You Write the Story
Here’s the scene.
Found on a New York City Sidewalk on Bleecker Street- Night time- a tad grainy and soft.
High Chair and TV Tray Table.
NYC Locksmith and Metal Artist: Philip Mortillaro
Do you know how many times I have walked by this locksmith on 7th Avenue and it was always closed? The intricate collage of keys always caught my eye.
Wednesday morning, Mary and I were returning from the Post Office and the locksmith’s door was open.
Mr. Mortillaro was speaking with a customer. Mary walked on ahead but I signaled to her to wait. After the customer left, I entered and although I’d photographed the facade on other occasions, I asked the proprietor if I might photograph him. Mr. Mortillaro was totally welcoming and agreeable and here is the portrait I captured. He told me he has been a locksmith since age 14!
The links to his website and a trailer of a video are found at the end of the post.
Although he says he is not religious, he has actually made St. Peter (a gift) the Key to Heaven
Just like the New York Public Library- Patience and Fortitude guard the entrance.
You can see a trailer to Mr. Mortillaro’s video Do Not Duplicate
and visit his website to see his Metal Art
700th Post
Spring 2008 this photograph VILLAGE CIGARS, sold at the PERSAD Celebrate Life, Celebrate Art auction held at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The first to be auctioned, the bid was fairly low but it still felt good to donate it and the winner was really pleased to get it. It felt exciting to be recognized as Best New Artist that year. You might have seen this image on my website. It marks the spot where we turn right to get to my sister’s place down the block. It’s been there forever. Held together with some duct tape, a little worse for wear,it looks even more ragged these days but my sister helped me get a good angle for this shot suggesting I go across Seventh Avenue. Shot with a Canon 20D, before I upgraded! This is not the original file but a pdf, hence the words at the bottom and the gray frame. Pulling from the archives but not the external hard drives tonight. Friday completes the first full week with students.
Greenwich Village Landmark
Greenwich Village- 3 Images- L Side-R Side- Different Use of the Same Space
from the archives- My sister pointed this out to me as we walked by. Check out how different tenants use the same space on either side of the building. Three photos.
Here is the building
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