laundry room and forgot about it.
Pavlov’s Belt
Video
Seeking to cope with the upheaval, my five-year-old self created a story.
Destination Unknown
Mixed Media
“Keep uncertainty alive as long as possible.” I heard this piece of advice while watching a documentary about video artist William Kentridge.
Re-Remembered
Monologue with Photographic Set Pieces
12 years later, I stand on the mound on warm and windy day. Senior year in high school. The catcher puts down two fingers and I throw another deuce. It is breaking big and wide today.
Commercial Projects
Varied Media
Jay has produced and creative directed hundreds of commercial projects for companies such as Sony, Mattel, Merck, Disney and many, many others. Media formats have included video, installations, print, eLearning, and live stage productions.
My Mother Made Me Laugh…
Mixed Media
The Art of Enough
In the end, objects representing the pain of my childhood ended in a big ball — a big ball of objects entangled in brown jute twine, fishing line, rope and red and white polka dot material. Then in a process resembling ritual…
