Last week, I had the privilege of working with Zieva Konvisser and her granddaughters for a private workshop. We started by talking about possible points of inspiration for their fiber art piece and they decided to work on a piece…
At the end of the last post about this quilt, I had added 25 of the 26 triangles that each stand for one victim of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary and quilted the piece. When I next got into…
A few weeks ago, I started making a piece that has been in my sketch book for over a year. The piece commemorates the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. I wrote about the first steps…
Right before Sukkot, I had the opportunity to work with the sixth graders at Central Synagogue in NYC. Before creating art, we spoke a little about my Temporary Shelter project and the texts which inspired the installation piece. We also briefly…
Yesterday, Yona Verwer and I installed our artwork at the TriBeCa Synagogue for the Arts. The show "City Charms & Sewing Stories" will be on display through the end of November and there will be an Opening Event on Thursday,…
This Sunday, June 2, I will be showing my work inspired by Special Olympic athletes at the NY Metro Games at Queens College. My art will be set up in the Olympic Village from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. In addition…
With all the recent workshops and exhibitions, I haven't had much time in the studio. Yet somehow the next Special Olympics piece is almost complete! This piece is inspired by a young athlete on the NYC Special Olympics gymnastics team…
Back in September, when I was sitting in services for the High Holidays, I noticed a phrase in Psukei D'Zimrah (the first part of the morning service) that I never payed attention to before. The translation in Machzor Lev Shalem…
You may remember that back in October, I created a piece to honor Florence Chittenden Verdurmen. You may also remember that I really struggled with that piece, not sure how to express just how incredible Florence is through one small…
My latest piece in the Special Olympics series was inspired by Adrian, an athlete I coached for about 6 years as part of the Manhattan gymnastics team. Adrian has a way of making everyone smile - especially at competitions. It…