“Working with the Makers Archive was an enriching experience in ways that both surprised me and fulfilled my expectations. Each portrait is a visual artist statement and Zachary does an incredible job in helping creative people find the central narrative to their work and presenting it with clarity. I felt I understood my own work more clearly after working with the Maker's Archive.”
"I am walking away from working with the Makers Archive with a profoundly fresh outlook on my practice. I was impressed by the truly collaborative process of making this video portrait. Our conversations were some of the most intriguing and in depth explorations of my work and my inspiration that I have had with someone outside my own head. This Archive is a platform for communicating the inner work of artists; the thoughts and places artists cannot usually bring the rest of us along for. The Makers Archive is something special, and more importantly, as this Archive grows so will our collective relationship with the act of making in general."
“My work with Zachary for The Maker’s Archive was indispensable in the clarification of my voice as an artist. Through his astute guidance and dedication, he created an environment that was deeply reflective, supportive and honest. The Makers Archive is rewarding far beyond the creation of a video portrait, as I now see my trajectory as an artist through a more clear and authentic perspective. Furthermore, the video piece itself feels like the ‘real me’ I often wished to convey as an artist - I feel proud and grateful for the work we’ve done together and will utilize the video in my pursuit of grants and, one day, an MFA.”