Moving Time
On Monday, we're moving out of NYC to White Plains. I have mixed feelings about leaving the city, but I am excited about having an actual studio in the new place - a room with a door. (Right now, my…
Interview on Blog Talk Radio!
Yesterday, Cyrus Webb interviewed me on his Conversations LIVE. We talked about my journey as an artist, my Temporary Shelter piece and how to balance life and art. Listen to the interview below! Listen to internet radio with middayconversations on…
NY Art Shows – Part 2
On Friday, I wrote about some of the art that caught my attention at The Armory Show and SCOPE NY. As promised, some of the intriguing layered art is below. A real highlight was Irfan Onerman's "Gaze Series" created by…
New York Art Shows
I spent several hours taking in the art at The Armory Show and SCOPE today. There was so much amazing art, it's hard to know what to share, but I was drawn to pieces that fit two themes: pieces made…
One of Those Days…
In case you thought studio time was all fun and games, I'm here to assure you that "those days" also happen in the studio. I started the day working on a small piece that's created with woven strips of gradated…
Studio Day!
I had a great morning in the studio and created this fun piece. I cut the batting a little larger than the top and the backing larger than the batting. The piece is free motion quilted and orange and yellow…
The Journey to B’nai Mitzvah
This morning, 11 thoughtful 7th graders at Congregation B'nai Tikvah of Central New Jersey created fiber art that represented their journeys leading up to becoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Some worked alone while others were joined by a parent. This young man,…
Talmud Synesthesia
Last night, I attended a wonderful Jewish Art Salon Program at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue. Poet Jake Marmer read his Talmud-inspired poems, while Greg "Jazz Rabbi" Wall on saxophone, Uri Sharlin on keys, Rob Henke on trumpet, and Jon…
Fiber Art at Drisha
I taught a wonderful group of women at Drisha this evening. Each participant made a piece based on this past week's Torah portion and/or Berachot 6b which the Arts Fellows have been studying this year. Hard at work: Explaining their…
It’s Not Always Black and White
I finally finished this small zipper piece called "It's Not Always Black and White". It's a fun little piece mounted on 12"x12" canvas with red yarn spilling out of the top.