Meet Executive Director Casey Moran!
On this week's #MakerMonday Instagram series, we featured Spark's Executive Director Casey Moran, an artist, storyteller, and community leader.
Casey has been involved with Spark since 2015 and was the first salaried employee, having first served as Director of Operations before becoming the Executive Director. Casey's goals are to create a positive atmosphere in which local artists, techies, and crafts-people could find a sense of community, and to provide an accessible, common workspace for creative-minded individuals to work with a wide variety of media, either individually or in collaboration. Under Casey's leadership, Spark obtained a Palmer Grant, relocated to a renovated facility on State Street, and fostered a continued partnership with Hygenic Art.
Beyond inspiring creativity in others as Executive Director of Spark, Casey is an artist in his own right, under the name Casey Spec. Casey graduated from MassArt with a BFA in the Study of Interrelated Media. Primarily an illustrator and painter, Casey also works in video, writing, performance, and three-dimensional work as well. Casey's artwork is self-described as "a theatrical analysis of human tragedy." Casey tells stories with his art, which both depict and elicits raw human emotion through his diverse, expressive characters and gritty, imperfect art style. Casey is also a published author, having written and illustrated Queef: A Novel, a darkly comedic story involving themes of teenage angst and loss. Casey's works are largely concerned with the themes of family and growing up.
You can check out more of Casey's work at https://www.lifeisgross.com/
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There is something appealing about building confidence around water-based activities, especially when the focus stays on the details people might otherwise overlook. Clear preparation can make an unfamiliar activity easier to understand before taking part. For Berkshiresailing, I would use water activity awareness as a starting point for a closer discussion of the subject. It leaves me curious about the steps between understanding an idea and putting it into practice. What would a beginner want explained before joining a session near or on the water?
I like thinking about exploring everyday food and cooking traditions through small observations rather than trying to reach a conclusion immediately. An ingredient can carry a story about the place or family that uses it. With Beetspulseandthyme in mind, food and cooking ideas feels like a topic worth exploring one question at a time. That is the part I would keep thinking about after moving on to something else. Which part of a recipe would you ask someone to explain beyond the written measurements?
I find making outdoor adventures more approachable easier to approach when there is a familiar situation to start from. A realistic plan leaves room for changes in conditions and in how people feel along the way. It is the kind of question I would keep in mind when thinking about Aveling Adventure and outdoor activity planning. The smaller details are what I would want to return to, especially when an explanation feels too broad. What would you check before deciding how much to fit into an outdoor day?
The theme of thinking about style through everyday choices makes me curious about what people notice in their own everyday experiences. A useful outfit needs to work with the day someone is actually planning. That practical perspective helps me frame personal style ideas as a theme for Be A Fashionista. A simple comparison would help me picture the differences without rushing towards a fixed answer. How would you balance comfort, personal taste and the occasion when choosing what to wear?