Loving Day June 12 Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only love can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. ...

Leonora Reyes As I walked across Horatio Street to the gym a little girl approached me and asked for help. “I’m lost,” she said. I looked...

Since the quarantine I've been spending a lot of time in my home studio, and I got infected with the Kondo virus--you know--"The...

Sunday was the anniversary of the day Lucy came to live with us. To celebrate I commissioned my friend, Ryan Bauer -Walsh, to paint her...

I love chairs. I like to draw them. I collect little chairs. I gave most of my collection to Molly; she sits her dolls in them and they...

One Spring day when Jessie was very little she looked up and said, “Oh, look, the leaves have come back from where they go in the winter....

In the spring of 1970 I heard about a school that has no entrance requirements, where you could just go and work in a studio and all the...

When our beautiful library lions were dubbed Patience and Fortitude it was not meant as a compliment. Critics thought they lacked regal...

Happy Earth Day! My friend, Samantha, said, "I think this quarantine is really Mother Nature telling us, 'Now, go to your room and think...

I've started work on a new project but I've made a few false starts. Maybe you'd enjoy a peek at the process. It's not exactly sausage...

You are all so smart, and kudos to your Civics teachers! Yes, this is the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, rendered in...

It's about a month now that we've been staying in. How are you doing? Getting a lot of reading done? If you're looking for a new read...

For some reason, my post didn't go out as planned this morning and that gave me a chance to read the New York Times. the headline says,...

Tom Otterness at the A, C, E, and L Station. at 14th Street and 8th Avenue Tom Otterness (born 1952) is an American sculptor best known...

I said last week that I'd share with you another of our grandfather's great works. Here it is. The Float There it is in the background,...

Here's another wonderful subway station installation with CROWS, The A,C, and E at Canal Street and Sixth Avenue. Canal Street used to be...

The flowering pear trees are in bloom all over the Village. The daffodils are popping up. Spring is coming, no matter what. Arthur and I...

Houston Street After my post about the Weimaraners my friend, Louanne, reminded me of these amazing mosaics at the Houston Street station...

Last week after I posted pictures of Will Wegman's Weimaraners I made a tour of some of my favorite subway art. Here's one that really...

A Great Teacher Roberto DeLamonica 1933-1995 I want to tell you about Roberto, who taught at the Art Students League. He taught...