Gifts of Art and Advice from Kay Bradner

Kay Bradner came to visit when my daughter Anna was five weeks old. She brought with her a copper plate and etching tools in order to make a portrait of Anna as a gift for us. I was so touched by her thoughtfulness. The true gift she gave me that evening was the way...

Stretching into Uncharted Territory

I have been deep in the initiation of new parenthood – a whole new terrain. Eden Steinberg describes this state so well – I share with you here her quote from the book Finding Your Inner Mama.”A few weeks after I gave birth to my first child, in the...

Blink

Poet and painter Kirsten Rian has a wonderful practice of emailing a poem to her friends every Monday. This is one she recently sent me – it took my breath away. Blink by Morton Marcus You’ve got to love life so much that you don’t want tomiss a moment of it,...

Art Santa Fe

A quick post to share the news that work from Mapping the Body will be on display at Art Santa Fe this weekend at the booth for Modern Book gallery. One of the nice things about working with Modern Book is that they take my work to several art fairs every year. In...