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You don't have to use your INSIDE VOICES at my solo show

I'm so excited to have the opportunity to share my new series of work that was created for my solo exhibition, Inside Voices! I hope you...

Adventures of a Water Sign in the Desert (Desert Dairy Artist Residency 2021) Chapter Three

As we walked back to the main house Anna told me about dinner plans and asked if I could bring whatever I wanted to drink. She told me...

Adventures of a Water Sign in the Desert (Desert Dairy Artist Residency 2021) Chapter Two

Just as Anna had texted me, I saw a gate with the metal smiling face on it, letting me know that I had arrived at Desert Dairy. The fence...

Adventures of a Water Sign in the Desert (Desert Dairy Artist Residency 2021) Chapter One

The long drive to the Desert Dairy Artist Residency was fueled by caffeine and anxiety. I had ideas but no true knowledge of what the...

Our Pandemic Jewish Christmas Tree

2020 was the year of lost opportunities, and I feel it was hardest on my daughter, Amanda. October 2016, she almost died from sepsis;...

The First Month of Limited Use

The title is misleading; it's been over a month, five weeks now, but "month" sounds better as a title. On the 23rd of February, I had...

Hey, wait a minute, I wrote a blog!

My favorite book title is, "Hey, Wait a Minute: (I Wrote a Book!)," by John Madden. I've never read it, and I don't follow football, but...