♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> COMING UP, WE'RE CONNECTING >>> COMING UP, WE'RE CONNECTING YOU WITH THE CREATIVITY AND YOU WITH THE CREATIVITY AND CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

CULTURE IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

, INCLUDI AN ARTIST WHO USES , INCLUDI AN ARTIST WHO USES HER WORK TO HELP HEAL WOUNDS HER WORK TO HELP HEAL WOUNDS FROM THE DEVASTATION OF FROM THE DEVASTATION OF HURRICANE MARIA.

HURRICANE MARIA.

>> WHEN YOU PAINT, YOU ZOOM IN.

>> WHEN YOU PAINT, YOU ZOOM IN.

AND YOU FORGET, BECAUSE THE MIND AND YOU FORGET, BECAUSE THE MIND CAN ONLY THINK OF ONE THING AT A CAN ONLY THINK OF ONE THING AT A TIME.

TIME.

>> LOVE BLUEBERRIES?

>> LOVE BLUEBERRIES?

SO DO WE.

SO DO WE.

WE'LL VISIT A FARM WHERE YOU CAN WE'LL VISIT A FARM WHERE YOU CAN FIND THIS ANNUAL SUMMERTIME FIND THIS ANNUAL SUMMERTIME TREAT.

TREAT.

>> PUT YOUR SCOOP IN, GRADUALLY >> PUT YOUR SCOOP IN, GRADUALLY TILT IT, AND PULL IT BACK.

TILT IT, AND PULL IT BACK.

>>> AND THE LIFE AND WORK OF A >>> AND THE LIFE AND WORK OF A MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR AN EYE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR AN EYE COVERAGIC IMAGE IN POP CULTURE COVERAGIC IMAGE IN POP CULTURE HISTORY.

HISTORY.

>> SO I TOOK A RAZOR BLADE AND I >> SO I TOOK A RAZOR BLADE AND I CUT THE SHAPES OUT.

CUT THE SHAPES OUT.

I PUT IT ON RED PAPER AND THAT I PUT IT ON RED PAPER AND THAT WAS IT.

WAS IT.

>> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND >> JOIN US FOR THOSE STORIES AND MORE AS WE EXFOR THE CREITY, MORE AS WE EXFOR THE CREITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, UP NEXT ON "CONNECTING POINT."

ON "CONNECTING POINT."

>>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING >>> SUPPORT FOR "CONNECTING POINT" PROVIDED BY OUR POINT" PROVIDED BY OUR CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

CONTRIBUTING VIEWERS.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR >>> WELCOME AND THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR "CONNECTING JOINING US FOR "CONNECTING POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR POINT," YOUR SOURCE FOR CREATITY, CULRE, AND CREATITY, CULRE, AND COMMUNITY.

COMMUNITY.

I'M ZYDALIS I'M ZYDIS BAU.

I'M ZYDALIS I'M ZYDIS BAU.

EACH WEEK THIS SUMMER WE'RE EACH WEEK THIS SUMMER WE'RE EXPLORING AAH THAT WESTERN EXPLORING AAH THAT WESTERN NEW ENGLAND HAS TO OFFER AND NEW ENGLAND HAS TO OFFER AND TODAY WE'RE COMING FRO HOLYOKE, TODAY WE'RE COMING FRO HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS,ND WISTERIA MASSACHUSETTS,ND WISTERIA HEARST MUSEUM, THE FORMER HOME HEARST MUSEUM, THE FORMER HOME OF THE SINNER FAMILY WHO OF THE SINNER FAMILY WHO OPERATED A SUCCESSFUL SILK OPERATED A SUCCESSFUL SILK MANUFACTURING BUSINESS.

MANUFACTURING BUSINESS.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN WILLIAMSBURG IN 1868.

WILLIAMSBURG IN 1868.

THE HOUSE WAS MOVED IN 1874 TO THE HOUSE WAS MOVED IN 1874 TO THE CITY OF HOLYOKE FOLLOWING THE CITY OF HOLYOKE FOLLOWING FLOODING, WHICH DEVASTATED THE FLOODING, WHICH DEVASTATED THE SKINNER MILLS.

SKINNER MILLS.

NOW OWNED AND OPERATED PI THE NOW OWNED AND OPERATED PI THE CITY, IT'S BEEN OPEN TO THE CITY, IT'S BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS A MUSEUM SINCE 1959.

PUBLIC AS A MUSEUM SINCE 1959.

AND IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL AND IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.

THE MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO THE MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING HOLYOKE'S HISTORY AND PRESERVING HOLYOKE'S HISTORY AND DOES SO THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL DOES SO THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, AND EVENTS.

PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, AND EVENTS.

YOU CAN COME TO HOLYOKE AND YOU CAN COME TO HOLYOKE AND EXPERIENCE ALL THAT WISTERIA EXPERIENCE ALL THAT WISTERIA HEARST HAS TO OFFER FOR YEARS HEARST HAS TO OFFER FOR YEARS BUT OUR FIRST STORY TODAY TAKES BUT OUR FIRST STORY TODAY TAKES PLACE IN THE TOWN OF GRANVILLE, PLACE IN THE TOWN OF GRANVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

MASSACHUSETTS.

IF YOU LOVE FRESH WILD IF YOU LOVE FRESH WILD BLUEBERRIES, HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A BLUEBERRIES, HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A CHANCE TO ENJOY SOME THIS CHANCE TO ENJOY SOME THIS SUMMER.

SUMMER.

MAYBE POUR IT OVER SOME ICE MAYBE POUR IT OVER SOME ICE CREAM OR IN ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE CREAM OR IN ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE BAKED GOODS.

BAKED GOODS.

THE SEASON IS A SHORT ONE IN THE SEASON IS A SHORT ONE IN MASSACHUSETTS, STARTING AROUND MASSACHUSETTS, STARTING AROUND MID JULY AND LASTING JUST THREE MID JULY AND LASTING JUST THREE OR FOUR WEEKS.

OR FOUR WEEKS.

SADLY, THERE ARE ONLY A FEW LOW SADLY, THERE ARE ONLY A FEW LOW BUSH BLUEBERRY FARMS LEFT IN THE BUSH BLUEBERRY FARMS LEFT IN THE COMMON WET.

COMMON WET.

PRODUCER DAVE FRASER PAID A PRODUCER DAVE FRASER PAID A VISIT TO ONE SUCH FARM STILL IN VISIT TO ONE SUCH FARM STILL IN OPERATION, SANDMANN'S WILD OPERATION, SANDMANN'S WILD BURIES, AND -- BLUEBERRIES, AND BURIES, AND -- BLUEBERRIES, AND BRINGS US THIS MORNING.

BRINGS US THIS MORNING.

>> A 30 AFTER HIT A -- 30-ACRE >> A 30 AFTER HIT A -- 30-ACRE FIELD.

FIELD.

THEY'RE GENERALLY SMALLER THAN THEY'RE GENERALLY SMALLER THAN THE HIGH BUSH COUSINS AND ARE THE HIGH BUSH COUSINS AND ARE JUICIER AND FOR FLAVORFUL.

JUICIER AND FOR FLAVORFUL.

FOR GORDON SANDMANN, HARVESTING FOR GORDON SANDMANN, HARVESTING LOW BUSH BLUR BEERIES ON THIS LOW BUSH BLUR BEERIES ON THIS LAND -- LAND -- >> MY FOLKS BOUGHT THE LAND FROM >> MY FOLKS BOUGHT THE LAND FROM MY GRANDFATHER AND I GOT IT FROM MY GRANDFATHER AND I GOT IT FROM THEM.

THEM.

SO THERE'S ACTUALLY -- LIKE AT SO THERE'S ACTUALLY -- LIKE AT LEAST FOUR GENERATIONS HERE AND LEAST FOUR GENERATIONS HERE AND PROBABLY MORE.

PROBABLY MORE.

PUT YOUR SCOOP IN, AND GRADUALLY PUT YOUR SCOOP IN, AND GRADUALLY TILT IT AND PULL IT BACK.

