Category Archives: Story Creation

The Kitchen Table Catalyst

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

There is something about working at a kitchen table, especially late at night, that makes ideas grow. Maybe it is the conditioning from all those hours spent at the table as a child doing homework. Or maybe it is sitting … Continue reading →

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Purim Butterflies on Jaffa Street

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Today Jerusalem celebrated Purim, a religious holiday that involves costumes and fun. We went downtown with the crowds and hung out, admiring the costumes and enjoying the festivities. This is a composite sketch. I combined the parts of several sketches … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem Marathon

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Jerusalem closed down for its marathon today. The family run was great fun, fast moving kids, parents in search of kids, babies in strollers and brightly colored shirts on everyone. I could not keep track of the figures and limbs as … Continue reading →

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Hooray for Pi Day Teachers!

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

March 14 is a wonderful day for teachers due to a delightful coincidence between the way March 14 is written and the approximate value of Pi, a mathematical constant. Irrational numbers can be mysterious and teaching students to understand and … Continue reading →

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View of Kfar Sha’ul

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  I was just finishing up when a young woman jaunted down the sidewalk into my sketch and made all the difference. I love the tilt of her hip and head and the way it turns my landscape into a … Continue reading →

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Lunch Line

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

  I often sketch people interacting with each other over a long meal but this sketch is about five individuals who seemed to be on a short lunch break. There was something about their body language that said they were … Continue reading →

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Chagall Windows

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Sarah Sullivan

Since sketching is such a great way to really see something, I went to Ein Kerem to sketch Marq Chagall’s stained glass windows in the Hadassah Hospital’s Synagogue. The twelve windows celebrate the twelve tribes of Israel and are arranged … Continue reading →

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