After Jesus was born, Wise Men came to look for Him, probably from an area which is now in either Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia or the Yemen. Although they are often called the ‘Three Kings’, the Bible does not say how many there were, or that they were kings. One theory is that they might […]
View post →… and let it begin with me. Happy New Year friends of ODAD … May 2013 be a creative adventure for one and for all! – Michele
View post →I passed through Grand Central Terminal yesterday and wondered what the next exhibit was going to be  in Vanderbilt Hall. Then it dawned on me, no exhibit, just the holiday market. Made me think of the tree at the Met, which must be in the process of rising up in the Medieval Sculpture Hall. It […]
View post →Old beliefs have long been associated with this spice. Did you know in Germany it is said that if a bride sews mustard seeds into her wedding gown, she can be sure of “wearing the pants” in her family? … hmmm, worth a look… Two places as different as Denmark and India illustrate even another […]
View post →This week has been a very special week for so many in the world. It’s traditionally when the upper realm and the world as we know it connect in our hearts. Wishing all who are celebrating Easter today a blessed holiday filled with love and light, and to all those who are celebrating Passover, Chag Sameach […]
View post →Although I attended the annual Dalvero Academy Holiday gathering at the Met last night, I wasn’t able to make too many drawings of the beautiful Christmas tree as I usually do. This drawing of one of the Neopolitan Baroque Crèche angels that adorn the tree is from the archives. AKA an old sketchpad. more… While […]
View post →Above is a study for a painting I was asked to do by the New York Kabbalah Center as a birthday gift for Karen Berg, the leading female kabbalist of our generation. It was late in September when teachers and students living in New York were asked to think about Karen and express (along with […]
View post →Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Â -Hebrews 13:2 “All the Utopias will come to pass only when we grow wings and all people are converted into angels.” Â -Fedor Dostoevsky “Every […]
View post →“Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, love divine; Love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave the sign.†–Christina G. Rossetti A great quote for Christmas, and a perfect one for the annual Christmas installation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where I drew this angel. It is so beautiful. A Christmas […]
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