I have been thinking lately of a few of my favorite people and why they are so important in my life. One of them is Seattle artist Marjorie Masel.
I first met Marjorie in 1987 when I was working at Gibbs Smith, Publisher, and a book proposal for Marjorie’s The Boxers Project crossed my desk. I was immediately struck with her playfulness coupled with her ability to capture the essence of people in her photographs. We published the book the following year and have remained friends since then.
Marjorie is one of my heroes because I admire her imagination and creativity. Her imagination gives her power to envision things that do not exist, and her creativity shows her power to make those things real. It is this dual power that I find so attractive.
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