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A Grand Day in the City

June 28, 2012

Grove City, that is. We had a mural unveiling on Broad Street on the wall of Nonni’s Italian Trattoria. The …

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The Work is the Most Important Thing

June 20, 2012

“The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around …

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Getting Back into the Rhythm

June 18, 2012

I just came back from a week-long trip to Michigan. For a mom, a week-long trip is really a three-week …

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Our Lady of Mercy and Sargent Shriver

June 5, 2012

I worked for Our Lady of Mercy Parish for nearly seven years, first on the Stations of the Cross, then …

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Q & A Fridays: Installing Heavy Sculptures

June 1, 2012

How on earth are you going to get that two-and-a-half ton marble sculpture into the church? Reprinted from October 25, …

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My Sweet Spot

May 30, 2012

I had a model out to the studio today for the first time in what feels like forever. It was, …

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Q & A Fridays: Commissions

May 25, 2012

What is a commissioned sculpture and how does the process work?  People are most familiar with art that hangs in …

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Vocations: Mother & Artist, Learning to be Both

May 14, 2012

Mother When my daughter arrived here from India in 2009, I was elated beyond measure. I felt powerful, woman, incredible. …

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Nine Tons of Marble

May 5, 2012

This weekend in 2004, I imported nine tons of marble from Carrara, Italy. It would become the Virgin Annunciate. Even …

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Q & A Friday: Clay to Stone

May 4, 2012

One of the most frequently asked questions I get in the studio is “how do you get this from clay …

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