TILT IT AND PULL IT BACK.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE I WAS 5 I'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE I WAS 5 YEARS OLD.

YEARS OLD.

QUALITY CONTROL.

QUALITY CONTROL.

IT'S WHAT MY FAMILY DID AND I IT'S WHAT MY FAMILY DID AND I WAS IN RETAIL FOR A LOT OF YEARS WAS IN RETAIL FOR A LOT OF YEARS AND I JUST RETIRED OUT OF THAT AND I JUST RETIRED OUT OF THAT AND SAID, THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA AND SAID, THIS IS WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

DO.

>> THE LOW BUSH BLUEBERRIES GROW >> THE LOW BUSH BLUEBERRIES GROW LOW TO THE GROUND IN SUNNY, DRY LOW TO THE GROUND IN SUNNY, DRY UPLANDS.

UPLANDS.

THEY ARE HARVESTED BY RUNNING A THEY ARE HARVESTED BY RUNNING A SCOOP THROUGH THE PLANT, BEING SCOOP THROUGH THE PLANT, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO TAKE TOO MUCH CAREFUL NOT TO TAKE TOO MUCH GRASS.

GRASS.

ONCE THE SCOOP IS FULL, THE ONCE THE SCOOP IS FULL, THE BERRIES ARE DUMPED INTO A BOX BERRIES ARE DUMPED INTO A BOX AND COVERED TO PREVENT AND COVERED TO PREVENT DISCOLORATION.

DISCOLORATION.

THE PICKING DAY STARTS EARLY.

THE PICKING DAY STARTS EARLY.

>> I GET OUT HERE, I GET THE >> I GET OUT HERE, I GET THE BOXES READY FOR THE PICKERS TO BOXES READY FOR THE PICKERS TO ROLL IN AND WE HEAD OUT AND ROLL IN AND WE HEAD OUT AND START PICKING.

START PICKING.

THE CLEANING CREW COMES IN HERE.

THE CLEANING CREW COMES IN HERE.

IF WE HAVE BERRIES READY FOR IF WE HAVE BERRIES READY FOR THEM, THEY START CLEANING.

THEM, THEY START CLEANING.

AND THIS MACHINE STARTS HUMMING.

AND THIS MACHINE STARTS HUMMING.

AND IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE AND IT DOESN'T STOP UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY.

END OF THE DAY.

YOU'RE WATCHING, ERIC, HE'S YOU'RE WATCHING, ERIC, HE'S DUMPING THE BERRIES IN HERE.

DUMPING THE BERRIES IN HERE.

OKAY?

OKAY?

THEY FALL DOWN.

THEY FALL DOWN.

WE HAVE A BET TURNING THE WE HAVE A BET TURNING THE OPTION -- BELT TURNING THE OPTION -- BELT TURNING THE OPPOSITE WAY SO THE ENDS AND OPPOSITE WAY SO THE ENDS AND CLUMPS AND GREENS END INTO A CLUMPS AND GREENS END INTO A TRASH BUCKET T. GOOD BERRIES TRASH BUCKET T. GOOD BERRIES COME DOWN ON THE GRADING BELT COME DOWN ON THE GRADING BELT WHERE THEY PICK OUT EVERYTHING.

WHERE THEY PICK OUT EVERYTHING.

THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO GO INTO THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO GO INTO THAT BOX.

THAT BOX.

>> SANDMANN'S WILD BLUEBERRIES >> SANDMANN'S WILD BLUEBERRIES IS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF IS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF HARVEST TERES LEFT IN THE -- HAS HARVEST TERES LEFT IN THE -- HAS INVESTIGATORS LEFT-IN THE STATE.

INVESTIGATORS LEFT-IN THE STATE.

>> IN THE LATE '50S, EARLY '60S, >> IN THE LATE '50S, EARLY '60S, EVERYBODY HAD A BLUEBERRY FARM EVERYBODY HAD A BLUEBERRY FARM HERE.

HERE.

AND DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES, WE HAD AND DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES, WE HAD A LOT OF WEED CONTROL PROBLEMS, A LOT OF WEED CONTROL PROBLEMS, DISEASE PROBLEMS.

DISEASE PROBLEMS.

THEY STARTED JUST FADING OUT.

THEY STARTED JUST FADING OUT.

DIMINISHING.

DIMINISHING.

THERE'S TWO OF US LEFT IN TOWN THERE'S TWO OF US LEFT IN TOWN HERE.

HERE.

AND THERE'S PROBABLY ONLY FOUR AND THERE'S PROBABLY ONLY FOUR LEFT IN THE STATE.

LEFT IN THE STATE.

MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW ARE MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW ARE VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN IT NOW.

VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN IT NOW.

SO THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

SO THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD.

>> IT'S A FAMILY BUSINESS AND >> IT'S A FAMILY BUSINESS AND FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, SO CARRYING THAT ON, FAMILY SO CARRYING THAT ON, FAMILY TRADITION, AND THEN THERE'S SO TRADITION, AND THEN THERE'S SO MUCH POTENTIAL WITH THE MUCH POTENTIAL WITH THE BLUEBERRIES.

BLUEBERRIES.

MY DAD HAS A VISION OF WHAT HE MY DAD HAS A VISION OF WHAT HE THINKS HIS FARM CAN BE, AND I THINKS HIS FARM CAN BE, AND I KNOW THAT IT HAS A LOT MORE KNOW THAT IT HAS A LOT MORE POTENTIAL.

POTENTIAL.

SEWEDING ON THOSE VALUE-ADDED SEWEDING ON THOSE VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS AND GOING -- PRODUCTS AND GOING -- [INAUDIBLE] JAMS AND OTHER [INAUDIBLE] JAMS AND OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE CAN MAKE WITH PRODUCTS THAT WE CAN MAKE WITH THE BLUEBERRIES, TOO.

THE BLUEBERRIES, TOO.

>> THEY MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE >> THEY MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE RECIPES OF A LOT OF LOCAL RECIPES OF A LOT OF LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING COCKTAILS AT THE BAR SHOP AND COCKTAILS AT THE BAR SHOP AND ICE CREAM SUNDAES AT THE SUMMER ICE CREAM SUNDAES AT THE SUMMER HOUSE IN SOUTHWICK.

HOUSE IN SOUTHWICK.

>> OUR BUSINESS HAS BEEN AROUND >> OUR BUSINESS HAS BEEN AROUND 442 YEARS.

442 YEARS.

THERE'S IN THE FOURTH -- FOR 42 THERE'S IN THE FOURTH -- FOR 42 YEARS.

YEARS.

THEY'RE IN THE 40S OR FICHTD THEY'RE IN THE 40S OR FICHTD GENERATION OF BLUEBERRY FARMING GENERATION OF BLUEBERRY FARMING FOR THEIR FAMILY.

FOR THEIR FAMILY.

SO IT WAS LOGICAL THAT WE'D GO SO IT WAS LOGICAL THAT WE'D GO WITH A LOCAL BUSINESS AND TRY TO WITH A LOCAL BUSINESS AND TRY TO SUPPORT THEM, BECAUSE SO MANY SUPPORT THEM, BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUPPORTED US IN OUR PEOPLE HAVE SUPPORTED US IN OUR SMALL BUSINESS, ALSO.

SMALL BUSINESS, ALSO.

WE USE IT ON BLUEBERRY SUNDAES, WE USE IT ON BLUEBERRY SUNDAES, BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKE SUNDAE, AND BLUEBERRY SHORTCAKE SUNDAE, AND IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY POPULAR.

IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY POPULAR.

>> AFTER 32 DAYS OF PICKING, THE >> AFTER 32 DAYS OF PICKING, THE SEASON IS OFFICIALLY DONE FOR SEASON IS OFFICIALLY DONE FOR THE SEASON, ACCORDING TO THEIR THE SEASON, ACCORDING TO THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE.

FACEBOOK PAGE.

