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…
Yesterday, families at Woodlands Community Temple created fiber art about social justice causes that were important to them. The inspiration for the art was a new tradition called Ner Shel Tzedakah, which calls for families to devote the sixth night of Hanukkah…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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 -…
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…
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.