Jay Kravitz :: rsneight designs

 

Fabricator :: Event Management :: Web/Graphic Designer

Oakland, California artist Jay Kravitz has been pouring energy into the San Francisco Bay Area art scene since he first cast eyes upon it in 1991.  Jay currently survives as a freelance Fabricator, Event Manager and Web/Graphic Designer and has been an event manager for all of the KSW Roll Outs to date. He is a driving force behind Five Ton Crane, an artist collective responsible for large-scale art projects such as the Raygun Gothic Rocketship and the Steampunk Treehouse. Jay worked as the Senior Artist at the University of California Office of the President from 1991-2007 where he was solely responsible for the creation::maintenance::cultivation of a myriad of websites and printed material. In 1999, he skittered off the streets into the Crucible (less than one month after it’s physical inception) and spent many late nights helping to build out the space. Jay has been instrumental in the creation::cultivation of the Crucible's design identity along with managing, producing, and stage directing all of its epic fundraising events from 1999-2010, including Fire Operas, Fire Ballets and the much-acclaimed Fire Arts Festivals. In 2007, Jay was part of a Crucible crew known as the "Diesel Dozen", who crafted Die Moto, a biodiesel motorcycle that set the land speed record at Bonneville, Utah. With his introduction to the Burningman community in 1995, he created friendships and opportunities to work on large-scale projects such as Michael Christian’s "IT”, “Nebulous Entity" and "Flock". In 2000, Jay was a core driving force behind the Crucible's cupola crew melting 6000 pounds of iron – pushing the limits of what is possible in the desert arena. Jay's efforts have been instrumental in establishing many long-standing events in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Running the gamut of disciplines, Jay’s portfolio encompasses metal, glass, fire, ink, photography, found objects, web and graphic design, event management, music and performance - twisting sculpture into visual and tactile emblems of life.

Bringing a focused and calm frame of mind with a world-class aesthetic to the team, Bree is a valued Staff Member and a fully qualified Boiler Operator. She has a decade of theatrical design experience, she is a graduate of UC Berkeley, and Bree is in her element when operating KSW equipment. When she's not astride a steam engine, she saves the day when KSW needs aesthetic support so we may keep our performances and presentations looking their consistent best.

Her dairy and soybean farm upbringing gave her an early appreciation for old farm equipment. When she first laid eyes on the Case steam engine she was hooked. Currently, she's a textile artist in Oakland and recently transplanted from San Francisco; she is still adjusting to life with a car. Rachel's degree is in photography, however the IRS has known her to earn her way as a graphic designer, factory worker, professional gift wrapper and envelope licker. She has a gift & talent for organization and lucid dreaming. She is rather certain that she was Japanese in a past life

Having attained the status of sainthood for her tolerance of all things Vennerbeck, Karen is familiar with steam powered horseless carriages, and heavy pieces of metal and rust adorning her back yard. One of her fondest (steam) pleasures is piloting the 30 ft. steam launch S.L. Narragansett. Usually associated with the biotech and semiconductor industries, Karen has a natural bent towards technical accuracy. She is widely known for her skills at directing the connection of the truck and boat trailer using only hand signals, frequently reverting to the use of a single finger!

Blacksmith.  Artist.  Steam geek. 

Member at large, missed by many