It was a great day for the arts in Dormont! Thanks to everyone who stopped by Art on the Walls family this morning to chat and create amongst the beautiful art pieces. <3 @pghartscouncil @dormontarts @eatnpark @borough_of_dormont (at Borough of Dormont) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqORc5Wpclk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Surrounded by art at @cwpress https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp6Rz3bNCbQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scene from a party #purim #karaoke (at Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpaKZcPLn2U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Diva at the drive thru #purim #karaoke https://www.instagram.com/p/CpZChWXt0xq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Circa 1980 something. Family photo. Sometimes you are just not camera ready. (Guess which one is me) #familyphotofind https://www.instagram.com/p/Co4qr7XLSoM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Looking for records. Found some amazing art. I wanted to buy the entire wall! @muve_78 (at The Government Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0Uu4QvZGj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I saw this fantastic production last evening. Direction, score, choreography, set design, cast, etc. all top notch, pushing the boundaries of what a show can do. The show catapulted me back to my 20s while I stand in my decidedly middle aged-ness with my sweater on backwards and inside out. (at The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn5jtoBNrHt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

My head has been on a journey. I have pages of scribbles. My body and mind are slowly healing. My brain is in an intense fog. I am forgetting people’s names and staring absently at computer screens as I relearn how to be present. Floating robot seemed a good metaphor. #coviddays #sketching #floatingrobot https://www.instagram.com/p/CnPeJGhLKdU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Figure A. Lung Shaped Flower Hanging Basket. My chest feels tight today. As a long time allergy sufferer, Lungs as flowers seemed an appropriate metaphor. Beautiful and restrictive. #coviddays #sketching https://www.instagram.com/p/CnJ_eB0rPhh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Covid is making me fat too aware of my skin. My clothing is hurting it. My brain is in a deep fog. I’m sketching to help me focus on something other than my sensitive nerve endings. So antlers, jagged lines, and mushrooms as a metaphor it is. #coviddays #sketching #goaskalice https://www.instagram.com/p/CnIWhCKvOon/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

On this New Year’s Day, I have been reflecting on the Carnegie International exhibit. Go see it. Spend a few hours with it. “The 58th Carnegie International borrows its title from a Mayan Kaqchikel expression, when instead of saying “Good morning,” it is customary to ask, “Is it morning for you yet?” The question acknowledges that our internal clocks are different; our anxieties, troubles, and heartaches are not the same. When it is morning for some, it might still be night for others.” (at Carnegie Museum of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4fk-GJBiR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A lovely night celebrating Ant’s 50th birthday! Happy birthday, friend. (at Napoli Restaurant) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm0Jfe2t2eW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thank you to everyone who spent the evening with us supporting our Queens and Comedy: Drag Bingo event benefitting @dormontarts. The evening was pure joy and other deep feelings. Thank you to the off the charts talented and brilliant Divine Divas (Krystal, Scarlet, & Sabrina) & Gab Bonesso, Back Alley Brewing, @elrinconoaxaqueno8, our amazing Mayor, all the artists who donated their fabulous art to the auction, the businesses, community members, council people, and Dormont community committees who donated amazing baskets to the raffle. We could not do this without you. Thank you for supporting art in our community. We can’t wait to do it again! #community #arts #dragqueenbingo (at Thomas Lloyd Recreation Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmB4a94rAIf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Post Thanksgiving Dinner obligatory photo. #family https://www.instagram.com/p/ClXInLfrI2c/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Getting ready for a murder mystery with my skeleton date. #happybirthdayamy (at Cinderlands Beer Co) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClKUv13rZJh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Obligatory posing with the signs outside our polling place after voting. Not pictured, the internal middle aged groan as I stood up from this position. #vote2022 (at Dormont, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cks_ew1rKOX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Intense processing of my selfie for intense self processing. Dad died 13 yrs ago today. Mom died 28 yrs ago last month. Still feeling the weight of unfinished, complicated relationships tonight. #reflection #familytrees https://www.instagram.com/p/CkR23uLtTO-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=