EVERY YEAR BRINGS ITS EVERY YEAR BRINGS ITS CHALLENGES, THEY SAY.

CHALLENGES, THEY SAY.

BUT IT IS A LABOR OF LOVE AND BUT IT IS A LABOR OF LOVE AND ONE THEY LOOK FORWARD TO YEAR ONE THEY LOOK FORWARD TO YEAR AFTER YEAR.

AFTER YEAR.

>> IT'S A HECTIC THREE WEEKS.

>> IT'S A HECTIC THREE WEEKS.

IF I GET MORE THAN THEE WEEKS, IF I GET MORE THAN THEE WEEKS, I'M A HAPPY GUY.

I'M A HAPPY GUY.

-- THREE WEEKS, I'M A HAPPY -- THREE WEEKS, I'M A HAPPY GUY.

GUY.

LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, NOT SO LESS THAN THREE WEEKS, NOT SO MUCH SO.

MUCH SO.

PUTTING WHATEVER MONEY WE MAKE PUTTING WHATEVER MONEY WE MAKE BACK INTO IT SO EVERY YEAR WE BACK INTO IT SO EVERY YEAR WE GET BETTER AND BETTER AND GET BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER.

BETTER.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING >>> EVERY WEEK "CONNECTING POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, POINT" EXPLORES THE CREATIVITY, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY THAT MAKE US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

US WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE.

YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME YOU CAN FIND US ONLINE ANYTIME FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND FOR EXCLUSIVE FEATURES AND CONTENT.

CONTENT.

>>> NEW ENGLAND IS HOME TO OVER >>> NEW ENGLAND IS HOME TO OVER A THOUSAND DAIRY FARMS.

A THOUSAND DAIRY FARMS.

AND YOU CAN FIND THEM THROUGHOUT AND YOU CAN FIND THEM THROUGHOUT THE BERKSHIRES, PIONEER VALLEY, THE BERKSHIRES, PIONEER VALLEY, AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

AND WHILE THAT INDUSTRY HAS SEEN AND WHILE THAT INDUSTRY HAS SEEN A DECLINE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL A DECLINE OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE MANY FARMS STILL YEARS, THE MANY FARMS STILL CARRY ON THE TRADITION.

CARRY ON THE TRADITION.

PRODUCER DAVE FRASER VISITED ONE PRODUCER DAVE FRASER VISITED ONE IN SOUTH HADLEY TO LEARN HOW IT IN SOUTH HADLEY TO LEARN HOW IT HAS SURVIVED FOR MORE THAN 200 HAS SURVIVED FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL YEARS IN THIS WEEK'S DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE.

EXCLUSIVE.

>> THE DAIRY SUPPLY CHAIN IS >> THE DAIRY SUPPLY CHAIN IS VERY FAST AND CLEAN AND VERY FAST AND CLEAN AND EFFICIENT.

EFFICIENT.

AND I THINK IT'S REALLY AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S SUPER LOCAL, BECAUSE MILK IS SO SUPER LOCAL, BECAUSE MILK IS SO PERISHABLE.

PERISHABLE.

SO THESE PLANTS ARE SET UP TO SO THESE PLANTS ARE SET UP TO MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, MAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, FROM COTTAGE CHEESE AND WHIPPED FROM COTTAGE CHEESE AND WHIPPED CREAM TO BUTTER AND FLUID MILK CREAM TO BUTTER AND FLUID MILK AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT BRANDS.

AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT BRANDS.

SO OUR MILK IS ON THE GROCERY SO OUR MILK IS ON THE GROCERY STORE SHELF RIGHT HERE IN THE STORE SHELF RIGHT HERE IN THE VALLEY.

VALLEY.

>> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL >> YOU CAN FIND THAT DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT EXCLUSIVE ONLINE RIGHT NOW AT NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

NEPM.ORG/CONNECTINGPOINT.

>>> THIS YEAR MARKS THE FIFTH >>> THIS YEAR MARKS THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE MARIA, ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE MARIA, WHICH DEVASTATED THE ISLANDS OF WHICH DEVASTATED THE ISLANDS OF PUERTO RICO AND ITS RESIDENTS.

PUERTO RICO AND ITS RESIDENTS.

ARTIST AL INDIVIDUALA SOPHIA ARTIST AL INDIVIDUALA SOPHIA ANAYA-ALEGRIA, EXPERIENCED THAT ANAYA-ALEGRIA, EXPERIENCED THAT DEVASTATION FIRSTHAND AND THAT DEVASTATION FIRSTHAND AND THAT IS TURN -- AND HAS TURNED TO ART IS TURN -- AND HAS TURNED TO ART TO DOCUMENT AND HEAL FROM THE TO DOCUMENT AND HEAL FROM THE TRAUMA.

TRAUMA.

I VISITED HER TO HEAR HER STORY I VISITED HER TO HEAR HER STORY AND LEARN HOW SHE WAS ABLE TO AND LEARN HOW SHE WAS ABLE TO CHANNEL THE CULTURAL BELIEFS OF CHANNEL THE CULTURAL BELIEFS OF HER ANCESTORS TO BEGIN HEALING.

HER ANCESTORS TO BEGIN HEALING.

>> SEPTEMBER 11, 2017, WE HAD >> SEPTEMBER 11, 2017, WE HAD HURRICANE MARIA RIGHT AFTER THE HURRICANE MARIA RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER HURRICANE IRMA.

OTHER HURRICANE IRMA.

SO WHEN MARIA COMES, THERE'S NO SO WHEN MARIA COMES, THERE'S NO OTHER PLACE TO PUT WATER IN, OTHER PLACE TO PUT WATER IN, RIGHT?

RIGHT?

SO WE HAVE THIS CONTAINER THAT SO WE HAVE THIS CONTAINER THAT IS THE ISLAND, JUST GETTING IS THE ISLAND, JUST GETTING WATER AND SUCKING EVERYTHING IN.

WATER AND SUCKING EVERYTHING IN.

AND FOR ME, WHEN I STARTED TO AND FOR ME, WHEN I STARTED TO PAINT, THEY BRING IN THAT WHOLE PAINT, THEY BRING IN THAT WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT BEING CONVERSATION ABOUT BEING INVOLVED.

INVOLVED.

[INAUDIBLE] WITH ALL OF THIS [INAUDIBLE] WITH ALL OF THIS WATER AND YOU'RE JUST HOLDING WATER AND YOU'RE JUST HOLDING YOUR BREATH AND YOU'RE TRYING TO YOUR BREATH AND YOU'RE TRYING TO HOLD THOSE ELEMENTS OUTSIDE OF HOLD THOSE ELEMENTS OUTSIDE OF YOU, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ALL YOU, BUT AT THE SAME TIME ALL THE WINDOWS ARE RATTLING AND THE WINDOWS ARE RATTLING AND WATER IS COMING THROUGH THEM.

WATER IS COMING THROUGH THEM.

>> AND HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO >> AND HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO EXPRESS THAT EMOTION IN YOUR EXPRESS THAT EMOTION IN YOUR PAINTINGS THROUGH THE PAINTINGS THROUGH THE TECHNIQUES, THE TOOLS, AND THE TECHNIQUES, THE TOOLS, AND THE COLORS THAT YOU USE?

COLORS THAT YOU USE?

HOW DOES THAT COME ACROSS?

HOW DOES THAT COME ACROSS?

>> WHAT I ENDED UP HAVING TO DO >> WHAT I ENDED UP HAVING TO DO WAS TO SIT AND EMBRACE MY INNER WAS TO SIT AND EMBRACE MY INNER PAIN.

PAIN.

I'M FROM PUERTO RICO.

I'M FROM PUERTO RICO.

