A stone maneki neko, from the collection of Billie Moffitt, on display at BAM. (Photo by Lynton Gardiner) A stone maneki neko, from the collection of Billie Moffitt, on display at BAM. (Photo by Lynton Gardiner) Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.