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…
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…
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…
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…
This weekend was the opening of Threadworks at the Blue Door Art Center. I am excited to have two pieces included: Shattered Childhood and In Search of Home. The exhibit is open through July 14 and there is an open…
Sixth grade families at Temple Israel Center had the opportunity to encounter the Torah portion for their Bnai Mitzvah in a creative way. They could create spoken word poetry with Andrew Lustig, learn with the Senior Rabbi Gordon Tucker, or create…
Third graders at the Jewish Community Center of Harrison have been learning about Israel. Last week, they came together with their families to create art about their favorite place in Israel. Once the pieces were complete, we framed them in 11"…
On Sunday, I had the opportunity to return to Beth El Synagogue Center to work with the sixth graders and their families. They studied the Torah portions for their upcoming Bnai Mitzvah and then created a piece of fabric art…