AND AS A PROFESSOR, I KEPT AND AS A PROFESSOR, I KEPT THINKING HOW AM I GOING TO OFFER THINKING HOW AM I GOING TO OFFER SOMETHING VISUAL TO THE SOMETHING VISUAL TO THE COMMUNITY, TO MY STUDENTS, TO COMMUNITY, TO MY STUDENTS, TO ANYBODY WHO LOOKS AT THIS WORK, ANYBODY WHO LOOKS AT THIS WORK, AND HAVE THEM THINK ABOUT WHERE AND HAVE THEM THINK ABOUT WHERE ARE THOSE PIECES COMING FROM.

ARE THOSE PIECES COMING FROM.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BLUE THAT SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BLUE THAT I'M USING IS THE BLUE THAT YOU I'M USING IS THE BLUE THAT YOU SEE IN WAYAMA.

SEE IN WAYAMA.

SO THE SUN HITS THE COLOR SO THE SUN HITS THE COLOR AROUND, SO ALL THE COLORS IN THE AROUND, SO ALL THE COLORS IN THE FOUR POINTS DIFFERENT.

FOUR POINTS DIFFERENT.

THE LATITUDE OF THE SUN MAKES THE LATITUDE OF THE SUN MAKES THE COLORS VIBRATE IN A THE COLORS VIBRATE IN A DIFFERENT COLOR.

DIFFERENT COLOR.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE THIS SO FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE THIS BLUE, BUT PONCE HAS A DIFFERENT BLUE, BUT PONCE HAS A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE.

KIND OF BLUE.

THE SUN IS COMING UP OR GOING THE SUN IS COMING UP OR GOING DOWN.

DOWN.

SAME THING WITH CABO...

SAME THING WITH CABO... OJO, WHICH IS THE COLORS ARE OJO, WHICH IS THE COLORS ARE PURPLE AND ORANGE, BRIGHT PURPLE AND ORANGE, BRIGHT ORANGE.

ORANGE.

AND YOU GO, OH, MY GOODNESS, AND YOU GO, OH, MY GOODNESS, THIS IS JUST AMAZING.

THIS IS JUST AMAZING.

SO I -- FIRST THING I DO WAS SO I -- FIRST THING I DO WAS TAKE OUT ALL THOSE COLORS THAT TAKE OUT ALL THOSE COLORS THAT MEANT MY HOMETOWN FLAG, WHICH IS MEANT MY HOMETOWN FLAG, WHICH IS YELLOW, BLACK, AND RED.

YELLOW, BLACK, AND RED.

AND I SAID, OKAY, I'M GOING TO AND I SAID, OKAY, I'M GOING TO TAKE THESE THREE COLORS.

TAKE THESE THREE COLORS.

THE WATER AND THE OCEAN COLOR, THE WATER AND THE OCEAN COLOR, WHICH IS BLUE, AND I'M GOING TO WHICH IS BLUE, AND I'M GOING TO KEEP THOSE SEPARATE.

KEEP THOSE SEPARATE.

AND I'M GONNA START WITH THAT.

AND I'M GONNA START WITH THAT.

AND I STARTED JUST SCRAPING THE AND I STARTED JUST SCRAPING THE PAINTINGS WITH TOOLS, RATHER PAINTINGS WITH TOOLS, RATHER THAN WITH BRUSHES.

THAN WITH BRUSHES.

AND I STARTED TO SCRAPE AND I STARTED TO SCRAPE BECAUSE -- FOR ME THERE WAS THIS BECAUSE -- FOR ME THERE WAS THIS SOUND IN MY EAR OF THE WINDOWS SOUND IN MY EAR OF THE WINDOWS SCRAPING, THE WATER SCRAPING THE SCRAPING, THE WATER SCRAPING THE WINDOWS.

WINDOWS.

AND I NEEDED THAT SCRAPING ON AND I NEEDED THAT SCRAPING ON THE CANVAS.

THE CANVAS.

SO YOU SEE A LOT OF WHITE, A LOT SO YOU SEE A LOT OF WHITE, A LOT OF LINES, JUST -- THAT DON'T OF LINES, JUST -- THAT DON'T HAVE ANYTHING BUT THEY HAVE THAT HAVE ANYTHING BUT THEY HAVE THAT MOVEMENT IN.

MOVEMENT IN.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE SOUND THAT SO THAT'S PART OF THE SOUND THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BRING ON THEIR PEOPLE NEED TO BRING ON THEIR OWN WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE OWN WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE WORK.

WORK.

>> I KNOW THAT YOU DESCRIBED >> I KNOW THAT YOU DESCRIBED THIS ARTWORK FOR YOU AS A CENTER THIS ARTWORK FOR YOU AS A CENTER OF HEALING.

OF HEALING.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT SO WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS ABOUT ARTWORK THAT IT HAS THAT POWER ARTWORK THAT IT HAS THAT POWER TO OFFER THAT TYPE OF HEALING TO OFFER THAT TYPE OF HEALING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL?

FOR AN INDIVIDUAL?

>> WHEN YOU PAINT, YOU ZOOM IN.

>> WHEN YOU PAINT, YOU ZOOM IN.

AND YOU FORGET.

AND YOU FORGET.

BECAUSE THE MIND CAN ONLY THINK BECAUSE THE MIND CAN ONLY THINK OF ONE THING AT A TIME.

OF ONE THING AT A TIME.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW, FOR I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU LISTEN TO EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC, YOU FORGET ABOUT MUSIC, YOU FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE.

EVERYTHING ELSE.

BUT THE LYRICS, RIGHT?

BUT THE LYRICS, RIGHT?

SO THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN SO THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE PAINTING.

YOU'RE PAINTING.

AND FOR ME, AS I WAS PAINTING, I AND FOR ME, AS I WAS PAINTING, I WAS CRYING.

WAS CRYING.

AND I WAS SHIVERING.

AND I WAS SHIVERING.

AND I WAS VOMITING.

AND I WAS VOMITING.

AND I WAS -- ALL THE AND I WAS -- ALL THE POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS THAT YOU POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS THAT YOU LIVED THROUGH, I WAS FEELING IT.

LIVED THROUGH, I WAS FEELING IT.

I WOULD CRY FOR DAYS.

I WOULD CRY FOR DAYS.

I WOULD PAINT ONE PART AND CRY I WOULD PAINT ONE PART AND CRY FOR DAYS.

FOR DAYS.

AND THERE WERE MOMENTS I AND THERE WERE MOMENTS I COULDN'T PAINT FOR THREE AND SIX COULDN'T PAINT FOR THREE AND SIX WEEKS.

WEEKS.

THERE WERE MOMENTS WHERE I THERE WERE MOMENTS WHERE I COULDN'T PAINT FOR NINE MONTHS.

COULDN'T PAINT FOR NINE MONTHS.

>> AND SO KNOWING ALL THAT YOU >> AND SO KNOWING ALL THAT YOU WENT THROUGH JUST TO BE ABLE TO WENT THROUGH JUST TO BE ABLE TO PAINT THESE MURALS AND HOW LONG PAINT THESE MURALS AND HOW LONG IT TOOK YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE IT TOOK YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE OTHER PEOPLE WHO VIEW IT, WHAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO VIEW IT, WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO TAKE AWAY DO YOU WANT THEM TO TAKE AWAY FROM IT?

FROM IT?

WHAT CONVERSATIONS DO YOU WANT WHAT CONVERSATIONS DO YOU WANT THESE PIECES TO IGNITE?

THESE PIECES TO IGNITE?

>> I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE >> I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE LOST 4,654 PEOPLE.

LOST 4,654 PEOPLE.

AND THAT WAS UNNECESSARY.

AND THAT WAS UNNECESSARY.

PEOPLE WERE DYING FROM DIABETES, PEOPLE WERE DYING FROM DIABETES, DYING FROM HEART ATTACKS, DYING DYING FROM HEART ATTACKS, DYING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PUMP TO DO THEIR KIDNEY PUMP TO DO THEIR KIDNEY DIALYSIS -- NOT AT HOME, NOT AT DIALYSIS -- NOT AT HOME, NOT AT THE HOSPITALS.

THE HOSPITALS.

