Art to Action
Last week, I had the privilege of working with 3rd and 6th grade students at Bet Am Shalom in White Plains. The students have been studying the story of Moses and the burning bush. We spoke about the moment when Moses…
From Design to Fabric
If you've been following my progress on my latest piece, you know that it has been giving me some trouble. The piece honors Florence Verdurmen Chittenden - the woman who taught me everything I know about coaching Special Olympics gymnastics…
GAS – FOOD – LODGING
On Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot, Rabbi Michael Goldman, Assistant Rabbi at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, spoke about homelessness using my art installation Temporary Shelter as a jumping off point for the conversation. Read his words below. GAS -…
Slow Progress
The top secret quilt I'm working on is no longer top secret. Events unfolded in such a way that it made sense to tell the subject of the piece that it's happening ... however slowly. So here's the story. The…
Sewing Circles
Today, I tackled the quilting of the Special Olympics piece. I decided to create concentric circles of stitching to emphasize the athlete's repetitive thoughts and to contrast with the grid of the pieced quilt. A computer mock-up of the concept…
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
It's remarkable that I'm getting any actual work done with so much gymnastics on TV, but I'm making real progress on this Special Olympics piece. Maybe the Olympic gymnastics is inspiring me to quilt about my Special Olympic gymnasts. When…
Sewing Squares
I've been walking by my studio the last few days rearranging the blocks and waiting for the right order to emerge. I realized that the images printed on light backgrounds were too distracting, so I re-printed them with darker backgrounds…
So Many Squares
I finally locked myself in the studio and started working on the first piece in the Special Olympics series. This piece is about a young man on my gymnastics team who is on the autistic spectrum. He often obsesses about…
An Honor from The Jewish Week
I am truly honored to be chosen as one of this year's "36 Under 36" in The Jewish Week. Read the article here. Congratulations to my friends and colleagues also included: Symi Rom-Rymer and Miriam Leah Droz.
Special Inspiration
As some of you know, I've been coaching Special Olympics gymnasts since 1995. Ever since I discovered fiber art, I've been wanting to create a piece that captures the magic of the Special Olympics, but never quite found a way…