The other night as I walked out my house, I was confronted with this landscape in the distance. Besides being beautiful, it tells a broader story. As Thanksgiving approaches and fall begins to turn to winter, this visual is an annual reminder for me that there is a cycle to…

Thirty-five years of building brands taught me so many things, but it also came at a cost. When I turned 50, I realized that I needed to make significant personal changes to continue to thrive professionally, and I rolled up my learnings in my new book GROW or FOLD. My book is…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’m a Brazilian-American artist and educator and Mamaroneck native. While I took AP Art, at Mamaroneck High School, I also studied AP Biology, which shaped my curiosity about the wonderful world we live in and how things all connect—from visual…

Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Growing up in Hudson Valley NY, I have always been a lover of all things outdoors, which was only more nourished by studying Fine Arts in college at Keene State in New Hampshire. Post-college I found myself with a nonlinear…

Tell us a little bit about your journey as an artist. Sue: I started literally last Sept at One River! I’ve done photography and never really learned anything else.  Aelish: I have always enjoyed art, but it was never at the forefront of what I was doing. I would like…

I used to think that doing creative things required me to be “all in” on something.  And then I realized that I was always doing something creative, but it showed up in a variety of different ways as opposed to one specific area. For instance, I love photography, but I…