Ned Schaper, creative director and content creator for Society for Bevel Intentions, Inc. Photo courtesy Abril Castillo.
Ned and Paula Schaper, who worked together in the mid-90s, join forces once again, now that the Internet Super Highway has been built and is ready for quality content that the entire family can enjoy together.
Yes, they were swimming compadres from a young age, but destiny had much more in store for them than workouts. In 1992, Paula left the Bay area and her work with popular music entertainers to work with her brother Ned. After three years together building an avant guard live performance theater company together, they realized that the time was not yet right for their ultimate goal: Bevelvision, Internet TV for audiences around the globe. They knew that the business model for the Internet still needed to evolve. And they also realized that once the highway was built, there would be a need for quality content, especially fine art.
As Paula was preparing her research on several large-scale project she remembers her brother’s advice. He said, “Paula, you won’t reach your destination on the path you’re on.” She took that advice very seriously and considered an alternate route.
Paula Schaper, marketing director and content promoter for Society for Bevel Intentions. Inc. Photo courtesy Jim Schrimpf.
During the summer of 2014, as Ned was preparing for his solo exhibit at the Tucson Museum of Art, Paula realized that it was now time to work together again. “Once I saw the response to my brother’s show at the Tucson Museum of Art, I knew the world was ready for this inspirational work. It was then that I decided to make a lateral move and help Ned get Bevelvision out to the world.”
On a more philosophical note, Ned shares, “Your future shows up at your doorstep. You do not have to look for it. You are not in charge. You are only a good worker or you’re not a good worker. Art happens when you accept this and step out of your own way. Art happens at the River of Creation because that’s the only flow there is.”