PEOPLE WERE BEING SAVED PEOPLE WERE BEING SAVED ACCORDING TO WHO COULD SURVIVE ACCORDING TO WHO COULD SURVIVE MORE.

MORE.

WHO WAS YOUNGER.

WHO WAS YOUNGER.

THEN WE ENDED UP HAVING A LOT OF THEN WE ENDED UP HAVING A LOT OF SUICIDES, BECAUSE THE OLDER SUICIDES, BECAUSE THE OLDER COMMUNITY WERE LIKE, WE LOST OUR COMMUNITY WERE LIKE, WE LOST OUR FAMILY, BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE FAMILY, BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE STARTED LEAVING THE ISLAND ALSO.

STARTED LEAVING THE ISLAND ALSO.

AND THEY WERE LEFT ALONE, AND THEY WERE LEFT ALONE, BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY HAD TO BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY HAD TO LEAVE, IT HAD TO BE THE MOM WITH LEAVE, IT HAD TO BE THE MOM WITH THE CHILDREN, RIGHT?

THE CHILDREN, RIGHT?

AND I WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER AND I WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THOSE STORIES.

THOSE STORIES.

IT'S NOT JUST LOOKING AT THE IT'S NOT JUST LOOKING AT THE IMAGES BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF IMAGES BEHIND ME OR IN FRONT OF YOU OR -- YOU KNOW.

YOU OR -- YOU KNOW.

IT'S -- IT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

IT'S -- IT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

AND DO YOU CARE?

AND DO YOU CARE?

AND IF ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, I SEE AND IF ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, I SEE THESE IMAGES AS, LIKE, ALTARS THESE IMAGES AS, LIKE, ALTARS WHERE YOU CAN JUST SIT IN FRONT WHERE YOU CAN JUST SIT IN FRONT OF THEM AND CRY.

OF THEM AND CRY.

YOU CAN BRING YOUR CHUNKLIT YOU CAN BRING YOUR CHUNKLIT WRAYS AND DANCE ALSO AND WRAYS AND DANCE ALSO AND CELEBRATE THE DEAD AND CELEBRATE CELEBRATE THE DEAD AND CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THAT YOU THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THAT YOU LOVED.

LOVED.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HEAL IN YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HEAL IN COMMUNITY, MAKING CIRCLES IN COMMUNITY, MAKING CIRCLES IN FRONT OF THESE PIECES, AND FRONT OF THESE PIECES, AND THEY'LL HUM TO YOU, BECAUSE THEY THEY'LL HUM TO YOU, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THAT POWER OF MOVEMENT THAT HAVE THAT POWER OF MOVEMENT THAT I HAVE PUT THROUGH THEM.

I HAVE PUT THROUGH THEM.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> PIONEER VALLEY-BASED ARTIST >>> PIONEER VALLEY-BASED ARTIST ARNOLD SCHOOL NICK WHOSE ICONIC ARNOLD SCHOOL NICK WHOSE ICONIC POSTER OF "WOODSTOCK" FESTIVAL POSTER OF "WOODSTOCK" FESTIVAL BECAME A POP POP CULTURE, PASSED BECAME A POP POP CULTURE, PASSED AWAY THIS YEAR.

AWAY THIS YEAR.

DAVIDE VISITED -- DAVE FRASER DAVIDE VISITED -- DAVE FRASER VISITED HIM IN 2019 TO HEAR VISITED HIM IN 2019 TO HEAR ABOUT THE ARTIST'S LIFE AND ABOUT THE ARTIST'S LIFE AND CAREER FROM THE MAN HIMSELF.

CAREER FROM THE MAN HIMSELF.

>> YOU'RE BORN WITH THIS TALENT >> YOU'RE BORN WITH THIS TALENT OR YOU DON'T HAVE IT.

OR YOU DON'T HAVE IT.

YOU CAN'T LEARN HOW TO DO IT.

YOU CAN'T LEARN HOW TO DO IT.

>> ARNOLD SKOLNICK HAS SPENT HIS >> ARNOLD SKOLNICK HAS SPENT HIS LIFE DESIGNING AND CREATING LIFE DESIGNING AND CREATING BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF ART AS WELL BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF ART AS WELL AS PRODUCING ART BOOKS, AS PRODUCING ART BOOKS, CATALOGS, AND POSTERS.

CATALOGS, AND POSTERS.

HE HAS RECEIVED FOUR 50 BEST HE HAS RECEIVED FOUR 50 BEST BOOKS OF THE AWARDS FROM THE BOOKS OF THE AWARDS FROM THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS AND NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR ARTS AND NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR ADVERTISING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.

ADVERTISING AND GRAPHIC DESIGN.

BUT HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK IS ONE BUT HIS MOST FAMOUS WORK IS ONE THAT RECEIVED NO AWARD AT ALL.

THAT RECEIVED NO AWARD AT ALL.

THE ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK POSTER, THE ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK POSTER, WHICH HE CREATED 50 YEARS AGO IN WHICH HE CREATED 50 YEARS AGO IN 1969.

1969.

>> IT'S JUST VERY -- HAND AND >> IT'S JUST VERY -- HAND AND THE GUITAR.

THE GUITAR.

AND THIS IS WHAT -- WE WENT AND AND THIS IS WHAT -- WE WENT AND ADDED THE WOODSTOCK ART FAIR, ADDED THE WOODSTOCK ART FAIR, ALL THE NAMES, AND THEY WERE ALL THE NAMES, AND THEY WERE TRYING THE PRINTER CRAZY BECAUSE TRYING THE PRINTER CRAZY BECAUSE EACH TIME HE HAD TO CHANGE THE EACH TIME HE HAD TO CHANGE THE PLATES.

PLATES.

>> THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTED NEARLY >> THE FESTIVAL ATTRACTED NEARLY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE TO A FARM HALF A MILLION PEOPLE TO A FARM IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.

IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.

FOR THREE DAYS OF PEACE, LOVE, FOR THREE DAYS OF PEACE, LOVE, AND MUSIC.

AND MUSIC.

>> FOR SOME REASON, THE WHOLE >> FOR SOME REASON, THE WHOLE COUNTRY KNEW ABOUT THIS AND THEY COUNTRY KNEW ABOUT THIS AND THEY STARTED COMING HERE FROM ALL STARTED COMING HERE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO REMEMBER -- OVER THE COUNTRY TO REMEMBER -- YOU REMEMBER THE FREEWAY WAS YOU REMEMBER THE FREEWAY WAS PACKED.

PACKED.

THEY HAD TO CLOSE EVERYTHING THEY HAD TO CLOSE EVERYTHING DOWN.

DOWN.

SO JUST -- IT TOOK OFF.

SO JUST -- IT TOOK OFF.

>> SKOLNICK GOT THE SHOCK TO >> SKOLNICK GOT THE SHOCK TO DESIGN THE POSTER BECAUSE THE DESIGN THE POSTER BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL POSTER DESIGNED BY ORIGINAL POSTER DESIGNED BY DAVID BIRD FEATURES AN OUTLINE DAVID BIRD FEATURES AN OUTLINE OF A NAKED WOMAN AND WAS TOO OF A NAKED WOMAN AND WAS TOO PSYCHEDELIC.

PSYCHEDELIC.

THE PROMOTERS NEEDED TO MAKE A THE PROMOTERS NEEDED TO MAKE A CHANGE AND APPROACHED HIM TO CHANGE AND APPROACHED HIM TO CREATE A NEW POSTER IN JUST CREATE A NEW POSTER IN JUST THREE DAYS.

THREE DAYS.

INSPIRED BY THE PAPER CUTOUTS OF INSPIRED BY THE PAPER CUTOUTS OF HENRY MATISSE, ARNOLD GOT TO HENRY MATISSE, ARNOLD GOT TO WORK.

WORK.

>> THINKING ABOUT MATISSE'S >> THINKING ABOUT MATISSE'S CUTOUT SHOWS AT THE MUSEUM OF CUTOUT SHOWS AT THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART.

MODERN ART.

