Category: Miscellaneous

  • Joan Mitchell

    Joan Mitchell

    In May, I went to see the Joan Mitchell exhibition at the Baltimore Museum of Art; this weekend, I went for the second time.

  • Wisdom from the Past

    Wisdom from the Past

    There are so many bits and pieces of those years of writing that still ring true. Sometimes they even speak to and build upon one another.

  • Things of Note, 2021

    Things of Note, 2021

    Wonderful friends who show up consistently and with so much love. Walks with Micaela, a surprise birthday picnic, “to make you laugh is a gift,” time with Liz and Madeline and the Mitchells, dinner and breweries with (and cookies for) Joanna, celebrating 25 years of friendship with Ani, continued weekly…

  • Take Heart

    Take Heart

    Every artist, in some capacity, wants to be seen. As artists (and as humans) we ask, “Look at how I view the world. Look how I express myself. See me. Acknowledge me.” Any visibility, though, comes with vulnerability — to criticism, to analysis, to heartbreak. I love that the word…

  • Things of Note, 2020

    Things of Note, 2020

    In no particular order, and inspired by Austin Kleon and Malaka Gharib: Rescuing baby rats from my car engine and a stray cat from my sidewalk. Meeting my neighbors and graciously accepting their help. Adapting to a new normal, zoomies and all. Reading more than 20 books, including Deacon King…