Early in Deirdre’s life she was subject to abuse and neglect. The effects of which lingered with her into adulthood. Though her life stabilized in many ways as time went on, anxiety latched on for the ride. As she grew, she found solace in music. Music connected her to herself and her loved ones. She…
I want you to know Wendy, because to know Wendy is to know hope and the resiliency of joy. Wendy has known the death of multiple loved ones, abuse, PTSD, depression and despair so great that she attempted an untimely exit from this world more than once. I only spent a few hours with her,…
5:00a.m.: The steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. We had one week to get this done due to an impending cross noncontiguous continental move. Tahmina sought me out to recreate an image from ten years before – from another life. Ten years prior she stood on these steps as a belly dancer and a…