SO I TOOK A RAZOR BLADE AND I SO I TOOK A RAZOR BLADE AND I CUT THE SHAPES OUT AND I WENT TO CUT THE SHAPES OUT AND I WENT TO THE STORE AND GOT BOUGHT A BIG THE STORE AND GOT BOUGHT A BIG SHEET OF RED PAPER.

SHEET OF RED PAPER.

I PUT THE BIRD IN THE UPPER I PUT THE BIRD IN THE UPPER LEFT-HAND CORNER AND I PUT THE LEFT-HAND CORNER AND I PUT THE TYPE IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND TYPE IN THE LOWER RIGHT-HAND CORNER SO IT BALANCES.

CORNER SO IT BALANCES.

I CUT A -- WITH A RAZOR BLADE.

I CUT A -- WITH A RAZOR BLADE.

I HAD ALL THESE.

I HAD ALL THESE.

PIECES AND I PUT IT ON RED PIECES AND I PUT IT ON RED PAPER.

PAPER.

AND THAT WAS IT.

AND THAT WAS IT.

>> THOSE SIMPLE GRAPHICS CAME >> THOSE SIMPLE GRAPHICS CAME TOGETHER TO MAKE ONE OF THE MOST TOGETHER TO MAKE ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC MUSIC POSTERS EVER.

ICONIC MUSIC POSTERS EVER.

AND DESPITE HIS LACK OF INTEREST AND DESPITE HIS LACK OF INTEREST IN THE MUSIC OF THE '60S AND IN THE MUSIC OF THE '60S AND '70, HE'S QUITE PROUD OF HIS '70, HE'S QUITE PROUD OF HIS WORK.

WORK.

BUT AT MIDS -- ADMITS IT DIDN'T BUT AT MIDS -- ADMITS IT DIDN'T PERFECT.

PERFECT.

>> THERE'S A MISTAKE IN THE >> THERE'S A MISTAKE IN THE POSTER.

POSTER.

WHEN I PUT ALL THIS COLORS IN WHEN I PUT ALL THIS COLORS IN FOR THE PRINTER, I DIDN'T WANT FOR THE PRINTER, I DIDN'T WANT THE BEAT TO BE BLACK.

THE BEAT TO BE BLACK.

SO THE BEAK IS RED, RED SO THE BEAK IS RED, RED BACKGROUND.

BACKGROUND.

NOBODY HAS EVER NOTICED IT.

NOBODY HAS EVER NOTICED IT.

>> SKOLNICK HAD A V.I.P.

PASS >> SKOLNICK HAD A V.I.P.

PASS FOR THE THREE-DAY FESTIVAL BUT FOR THE THREE-DAY FESTIVAL BUT LEFT AFTER THE FIRST DAY.

LEFT AFTER THE FIRST DAY.

>> I ENDED UP SPENDING A LOT OF >> I ENDED UP SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON THE STAGE IN THE BACK OF TIME ON THE STAGE IN THE BACK OF THE STAGE.

THE STAGE.

JANIS JOPLIN AND -- YOU KNOW, JANIS JOPLIN AND -- YOU KNOW, BUT I WAS SO MUCH GOING ON -- I BUT I WAS SO MUCH GOING ON -- I NEVER SAW SO MANY PEOPLE.

NEVER SAW SO MANY PEOPLE.

450,000 PEOPLE.

450,000 PEOPLE.

IT'S THE SIZE OF A SMALL CITIES IT'S THE SIZE OF A SMALL CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.

IN THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

THEN I FOUND OUT THAT IT'S GOING THEN I FOUND OUT THAT IT'S GOING TO RAIN AND IT'S GOING TO -- TO TO RAIN AND IT'S GOING TO -- TO START TO RAIN THE NEXT DAY, START TO RAIN THE NEXT DAY, WHICH IT DID.

WHICH IT DID.

I SAID, I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.

I SAID, I GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.

WE GOT INTO THE VOLVO AND I MUST WE GOT INTO THE VOLVO AND I MUST HAVE DAMAGED 20 CARS GETTING OUT HAVE DAMAGED 20 CARS GETTING OUT OF THAT PARKING LOT.

OF THAT PARKING LOT.

IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS JUST IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS JUST MADNESS.

MADNESS.

YOU KNOW, AND THE VOLVO CAN PUSH YOU KNOW, AND THE VOLVO CAN PUSH ANYTHING, YOU KNOW.

ANYTHING, YOU KNOW.

>> MOST OF THE WORK THAT >> MOST OF THE WORK THAT SKOLNICK HAS PRODUCED COMES WITH SKOLNICK HAS PRODUCED COMES WITH A BACKSTORY.

A BACKSTORY.

LIKE HIS SERIES OF BOOKS ON LIKE HIS SERIES OF BOOKS ON MAINE OR HOW HE HELPED RALPH MAINE OR HOW HE HELPED RALPH NADER DESIGN THE COVER OF HIS NADER DESIGN THE COVER OF HIS BOOK ABOUT CARS, WHILE WAITING BOOK ABOUT CARS, WHILE WAITING TO SEE HIS PUBLISHER.

TO SEE HIS PUBLISHER.

>> THE PUBLISHER CAME OUT AND HE >> THE PUBLISHER CAME OUT AND HE SAID, ARNOLD, GIVE US FIVE MORE SAID, ARNOLD, GIVE US FIVE MORE MINUTES.

MINUTES.

WHILE YOU'RE WAITING, TAKE A WHILE YOU'RE WAITING, TAKE A LOOK AT THESE IDEAS FOR A BOOK LOOK AT THESE IDEAS FOR A BOOK WE WERE DOING WITH RALPH NADER.

WE WERE DOING WITH RALPH NADER.

AND ON THE TABLE IS IDEAS ABOUT AND ON THE TABLE IS IDEAS ABOUT WHAT TO DO WITH A BAD CAR.

WHAT TO DO WITH A BAD CAR.

THAT WAS IT, RIGHT?

THAT WAS IT, RIGHT?

AND IT WAS -- ONE IDEA FROM GUY AND IT WAS -- ONE IDEA FROM GUY A.

GUY FIXING A CAR.

A.

GUY FIXING A CAR.

JUST PUT A LEMON ON WHEELS.

JUST PUT A LEMON ON WHEELS.

AND THE PHRASE -- PLACE FROZE.

AND THE PHRASE -- PLACE FROZE.

CAN YOU HEAR THAT.

CAN YOU HEAR THAT.

PUT A LEMON ON WHEELS.

PUT A LEMON ON WHEELS.

GET RALPH NADDER ON THE PHONE, GET RALPH NADDER ON THE PHONE, HE SAID!

HE SAID!

I TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS AND HE I TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS AND HE SAYS DO IT.

SAYS DO IT.

>> USING A TOY TRUCK AND A LEMON >> USING A TOY TRUCK AND A LEMON HE BOUGHT, SKOLNICK CREATED THE HE BOUGHT, SKOLNICK CREATED THE IMAGE THAT HELPED CHANGE OUR IMAGE THAT HELPED CHANGE OUR MODERN VERNACULAR ABOUT BAD MODERN VERNACULAR ABOUT BAD CARS.

CARS.

THE STORIES OF THE FAMOUS THE STORIES OF THE FAMOUS WOODSTOCK POSTER CHANGED OVER WOODSTOCK POSTER CHANGED OVER TIME AND SKOLNICK HAS BECOME TIME AND SKOLNICK HAS BECOME SOMEWHAT OF AN INTERNET LEGEND SOMEWHAT OF AN INTERNET LEGEND IN THE POSTER-MAKING WORLD.

IN THE POSTER-MAKING WORLD.

BUT IT WAS JUST ANOTHER JOB FOR BUT IT WAS JUST ANOTHER JOB FOR HIM AND IF HE HAD TO DO IT ALL HIM AND IF HE HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN -- OVER AGAIN -- >> GIVE ME ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT TO >> GIVE ME ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT TO DO ANOTHER ONE, I COULDN'T DO DO ANOTHER ONE, I COULDN'T DO IT.

