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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

September 6th, 2010 · No Comments

I created the cover illustrations for this wonderfully compelling memoir by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. I love the book and it was a real treat to paint these mollusks.

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Tags: Animals · Art · Flowers · Nature · Old Fashioned Fun · State of Mind · cultural understanding · memoir · personal power · the Earth

April 8, 2010 Maplewood, NJ

April 8th, 2010 · No Comments

I’m having an art exhibit with Joy Yagid, and Tricia Zimic. Joy is a photographer and Tricia is a ceramicist and painter, and all three of us have chosen nature as a focus for our work. I’ve shown my work in various venues but I’m surprisingly excited to show these paintings in the town I [...]

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Tags: Art · Flowers · Insects · Nature · Old Fashioned Fun · Pop culture · State of Mind · Suburbia · cultural understanding · the Earth

Maplewood, NJ January 15, 2010

January 16th, 2010 · No Comments

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Tags: Art · Old Fashioned Fun · cultural understanding

November 23, 2009 Maplewood, NJ

November 24th, 2009 · No Comments

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Tags: Food · Pop culture · State of Mind · Suburbia · cultural understanding · mommish

Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Yahoo

June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

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Maplewood, NJ. March 29, 2009

March 31st, 2009 · No Comments

When we moved to our house nine years ago, there was a very old cherry tree in the back yard. An arborist told me to cut it down. It was infested with carpenter ants. It leaned to the side. But it was blooming. And it was beautiful. It is now early spring and the tree [...]

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Tags: Nature · State of Mind · Suburbia · cultural understanding · the Earth

Cakes I have baked…

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

…for birthday celebrations. These are just some of the many cakes I’ve managed to throw together by party time. Classic Cupcakes garnished with an m&m. The Rocket Cake Planets (to go with the Rocket Cake) The Lego Cake More Cupcakes (kinda phoned this one in) Giant Donut More Planets (sticking with a winner) “Earth” (crushed [...]

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Tags: Art · Food · Old Fashioned Fun · State of Mind · Suburbia · cultural understanding · mommish

It has come to pass.

February 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Over 40 years ago, Disney opened the “It’s A Small World” ride to promote world peace and showcase the cultures of the world. Now after almost a year of renovation, Disney unveiled the “updated” version populated with trademark porn: Aladdin, Nemo, Ariel and more than two dozen other characters plucked from its movies. Shame on you, [...]

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Tags: Art · Old Fashioned Fun · State of Mind · Travel · World Peace · cultural understanding · mommish · the Earth