Israeli memoirs

Above is a collage I did  2 summers ago on the spot and completed in my hotel room after a visit to the Western Wall, (otherwise known as “The Wailing Wall“) in the Old City of Jerusalem. The experience was a lifetime dream realized and truly beyond words. p.s. Happy Birthday Mom! Art by Michele Medium: […]

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‘Dear Little Mother’

In Haiti there’s a new program called “Ti Manman Cheri,” or Creole for “Dear Little Mother.” It aims to reach 100,000 families in four of the capital’s poorest neighborhoods. Mothers with children enrolled in the first through sixth grades, as well as take part in vaccination programs, can receive up to $20 a month if they keep the […]

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Memories in mind

  Paris has always held a very warm spot in my heart. There are days when I truly miss living there, walking the cobblestoned streets along the Seine, passing windows dressed in the finest of pastries, and even the chaotic/melodic sounds of bustling passerby’s always on the move to their next appointment….Ha!…kinda sounds a little […]

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Paper gold

Truth be told, I did this drawing in 1993 on Main Street USA in Walt Disney World. I was just 23 years old. The funny thing is in all it’s young, messy, awkward and clumsy way there are earmarks of personal character that has continued to resonate in my work since then. My teacher and mentor […]

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Metropolis

Last Saturday night I had one of the most incredible experiences, (it’d be selfish not to share). Chris took me to The Modern (a phenomenal restaurant in the MoMA ) for my birthday. No exaggeration, it was one of the most delicious, delightful, magnificent meal I’ve ever had, (right up there with Sierra Mar in California). If […]

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Step one

A small drawing from my sketchbook while I try to figure out the feeling for a new children’s book I’m working on titled, Ichigoichie. Have an inspiring day! Michele p.s. Ichigoichie means ‘once in a lifetime’ in Japanese for anyone who’s curious.  

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