IT.

BUT IT JUST HAPPENED TO CLICK, BUT IT JUST HAPPENED TO CLICK, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW.

AND THE IDEA OF A POSTER, YOU AND THE IDEA OF A POSTER, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RIDE BY IN A SHOULD BE ABLE TO RIDE BY IN A SECOND AND FIND OUT WHAT IT'S SECOND AND FIND OUT WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

ABOUT.

YOU DON'T NEED ALL THE PSYCH DEL YOU DON'T NEED ALL THE PSYCH DEL LICK NONSENSE -- PSYCHEDELIC LICK NONSENSE -- PSYCHEDELIC NONSENSE, YOU KNOW.

NONSENSE, YOU KNOW.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUM'S >>> THE SPRINGFIELD MUSEUM'S LATEST EXHIBIT ENTITLED, CAT LATEST EXHIBIT ENTITLED, CAT CARD TRICKS," SALVADOR DALI, AND CARD TRICKS," SALVADOR DALI, AND THE ART OF PLAYING CARDS, IS ON THE ART OF PLAYING CARDS, IS ON EXHIBIT THROUGH NOVEMBER 20TH AT EXHIBIT THROUGH NOVEMBER 20TH AT THE MOORE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.

THE MOORE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS.

PLAYING CARDS HAVE BEEN AROUND PLAYING CARDS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND THE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND THE EXHIBIT EXPLORES DALI'S EXHIBIT EXPLORES DALI'S CONTRIBUTION TO THIS POPULAR CONTRIBUTION TO THIS POPULAR PASTIME WITH HIS UNIQUE DESIGNS PASTIME WITH HIS UNIQUE DESIGNS AS WELL AS CARD DECKS DESIGNED AS WELL AS CARD DECKS DESIGNED BY ARTISTS TODAY.

BY ARTISTS TODAY.

I SPOKE WITH MAGGIE NORTH TO I SPOKE WITH MAGGIE NORTH TO LEARN MORE.

LEARN MORE.

>> WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE >> WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE THIS WORK WITH THE PUBLIC.

THIS WORK WITH THE PUBLIC.

AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE WORKS ON PAPER FROM OUR TO SHARE WORKS ON PAPER FROM OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION, WHICH PERMANENT COLLECTION, WHICH CAN'T ALWAYS BE ON VIEW BECAUSE CAN'T ALWAYS BE ON VIEW BECAUSE OF THEIR LIGHT SENSITIVITY.

OF THEIR LIGHT SENSITIVITY.

BUT WE DO TRY TO ROTATE THEM BUT WE DO TRY TO ROTATE THEM THROUGH OUR GALLERY SPACES EVERY THROUGH OUR GALLERY SPACES EVERY SO OFTEN.

SO OFTEN.

I ACTUALLY MUST ADMIT THAT I WAS I ACTUALLY MUST ADMIT THAT I WAS UNAWARE THAT WE HAD THESE PRINTS UNAWARE THAT WE HAD THESE PRINTS UNTIL I STUMBLED ON A RECORD FOR UNTIL I STUMBLED ON A RECORD FOR THEM IN OUR DATABASE.

THEM IN OUR DATABASE.

AND WE DIDN'T HAVE GREAT IMAGES AND WE DIDN'T HAVE GREAT IMAGES IN THE DATABASE.

IN THE DATABASE.

SO I WASN'T EXACTLY SURE WHAT I SO I WASN'T EXACTLY SURE WHAT I HAD COME ACROSS.

HAD COME ACROSS.

BUT ONCE I INVESTIGATED A LITTLE BUT ONCE I INVESTIGATED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, I WAS REALLY BIT FURTHER, I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THAT WE HAD EIGHT EXCITED TO SEE THAT WE HAD EIGHT EXAMPLES FROM A SUITE OF 17 EXAMPLES FROM A SUITE OF 17 PRINT THAT SALVA DAR DALI PRINT THAT SALVA DAR DALI COMEATED IN THE 19 -- CREATED IN COMEATED IN THE 19 -- CREATED IN THE 1970s.

THE 1970s.

THAT REALLY EMULATED AND THAT REALLY EMULATED AND REINTERPRETING PLAYING CARD REINTERPRETING PLAYING CARD DESIGNS.

DESIGNS.

SO THEY INCLUDE WONDERFUL SO THEY INCLUDE WONDERFUL DEPICTIONS OF DALI'S OWN DEPICTIONS OF DALI'S OWN IMAGININGS OF WHAT QUEENS AND IMAGININGS OF WHAT QUEENS AND JACKS AND KING, FACE HEARTS JACKS AND KING, FACE HEARTS COULD LOOK LIKE AS WELL AS ACES.

COULD LOOK LIKE AS WELL AS ACES.

>> YOU DESCRIBE THIS EXHIBIT AS >> YOU DESCRIBE THIS EXHIBIT AS SMALL BUT MIGHTY, SO IN YOUR SMALL BUT MIGHTY, SO IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT MAKES THIS OPINION, WHAT MAKES THIS EXHIBITION SO ROBUST?

EXHIBITION SO ROBUST?

>> THIS EXHIBIT REALLY >> THIS EXHIBIT REALLY ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY, IT ENCOURAGES CREATIVITY, IT SHOWCASES THE WAYS IN WHICH A SHOWCASES THE WAYS IN WHICH A SORT OF STANDARD DESIGN CAN BE SORT OF STANDARD DESIGN CAN BE REINTERPRETED, REIMAGINED, REINTERPRETED, REIMAGINED, REMADE THROUGHOUT THE DECADES REMADE THROUGHOUT THE DECADES AND CENTURIES.

AND CENTURIES.

AND AS THE CURATOR, IT WAS AND AS THE CURATOR, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME TO ALSO INCLUDE IMPORTANT TO ME TO ALSO INCLUDE SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF CONTEMPORARY SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF CONTEMPORARY CARD DECKS THAT WERE DESIGNED BY CARD DECKS THAT WERE DESIGNED BY ARTISTS WORKING RIGHT NOW.

ARTISTS WORKING RIGHT NOW.

AND WERE REALLY MADE IN THE PAST AND WERE REALLY MADE IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, BECAUSE AS WE CAN SEE, 10 YEARS, BECAUSE AS WE CAN SEE, ARTISTS CONTINUE TO REIMAGE ARTISTS CONTINUE TO REIMAGE PLAYING CARDS AND MANY OTHER PLAYING CARDS AND MANY OTHER OBJECTS THAT WE THINK WE KNOW.

OBJECTS THAT WE THINK WE KNOW.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED TO AND I KNOW THAT YOU MENTIONED TO ME THAT YOU PERSONALLY LOVE ME THAT YOU PERSONALLY LOVE DALI'S SURREALIST WORK AND HIS DALI'S SURREALIST WORK AND HIS INTERPRETATION OF THE PLAYING INTERPRETATION OF THE PLAYING CARD.

CARD.

SO WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE IN SO WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE IN THIS COLLECTION?

THIS COLLECTION?

>> OH, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION!

>> OH, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION!

THERE'S A NUMBER THAT I LIKE, THERE'S A NUMBER THAT I LIKE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THE BUT I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THE ACE OF DIAMONDS, WHICH IS HUNG ACE OF DIAMONDS, WHICH IS HUNG AT THE CENTER OF THE EXHIBITION, AT THE CENTER OF THE EXHIBITION, SO YOU'LL SEE IT JUST AS YOU SO YOU'LL SEE IT JUST AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, IS ONE OF WALK THROUGH THE DOOR, IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

MY FAVORITES.

IT DEPICTS AN ACE CARD BUT IT DEPICTS AN ACE CARD BUT INCLUDED IS ONE OF DALI'S FAMOUS INCLUDED IS ONE OF DALI'S FAMOUS MELTING CLOCKS.

MELTING CLOCKS.

