I am a multi-passionate creative entrepreneur, cheerleader and champion for humans wanting to make the world a better place:)
I am a digital marketer, podcast host and voice actor (hence the name "Audio Candi"), with aspirations to have a feature role in a major animated studio film.
I also create Ai-generated art and patterns and am on a mission to help more African-Americans learn to embrace, leverage and dominate the Ai space.
Phoenix Rising
This short video, partially funded by MSAC, documents the story of Phoenix Run, a small neighborhood nestled in the heart of the Town of La Plata. The video in a portrait of the community of Phoenix Run and serves as a process video that documents the process of painting two full size basketball court murals during the summer of 2022.
Directed by Donald Ely
Produced by Kaprece James and Donald Ely
Drone and Sound by Mauricio X
Camera Operators: Erika Hepler, Mary De Marco-Logue, Mauricio X, Tyler Lambert, Jasper Ely
Song Title: "Fighter" performed by TT the Artist
Directed by Donald Ely
Produced by Kaprece James and Donald Ely
Drone and Sound by Mauricio X
Camera Operators: Erika Hepler, Mary De Marco-Logue, Mauricio X, Tyler Lambert, Jasper Ely
Song Title: "Fighter" performed by TT the Artist
Medium: Video
Year: 2023
Details: Run-time: 8 min, 40 sec
Kiosk style video for museums and non-profits
This catching presentation style is perfect for presenting a great deal of information quickly, emotionally and with style. Perfect for lobbies, wating rooms, presentations, or museum displays.
Medium: Video
Year: 2022
Special MSAC Grant for Veterans
A look at how I can make complex issues related to dance easily understood and felt by a wide range of audiences.
See more information about Men's Eastern Woodland Traditional Dance
https://youtu.be/ae6P7ne69NA I give a voice over offering context to traditional Native American Dance.
Medium: Video
Year: 2023
The Story of the Great Law of Peace
I "borrowd" some images to tell the story in a new and different way. This is the most important story in North American history.
Medium: Video
Year: 2024
Jonah Brock is from a small railroad town in central Illinois. In 2021 he received a B.A. in Visual Art and Art History from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. His work has been exhibited in various locations, such as the Museum of Art Fort Collins in Fort Collins, CO, and GOCA-Galleries of Contemporary Art in Colorado Springs, CO. He is currently based in Baltimore, MD.
Shaawan Francis Keahna (b. 1997) is an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Minnesota Ojibwe and a Meskwaki descendant. His visual art has been to the Miikanan Gallery at the Watermark Art Center, All My Relations, Giizhigen Artists Incubator, the Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. The short film “a place on the edge of breath,” which he co-produced and was featured in, won best documentary at Bushwick Film Festival. His words are in Same Faces Collective, Tension Literary, Hoxie Gorge Review, Unstaged, and too many others to list here.
Take Flight - Character Rig Showcase
This is a short reel, showcasing my body and facial rig work for the short film Take Flight. I created the facial rigs of the two main characters of the film, a father and his daughter, using Maya's Advanced Skeleton Plugin. Additionally, I created the daughter's body rig from scratch.
This film is still in production. Please reach out to me if you would like to see a current draft of the film.
This film is still in production. Please reach out to me if you would like to see a current draft of the film.
Medium: 3D Animation (Autodesk Maya, Adobe Premiere)
Year: 2024
I am an artist and creative technologist based in Silver Spring, Maryland, with a passion for experimentation and community.
I love to work with interactive forms, from performing music shows, creating installations, binding books, to developping games.
I am also very excited about discarded objects and ephemera.