Yesterday in Newburgh, New York
This was Polli’s first Good Trouble protest.
I tag along to make sure she doesn’t get into any other kind of trouble🙂
Photo above – my amazing sister, Virginia, inspiring the Oneonta, NY, crowd!
Virginia spearheads the Indivisible Group in Cooperstown, NY.
Way back – when I used to take photo pics of my kiddies. If Max struck this same pose today, He’d need a much larger towel❤️
(I deep-dove into my older WP posts this morning. I’m going to re-post some. I so enjoy the merging of image & words)
Hope you’re all managing
am:)
My dad’s birthday is July 12th, and he’s been on my mind-truthfully-the man is never not on my mind❤️
am:)
It is the 4th of July 
I believe in America I believe in democracy I believe man’s hubris is capable of darkening the stars
I believe in empathy & kindness 
I believe in the power of perseverance when driven by love I will never give up on “WE THE PEOPLE”
Sculpture no.10 – finally finished! Many, many pieces to mold when you’re attempting to create a ghost horse dragging a palette of random bones and skulls to the boneyard…
I call this piece – Ghost Guns; Homage to Jacob Marley.
The horse is named Gilpin in tribute to my favorite poetess, Laura Gilpin
This sculpt was created with air dry clay, she weighs in at 20 pounds, 2 ft long, 1 1/2 ft high, 1 1/2 ft across
I hope you’re managing the days…
am:)
“When government fears the people, there is liberty.
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.”
A day of peaceful protest
Newburgh, NY, June 14, 2025
Polli Protest has accompanied me to several protests now.
To my dearest friend — thank you for sharing your brightest life
your infectious joy, your brilliant smile
each day softening these endless farewells
so—goodbye, beautiful lady—goodbye, Mom
but—hello again, always—hello again…
I miss you I adore you I love you
(above) Millie, at 80, riding the Coney Island Cyclone (1996)
xo❤️💐
Millie passed in 2021
Well, Genevieve of Greenland Glacier, aka ‘Cloven’ is finally done. Thanks to the suggestion of my beautiful daughter (we have children to steal their youthful ideas
) I used silk flowers rather than sculpting leaves. I flew in the butterflies for scale.
Genevieve is a woodland nymph who lives among the birch trees in Qinngua Valley. She is shy, loving and kind. She will remain hidden until earth’s bipedal ‘thinking’ inhabitants (& this planet’s supposed guardians) master the art of PEACE.
Genevieve of Greenland Glacier is sculpt #8 for me. At first, I’d given Genevieve a much different paint scheme which turned out horrid (I teared up a little). I thought perhaps a green coat might suit this timid dear girl. Much better. Phew! And what fun creating her mini-ornamentation.
Each new sculpt lobs its own unique challenges – disasters that I either fail or face 
as I continue on with this clay infatuation. ..
Here’s to us moving forward together…
Thank you
am:)
Sometimes, a hug can brace us for tomorrow
hope you’re all managing okay
am:)
anntogether 