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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The director of an overnight camp in the Midwest was being honored for her thirteen years of service at the camp. As a special gift, they asked me to create a silk tallit that depicted elements of the camp which…
I've been having fun creating pieces that give a snapshot from my life with my kids. The latest piece was created from a photo of my daughter practicing for her little league game. Starting with a photo, I printed it…