jeffstaple 1-2-1 with Jose Parla

Recently, Staple Design began releasing a “Director’s Cut” of the video interviews from their

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Recently, Staple Design began releasing a “Director’s Cut” of the video interviews from their 1-2-1 campaign with letsredu.com which was intended to promote art eduction in public schools. For the most recent release, Jeff Staple talks with Jose Parla, a Brooklyn-based painter who was born and raised in Miami. Parla talks about how tough public school was for him (he was the victim of a shooting after being caught in the crossfire during a fight), but how art served as an escape. Watch the video to hear more from the interview with Parla.

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