It Takes a Lifetime to Learn How to Live with Libby Cataldi, Part 2
“When you break, you’re forced to open another door and that’s when I came back here and found my roots because Nonna was strong and I figured it had to be in me somehow. She was the key. A lot of bad stuff happened to us, but we’re still together, and a lot of that […]
It Takes a Lifetime to Learn How to Live with Libby Cataldi, Part 1
“My grandmother Carmela was my North Star, my safe port in many childhood storms. Strong. Independent. She swept the snow from her sidewalk wearing only a sweater, made her own wine, canned her own tomatoes, strung her own peppers to dry in the basement, and found edible dandelions for salads in the yard. She was […]
We Do It Together featuring Chiara Tilesi
The repetition of images creates a belief; the ensemble of beliefs creates the cultural DNA of our society. If we change the images we will change the culture. Chiara Tilesi I have long been a fan of Chiara Tilesi and her work and was honored to interview her about her tireless efforts to transform the […]
Escape with The Sicilian Inheritance featuring Jo Piazza
My goal was to show that strength and to show their stories and to really illuminate that. I thought a lot about the stories we tell about women, the stories that we keep about women, and the things that are passed down. The Sicilian Inheritance is inspired by my own family history, it’s completely a […]