Shortly after the 911 attacks I wrote and recorded "THE BADGE OF COURAGE ", as a tribute to all who were there that day or were affected in some way. Words and music by Gary Schuetz, copyright 2001
In one evening I wrote the article, "Fallen soldiers will always be remembered". The notion came over me, as I had not thought of writing anything. The picture was also not planned.
I was away from New York on 9/11. Part of the shock of
September 11, 2001 was finding myself so far away from the disaster with no way to help and so little understanding of what was happening.
In September 2001, my partner and I were on a long-planned vacation in Italy with friends. Chance had us at a coffeeshop in San Gimignano when the horror of the attacks on the U.S. unfolded on television.
I am a digital artist who uses Photoshop to transform reality. My starting point is either a digital photograph, or a scanned paper collage or a photograph.