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string maps

check out these maps made of string in the bergdorf goodman windows. Must have taken hours!

my first urban garden

Thanks to my favorite gardener I now have a fire escape garden full of basil, rosemary, and parsley. Time to get cookin'.

a birthday card...

for samantha-bear's 2nd birthday

this is new york

I've given both my godchildren copies of this amazing book "This is New York," albeit a little on the early side for their reading levels, but its so adorable that I couldn't wait...

The Czech author and illustrator Miroslav Sasek wittily showcases my favorite place in an informative little travel tale for kids. He originally wrote the titles "This is Rome, ...London, and ...Paris" in the 1950's and they were so popular they led to 18 books of different cities.

The last page has the Mutual of New York building where I used to work

wedding flowers for delia

After some serious sewing and glueing I finished the flower decorations for Delia's wedding in her colors of orange and royal blue.

A Magical Evening Invitation

This spring I was asked to design a invitation for the non-profit organization The Genesis Fund. I've been lucky to work with them over the past few years, but this event was extra special as it was honoring their founder, Dr. Murray Feingold on his 50th anniversary as a physician. They do great work raising funds for special needs children and their families.

Gaudí's Parc Güell

I got to spend a lovely afternoon exploring Gaudí's Parc Güell (after I eventually found it that is.) Its a huge, magical garden that Gaudí was originally designing to be a housing development. Only two homes were actually built, but the park itself is now open to the public (and free).

When you climb up to the second level of the pavilion (covered in mosaics) there is a great view of the whole city. You can spot the towers of Sagrada Familia, and see all the way out to the sea.

Gaudi's house

The highlight of my trip to Spain was seeing architect Antoni Gaudí's buildings all over Barcelona. You can tour his home "la Torre Rosa" (its a pretty shade of pink) in Parc Güell where he lived from 1906 to 1926. The home is filled with furniture Gaudí designed and ornate tile floors and plaster ceilings.