An art show, some yoga and NPR.

Lots of exciting things have been happening lately so much so that I haven’t had time to update my website. Some of these happenings include: an art exhibit, two interviews with NPR,  a Sepsis Alliance yoga event, the spring art show at the high school where I teach, and Little League…lots and lots of Little League.

On Thursday, March 26th, NPR Science Correspondent Richard Harris came to my house to interview me for a story he is doing on sepsis. His story investigates the research going on about sepsis, its causes and treatments. According to Sepsis Alliance, sepsis kills over 250,000 Americans annually. In 2014, my dad became part of that statistic. I was so honored to be able to share my dad’s heroic story with Richard. Hopefully it will air on NPR sometime in the near future. Stay tuned…

As a follow-up to that interview, I had a second interview with NPR. This time Meredith Rizzo, Multimedia Production Assistant for the Science Desk, interviewed me more specifically about my art work. She and I spent about an hour on the phone discussing my art, my influences and my process. I realized that it is incredibly easy for me to talk to my students about their art and to talk to them about art throughout history but turning the table onto myself and discussing my own art work proved to be more challenging than I expected. This interview along with images of my art and my dad will go up on NPR’s website when my interview with Richard Harris airs.

April 16th was the opening reception for Beyond the Classroom: Educator Artists at the Henry Gallery at Penn State Great Valley. The Pennsylvania Art Education Association organized a show of 27 art educators from Delaware, Chester, Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. It was wonderful to have my art included amongst this distinguished group.

And just this past weekend, I drove up to South Orange, NJ to participate in Salutations for Sepsis at South Mountain Yoga. Sepsis Alliance organized this wonderful event. I had the honor of meeting Sepsis Alliance Executive Director Thomas Heymann. It was so moving to participate in a yoga practice that I could dedicate to the memory of my dad. It was also encouraging to be amongst a group of people interested in spreading sepsis awareness.

And then there was our annual Varsity Arts Awards and Exhibition along with our National Art Honor Society induction on April 21st. I inducted 17 of Strath Haven High School’s most talented and dedicated young artists into NAHS. This night is always so special because we award varsity letters to our accomplished visual artists, musicians, vocalists and performers.

Last but not least, my boys and baseball. Little League had taken over what little free time we have. Two practices and two games per week. Luckily the boys both enjoy it and the weather seems to be cooperating.