AND THAT'S A MOTIF THAT IS AND THAT'S A MOTIF THAT IS RECOGNIZABLE AS A SURREALIST RECOGNIZABLE AS A SURREALIST MOTIF AND HAS REALLY COME TO MOTIF AND HAS REALLY COME TO REPRESENT THE STRANGE QUALITY OF REPRESENT THE STRANGE QUALITY OF TIME AS SOMETHING THAT IS TIME AS SOMETHING THAT IS TRANSIENT AND SORT OF MAL TRANSIENT AND SORT OF MAL UIABLE.

UIABLE.

-- MALLEABLE.

-- MALLEABLE.

TIME DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL THE TIME DOESN'T ALWAYS FEEL THE SAME AS WE'VE DISCOVERED AFTER SAME AS WE'VE DISCOVERED AFTER LIVING WITH A PANDEMIC FOR TWO LIVING WITH A PANDEMIC FOR TWO YEARS.

YEARS.

SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN OLD SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN OLD MOTIF, IT HAS NEW RESONANCE AND MOTIF, IT HAS NEW RESONANCE AND CONTINUED IMPORTANCE WITHIN ART CONTINUED IMPORTANCE WITHIN ART HISTORY AND IT'S JUST A REALLY HISTORY AND IT'S JUST A REALLY FUN IMAGE.

FUN IMAGE.

BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT EXAMPLES OF DALI'S EXAMPLES OF DALI'S INTERPRETATIONS OF PLAYING INTERPRETATIONS OF PLAYING CARDS.

CARDS.

THERE'S A JACK WHO WEARS A BOAT THERE'S A JACK WHO WEARS A BOAT FOR A HAT.

FOR A HAT.

A KING WHOSE CASTLE IS UPSIDE A KING WHOSE CASTLE IS UPSIDE DOWN.

DOWN.

AND EXAMPLES OF STRANGE BUT AND EXAMPLES OF STRANGE BUT FAMILIAR OBJECTS, SUCH AS KEYS FAMILIAR OBJECTS, SUCH AS KEYS AND DRAWERS, APPEARING WITHIN AND DRAWERS, APPEARING WITHIN THE GARMENTS OF THE NOBLE THE GARMENTS OF THE NOBLE FIGURES REPRESENTED ON THE FACE FIGURES REPRESENTED ON THE FACE CARDS.

CARDS.

SO THERE'S REALLY A LOT TO HUNT SO THERE'S REALLY A LOT TO HUNT FOR AS YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH FOR AS YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH THESE IMAGES.

THESE IMAGES.

>> AND I KNOW THAT THE OTHER >> AND I KNOW THAT THE OTHER CARDS ON EXHIBIT THAT YOU WERE CARDS ON EXHIBIT THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY ARTISTS, WORKING TODAY, MADE BY ARTISTS, WORKING TODAY, THOSE ARE SOME POWERFUL CARDS AS THOSE ARE SOME POWERFUL CARDS AS WELL.

WELL.

TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT SOME OF TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THOSE PLAYING CARDS REPRESENT IN THOSE PLAYING CARDS REPRESENT IN THE EXHIBIT.

THE EXHIBIT.

>> THESE PLAYING CARDS ARE >> THESE PLAYING CARDS ARE REALLY WONDERFUL.

REALLY WONDERFUL.

AND THEY REALLY ARE JUST A SMALL AND THEY REALLY ARE JUST A SMALL SELECTION OF THE AMAZING VARIETY SELECTION OF THE AMAZING VARIETY THAT'S OUT THERE TODAY, WHEN YOU THAT'S OUT THERE TODAY, WHEN YOU GOOGLE OR YOU GO ON ETSY AND GOOGLE OR YOU GO ON ETSY AND SEARCH FOR CONTEMPORARY PLAYING SEARCH FOR CONTEMPORARY PLAYING CARDS.

CARDS.

INCLUDED IN THE DISPLAY ARE INCLUDED IN THE DISPLAY ARE PLAYING CARDS THAT ARE DESIGNED PLAYING CARDS THAT ARE DESIGNED BY KARA JOHNSON WHO REPLACES THE BY KARA JOHNSON WHO REPLACES THE TRADITIONAL FACE CARDS WITH TRADITIONAL FACE CARDS WITH INFLUENTIAL FIGURES FROM INFLUENTIAL FIGURES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY WHO HAVE MADE AMERICAN HISTORY WHO HAVE MADE STRIDES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND STRIDES IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURE.

BLACK HISTORY AND CULTURE.

SO FIGURES FROM MALCOLM X TO SO FIGURES FROM MALCOLM X TO MICHELLE OBAMA.

MICHELLE OBAMA.

THERE ARE ALSO CARDS IN THE THERE ARE ALSO CARDS IN THE EXHIBITION THAT FEATURE COLORFUL EXHIBITION THAT FEATURE COLORFUL LINE DRAWINGS BY CHANTEL MARTIN, LINE DRAWINGS BY CHANTEL MARTIN, AND THESE ARE REALLY A AND THESE ARE REALLY A CELEBRATION OF LGBTQ+ PRIDE.

CELEBRATION OF LGBTQ+ PRIDE.

WE HAVE CARDS ON VIEW THAT WE HAVE CARDS ON VIEW THAT ILLUSTRATE JAPANESE TATTOOING ILLUSTRATE JAPANESE TATTOOING TRADITIONS.

TRADITIONS.

AND ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS AND ALSO ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS A DECK OF CARDS DESIGNED BY AN A DECK OF CARDS DESIGNED BY AN ARTIST NAMED RICO WORL WHO ARTIST NAMED RICO WORL WHO CELEBRATES AND DEPICTS IMAGES CELEBRATES AND DEPICTS IMAGES THAT ARE CENTRAL TO INDIGENOUS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO INDIGENOUS CULTURES FROM THE PACIFIC CULTURES FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST -- I'M SORRY, FROM THE NORTHWEST -- I'M SORRY, FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.

PACIFIC COAST.

SO THESE ARE A DECK OF SO THESE ARE A DECK OF RAVEN-INSPIRED PLAYING CARDS.

RAVEN-INSPIRED PLAYING CARDS.

>> I LOVE THAT.

>> I LOVE THAT.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK OF ART, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK OF ART, SOMETIMES YOU THINK OF SOMETHING SOMETIMES YOU THINK OF SOMETHING FRAMED OR SCULPTURE.

FRAMED OR SCULPTURE.

SO JUST TO SEE THIS SO JUST TO SEE THIS INTERPRETATION BE ON A PLAY, INTERPRETATION BE ON A PLAY, CARD THAT PEOPLE LOVE TO USE CARD THAT PEOPLE LOVE TO USE EVERY DAY IS SO COOL.

EVERY DAY IS SO COOL.

AS CURATOR OF THIS EXHIBITION, AS CURATOR OF THIS EXHIBITION, WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?

>> I THINK I'M MOST PROUD OF THE >> I THINK I'M MOST PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO CREATE THIS DIALOGUE BETWEEN DALI'S THIS DIALOGUE BETWEEN DALI'S INTERPRETATION OF THE PLAYING INTERPRETATION OF THE PLAYING CARD, THE HISTORY OF PLAYING CARD, THE HISTORY OF PLAYING CARDS, AND THESE CONTEMPORARY CARDS, AND THESE CONTEMPORARY PLAYING CARDS, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH PLAYING CARDS, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH DALI IS AT THE CENTER OF THE DALI IS AT THE CENTER OF THE EXHIBITION TITLE, THIS IS AN EXHIBITION TITLE, THIS IS AN EXHIBITION THAT IS MORE BROADLY EXHIBITION THAT IS MORE BROADLY ABOUT THE CREATIVE AND PLAYFUL ABOUT THE CREATIVE AND PLAYFUL HISTORY OF CARDS.

HISTORY OF CARDS.

AND THE WAYS IN WHICH CARDS WILL AND THE WAYS IN WHICH CARDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REINVENTED YEARS CONTINUE TO BE REINVENTED YEARS AND YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.

AND YEARS INTO THE FUTURE.

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