Seven Years Later
Tomorrow is the seventh anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. My daughter is now the same age that my nephew was when someone burst into his school and shot 154 bullets in 4 minutes, killing 20 of his…
Land of the Free?
I have been staring at the computer screen for a long time, not knowing where to begin. In fact, I've been avoiding this post for months. I finished this piece, "Land of the Free?" back in February and didn't have…
Educators Translate Text into Textile
Earlier this week, I had the privilege of working with the wonderful educators who are part of The Jewish Education Project's Generation Now Cohort I. As part of their three day seminar, they explored two questions: With Whom and What…
Social Reform Movement inspires Middle School Art
Earlier this month, I had the priviledge of working with students at my old junior high school - Amity Middle School in Bethany, CT! With the help of a grant from the Jamie Hulley Arts Fund, the eighth graders created…
The World Turned Upside Down
Every day, it feels like something else happens that makes the world feel less stable. I wanted to create a piece that captured that sense of feeling off balance. While my last piece pictured an open field, I wanted this…
Siddur Covers and Wimples
Last month, I had the privilege of working with fifth and sixth grade students at Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester and Westchester Reform Temple. At WRT, students received siddurim (prayer books) that they will use throughout their studies to…
Creating Kindness through Art
Yesterday, I worked with third grade families at Jewish Community Center of Harrison. The community's theme for the year is kindness, so we read several texts about kindness and the families discussed the texts as well as personal experiences as…
Social Justice Art Class in NYC
This semester, I have had the privilege of working with a wonderful group of young women through the Jewish Journeys Project at JCC in Manhattan. At each of four sessions, we studied Jewish texts about a social justice issue and…
Torah Inspired Tallitot
Last month, I had the opportunity to work with seventh graders at Solomon Schechter School of Westchester. Students used the Torah portions for their b'nai mitzvah as inspiration for their art. The piece on the left below was inspired…
Broken World
There are so many things wrong with our country and world right now, it is hard to choose one thing to focus on. Instead, I decided to make a piece about my feeling that the world is broken and there's…