I grew up in Manhattan. Born in the old French Hospital on West 27th Street, we lived at 15 W 81 apt 10F until 1965 when I was eight and moved to 125 E 72nd Street, 13D. I missed my old friends a lot, though we’d been separated by schools, first kindergarten then grammar school. […]

Playing cards, greeting cards, calling cards. Cut the cards, fold ’em.

My grandmother sewing.  Thimbles, thumbelina Tailor shears Crafts Folk Art children Cycles & spirals?

Illustrations, Illustrators Club Zevi BlumEROS, The Illustrated Fanny Hill by John Cleland, NY, The Erotic Art Book Society The Wise Man of Chelm by Samual Tennenbaum, 1969 My brother teased me when I was tongue-tied I’d be ham-strung but would learn to push through. or did I? I still do. keep on..

I liked Raymond the best. I felt close to him, we didn’t need to speak. He was retarded, a big boy at six. Overalls and suspenders. We played together in the kindergarten “shop.” There were also frogs and tadpoles. I learned to eat lettuce, we probably had bunnies. We played outside in the garden of […]

Mrs Winkelhorn, What is gravity, how can a sculpture stand? Mrs Seth Agnew, Nancy Agnew, Remember to have fun, x well as do well. Gloria Drew, how to make form cohere and not fall apart. Lions, Tom Sawyer Trio, impermanence Nana sewed. “One’s a writer, the other an artist.” Rosina/Peter. Mom/Dad. I’m still learning what […]