Category Archives: Personal

Memory Lane–West Hartford, CT

When I was in first grade, my class studied Africa.  I still remember learning about all of the animals, as well as Mount Kilimanjaro, Kenya, and Tanzania.  It’s weird the things that vividly stick in your mind from 27 years ago.  So, when my nephew’s class invited me to share photos and stories about my […]

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In Search of Spring

A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in.  ~Robert Orben Let’s be honest, New York City in mid-March is just plain ugly.  The snow has melted, it’s still cold, and the parks are filled with sticky mud and dead grass. The only highlight might be St. Paddy’s Day, when […]

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Happy Birthday to Fine Art Friday–New York, NY

Last week, Fine Art Friday celebrated its first birthday. Hooray!  I’ve enjoyed culling through many images each week and choosing something funky, artsy, or fun for Friday’s posts.  It’s also a great way to update the blog with fresh content! That being said, I’m now going to post FAF twice a month rather than each […]

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Curating our Lives–New York, NY

During my art history days, I worked with many museum curators.  They can take a massive amount of information, be it art, text, or primary documents–and impressively pare it down to one angle, a definite idea.  Curators often look at an entire body of work and choose something unique or interesting to convey their collective […]

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