Safari + Party = Safarty?

Posted by on Sep 17, 2014 in Twenty Years On
Safari + Party = Safarty?

Tomorrow, Thursday September 18, 2014 marks what would be Dan’s 44th birthday! Here at Creative Visions, we take birthdays very seriously, and by seriously, I mean we go big! How big? A safari and a party!! In other words – what Dan did best. So first, if you live anywhere close to Malibu, CA or if […]

An Excerpt from “Art of Life”: Intermission

Posted by on Sep 2, 2014 in Twenty Years On
An Excerpt from “Art of Life”: Intermission

An excerpt from the book Art of Life written by Jennifer New.   Between May and July of 1992, Dan lacked a clear path. As usual, he filled the void with a host of schemes. Some of the crew members from the film had encouraged him to apply to UCLA’s film program and had promised him letters […]

An Excerpt from “Art of Life”: Thanksgiving

Posted by on Jul 21, 2014 in Twenty Years On
An Excerpt from “Art of Life”: Thanksgiving

An excerpt from the book Art of Life by Jennifer New. The fall of 1991 served as an antidote to the perpetual overcast of London and the sultry, labyrinthine alleyways of Morocco. Having temporarily given up the mobile shop, Dan returned to Los Angeles to take a few classes through UCLA Extension. It proved to be his […]

An Excerpt from “Art of Life”: Northern Kenya

Posted by on Jul 14, 2014 in Dan Eldon Legacy
An Excerpt from “Art of Life”: Northern Kenya

Northern Kenya Oct. 28, 1990 Frontier town By: Dan Eldon Everyone is armed, things are sharp. O.k. I finally have a lot to say, but I don’t want to write the usual self-centered white man traveling in Africa story. I’m sick of films and books set in third-world places about Euros floating around and showing […]

An Excerpt from “Art of Life”: Border Control

Posted by on Jun 23, 2014 in Twenty Years On
An Excerpt from “Art of Life”: Border Control

An excerpt from the book Art of Life by Jennifer New. While on the STA safari… The morning of July 15 began poorly. It was just five days since they’d left the coast. The previous night, they’d been unable to find a hotel until 3:00 A.M. People were slow to wake up, despite needing to prepare for […]

Dan Eldon Safari News

Posted by on Dec 17, 2013 in News - Through The Years
Dan Eldon Safari News

“Gauguin in Africa” While Dan Eldon was attending Pasadena Community College in Southern California, he and his roommate Eiji Shimizu birthed the idea to raise money for a relief project for Mozambique’s civil war refugees. After making a pact to do something about it, Dan and Eiji recruited friends to form the Student Transport Aid, […]