Ellen’s Work Blog
June 2025
May was a rapid blur of intense activity all month for everyone on staff, aided by our entire complement of AMP interns. From the sold out, best-ever Recycled Runway, to our final wrap-up on the AMP Regeneration Project with my brilliant and new best friend Paul Hawken, this month was packed with activity. It is hard for me to come down from the experience I had on Saturday hosting Paul and the students from seven different schools across the state. Over the past eight months, I have dreamt of talking to these kids about their work. Nothing came close to the actual moment when each school took center stage. Many students grabbed the microphone and described their contribution to Regeneration.
Now onto June and summer. We start on Sunday, the 8th, at 4pm with an AMP Talk and PowerPoint presented by my other best friend, and exceptional photojournalist, Christopher Little. Having spent a certain part of my early career as a sports photographer, I can attest to Chris’s exceptional talents, but what makes him singular is his ability to relax his subjects, capturing their most candid expressions. Christopher has Time, People, and Vanity Fair covers to his name—and with each one, there is a story to tell, whether it involves the Queen of England, Barbara Bush, or Tom Hanks. Everyone loves Chris, and their smiles are genuine. I get it. Christopher photographed me in my studio and we had a blast.
And, of course, June means summer camps begin. We are close to full in all sessions. I can’t wait to hang out with the campers and our teaching artists. Isn’t that the best of summer?
