Posts Tagged ‘ Lee Woodman ’

“Spectacular!” “Amazing!” “Fabulous!” “Exquisite!” “Unreal!” A visit to the Chihuly Garden and Glass installation in Seattle last month made me think my superlatives needed to be traded in, the same way I feel about my clothes. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious came to mind, but songwriters Richard Sherman and Robert Sherman beat me to that one. Dale Chihuly’s work inspires activity in different media, and the programming at the Garden reflects that. They’ve got workshops in dance, photography, drawing, and yoga coming up. …Read More

Henry David Thoreau has been getting some bad press in the last few months. In a New Yorker article entitled “Pond Scum,” Kathryn Schultz blasts the hermit of Walden Pond for his hypocrisy, arrogance, and self-obsession. Even so, we’ll be quoting him for some time to come. A few months ago, I found him peering over my shoulder while I was refrigerator shopping, and tried to tell him off. He’s easy to make fun of, but somehow he got …Read More

My sister Lee Woodman has had a distinguished career in the arts and media production and has held senior leadership positions at the Smithsonian Institution. Her radio and film awards include five Cines, two New York International Film Blue Ribbons, and three Gracies from American Women in Radio and Television. Now, she’s writing stunning poems. Her first published poem appeared in Tiferet Journal this January. It is called “Understood Pasts and Unspoken Futures.” I was honored to figure in the …Read More