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Today is my birthday, also summer solstice, and Father’s Day too.

Life has still been life — & the world has felt heavy, too. Messy, beautiful, heartbreaking, surprising. But this birthday, I’m realizing just how much has changed in my own life.

I’ve always believed people could change, even when others told me they couldn’t. What I didn’t have was my own proof. Now I do.

When I was lil, I was on one path. Then life happened, as sometimes it does. If u know me u know & along the way I lost sight of myself. Today, it feels like I’ve found my way back.

Not because of one big breakthrough. It’s been a slow uprise. A lot of small choices. A lot of consistency. A lot of people helping me along the way. When I say consistency, I don’t mean perfection. I still have hard days. The diff is that I keep coming back. The thoughts that once kept me stuck still visit, but they don’t stay as long anymore. That’s how I know things are changing.

I’ve also spent the past yr living in a place that feels like a gift. A place that feels safe. Mourning doves outside my window sill, nesting. A mulberry tree close enough to reach, sunlight blazing thru the kitchen, and a backyard all wild & jungly, giving those upstate feelies I’ve been craving. It’s giving me room to breathe & grow.

I get to do work I genuinely love. I work alongside one of my closest friends, travel to new places, meet incredible artists, & help create opportunities for artists whose work we deeply believe in. Somewhere along the way, I realized I wasn’t just healing—I was becoming the person I needed when I was younger. And for the first time, my present/future feels bigger than my past.

My relationship w/ my mom has healed in ways I once thought were impossible. I’ve lost people too. My dad didn’t get to see this chapter of my life, and I wish he had. I would have loved to show him.

More than anything, I feel grateful. Grateful for the people who believed in me. Grateful that I held on. Grateful to be here.

If there’s one thing these last few years have taught me, it’s this -It’s never too late to change.

I’ve always believed that. Now I finally have my own proof.

Hello 48. I welcome you. 💪✧🌷♋︎🌙

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“Nally is her own combination” the beautiful sculpture by Kara Bohnenstiel @accidentaleffort as shown with the artist as shown at The Art Students League @aslnyc at last week’s opening via Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery.

The marionette, cage and chair took ten months to complete.

“Nally…” will next be seen @fridman_gallery on the Bowery in a show opening August 13.

#fyp #foryourpage #sculpture #artstudentsleague

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Last year I was in Harvard Square and I wandered into the movies @brattletheatre to see the new 4K restoration of Leo Carax’s Les amants du Pont-Neuf 🎆 🌉 🍷 🔥
With the culinary gifts of my friend Eleanor Friedman of @lasalumina
we were able to make it the theme of last month’s Vday glazing sesh party for @tmagazine column, Entertaining With 🍲 Thank you to the following for making this happen 😘 Eleanor Friedman at La Salumuna, writer James Draney, Photographer Flora Hanitijo @florahanitijo Yasaman Khorsandi, Amy Smith Stewart @amy_smithstewart @thealdrich @grahamcollins 🧨 Thank you to our guests for traveling upstate during the dregs of winter ❄️ And for Lila and Lulu for making our special drinks 🍹 😜 🎞️ #wherearemycitriswheels @lilaleela @sugo1lu ❤️

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Some September moments 🌚🌝

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My first steel suspension sculpture ….and many more…. on view at The Art Students League of New York

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DRUNKARDS PATH had a great run! Thank you all for coming through on the last days! Major thanks @situations.us @jjjackieee @reneedelosh for hosting two wonderful benefits 💖and all of my students!✨

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Blurry but not blurry
Ambivalent start to ‘23

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Night vibes.
1) Maestro Lary 7
2) Churro dude
3) Kara smile

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Some pics from opening night at my show “Significant Otherness”❣️ Thanks to all who came, it was so fun to see friends again, and meet new friends 💖😊 The show is up through June 4th at @mothergallery in Tribeca 😘

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1. Ezra, me, Shannon, Emily. We are all wearing masks, but you can tell we’re smiling for the camera. I’m wearing a short black dress with a soft black jacket over it, and I have my white cane out at my side. Emily W is wearing super cool orange sneakers. 🧡🐅💅🏼
2. Talking with Josh, Ryan, and Milo who has pigtail braids and is wearing a white embroidered jacket. 😎
3. Talking with Milo, Raoul, and my bf Kirby who is very tall and has a big beard. 🥰
4. Talking with Fidel, Josh who is wearing glasses, jeans, and a black jacket, and Lizette who is giving me a little hug. 💕

📸: @alanlundgard 1. Ezra, me, Shannon, Emily. We are all wearing masks, but you can tell we’re smiling for the camera. I am wearing a short black dress with a soft black jacket over it, and I have my white cane out at my side. Emily W is wearing super cool orange sneakers. 🧡🐅💅🏼

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A visit from Kara, Danny and Sorgen ♥️

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2021 was a mixed year, there was loss and sickness in my life and in those of people very dear to me, there was also a lot of creativity and fun. I was lucky to spend a lot of time with my family this year, and with friends both old and new. Here are some of my favorite pictures of friends old and new from this year. Happy new year, may 2022 bring all of us good things!

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