• Early Spring Fairy Foraging Newsletter

    Hello Spring  Bluebells and Lilacs!  The sun has been shining longer than the usual winter darkness in Berlin and the rain has produced beautiful spring croci in purple and yellow. If you look you can find three-cornered leeks growing in the forest, waiting for us to celebrate and make into pesto. I have a few…

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  • Turkey Tails back to the Birds

    This shabbat I decided to process my turkey tail harvest from earlier in the winter that has been hiding in my freezer killing the mites that love to snack on turkey tails and destroyed my unfrozen supply last year. Before they were rinsed and put into the dehydrator I trimmed the woody bits and inspected…

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  • Letters To Berlin Paintings

    These five 20cm paintings were created for a series displayed for a month as a part of the Cultures of Remembrance exhibit organized by the Educat collective. Each of the paintings are connected to an accompanying letter written to Hella Knabe, the designer and hairdresser who helped make the world a better place for many…

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  • Rainbow Rabbi/Jew from the Bukovina

    This painting is based on a photograph taken in 1899 tittled “a Jew from Bukovina.” Upon researching Bukovina more and learning it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire I came to realize that some of my ancestors are from close this area, and I felt like painting his Portrait would help me reconnect with this…

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  • Missing or Rather Found Keys- A Deepdive

    This piece is very meaningful to me. I created this in September/October 2022 during the renovation of my new home with my wife. It felt like a huuuuge build up to when we finally signed the lease, in the final days of 5782, and I wanted to document the moving in with this painting. The…

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