Exhibition Schedule Announced
First, a big shout-out and thank you goes to Jeanette Kuvin Oren who, while she was cooking for Rosh Hashanah guests, let me use her studio to photograph my Temporary Shelter pieces. Thank you also to my father for his…
Wall Construction Complete
All three outside walls of "Temporary Shelter" are now complete! All 111 fiber art pieces made by students in New York family shelters are included and the walls truly tell their stories. I'm so excited to share their work and…
Building Walls from Homeless Children’s Art
I'm assembling the walls for "Temporary Shelter" from the pieces made by homeless children. Literally building walls with art by homeless students has been quite powerful. Don't be fooled by the time lapse video, sewing together the first wall took…
Miriam’s Fight for Home
75-year-old Miriam has held onto her spunk and fight during her year and a half in the NY shelter system. This feisty woman who is a passionate advocate for elders and the environment and is active in her church, found…
Kim’s Escape to a New Life
Kim didn't share too much of her story with me, but she came to NY to escape an abusive relationship. She told me that she was "tired of fighting for her home and her safety." Her journey to New York…
Eric’s Story
Eric's piece has been giving me some trouble, but I think it's finally close to complete. I've mentioned Eric before when making In Search of Home. He was a manager in a hotel when the economy tanked and he was…
More Art from the Bronx
On Friday, I worked with another wonderful group at a Bronx shelter. Each of them made a fiber art piece for Temporary Shelter and a few of the finished pieces are below. Aiyana and Pedro work on their pieces. Kimone,…
More Stories from the Shelters
The children at the Stockholm Family Residence in Brooklyn have mixed feelings about their life in the shelter. 13-year-old Anasia said "It's hard to live in a shelter but it's better than living on the street." She shared her feelings…
Growing Up Too Fast
The girls I met at the Springfield Family Residence seem to be growing up too fast. Melanie, age 19 is 6 months pregnant with a 9-month-old son. She told me “It’s difficult because you don’t live with your family members. …
Art from Tilden Hall Family Residence
I worked with an absolutely wonderful group of kids today at Tilden Hall Residence in Brooklyn. They worked diligently to create thoughtful fiber art pieces and made it very hard for me to choose a few to share with you.…