Patchwork and Ornament : A Woman's Journey of Life, Love, and Art

by Feldman, Jeanette

• ISBN13: 9780967441610
• ISBN10: 0967441617
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Gal in Sky Pub Co
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Summary

I see my life as a detailed, intricate mosaic, as a process of experience, feeling and resolution; incredibly rich and enormously rewarding, the pain as well as the joy-all part of it.

Author Biography

Jeanette "Jenny" Feldman grew up in the South Bronx and studied art at the Cooper Union School of Art. Her work has been displayed in various galleries and settings in New York, New Jersey, and Texas. Jenny died in December 2008, leaving behind her beloved husband Norm, two children, and four grandchildren.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgements	p. iv
A Collage of a Life	p. v
What I Have Learned to Do In My Life	p. vii
Family Tree	p. viii
Childhood
I Dream of Warsaw	p. 3
Introduction to the Study of Polskiego	p. 6
Grandmothers	p. 7
The Good Jewish Ladies of Allerton Avenue	p. 8
Learning to Read	p. 10
The Child	p. 11
Kumquats and Tangerines Long Ago	p. 13
Amber Light Through White Painted Windows	p. 14
Untangling Mother	p. 15
Pneumonia	p. 17
Grapes and Walnuts at My Grandmother's Table	p. 19
Coming of Age
The Smell of Roasting Coffee	p. 23
A Day in April 1948	p. 26
My Father's Name	p. 27
O My Father	p. 28
Eulogy For My Father	p. 30
Feiga's Death	p. 31
Lessons Learned	p. 33
Chanukah/Christmas: A Jewish Dilemma	p. 34
To Live in New York as a Jew	p. 35
First Date	p. 36
Am I Good Enough for Larry K.?	p. 37
A String of Memory	p. 40
Hans Hofmann's House in Provincetown	p. 43
There Was a Moment	p. 45
Aubade	p. 46
The Year of 1955	p. 47
My Sister	p. 48
Family
A Link to My Past	p. 51
Rose Englander's Family Stories	p. 53
Finding the Finifters	p. 55
The Lost Baby	p. 56
Flowering Crabapple in the Night Garden	p. 57
Talk With Sarah-February 23, 1994	p. 59
Jacob At Three	p. 60
Rachel At Seven	p. 61
Anne Cancer Anniversary	p. 63
Anne's Aneurysm Surgery	p. 64
Little Birds Flying Home	p. 67
Bar/Bat Mitzvah of Joe and Sarah, March 31, 2001	p. 73
Letter to Joe in Israel	p. 74
Travels
Bouquillas Canyon	p. 77
Walking In An Unfamiliar City	p. 78
The Poet and the Roman Aqueduct	p. 80
Morocco Letter	p. 85
Portuguese Cuisine	p. 89
Posing for Photos Along the Grande Canal	p. 93
Principe Statizone	p. 94
Roman Rambles	p. 95
The Turkish Maid	p. 96
Il Papa	p. 99
Come Along With Me	p. 100
Sweet Dark Espresso	p. 101
Paris, Post-9/11	p. 102
Art
The Studio	p. 107
Patchwork and Ornament	p. 108
Phone Call December 11, 1990	p. 110
The Story of Il Palazzo De Buona Fortuna	p. 111
Campanile Writers	p. 113
Mary B. Reads Her Story	p. 114
Visit to Houston Center for Photography	p. 116
The Final Art Exhibit	p. 117
Mannequin Hand	p. 118
The Blossom Series	p. 119
The "Red" Poems	p. 120
Critique	p. 122
You Know, She Said to Her Husband	p. 123
Assemblages	p. 126
Age, Wisdom, and Insights
On the Beach	p. 129
Running Away From the South Bronx	p. 130
Reflections	p. 135
Not Enough	p. 136
Arctic Ice	p. 139
Shopping for Groceries, Thanksgiving	p. 141
Morning Sun	p. 142
A Fall in the Night	p. 143
The Business of Getting Old	p. 147
On Contemplating a Biopsy	p. 148
Quiet Snow	p. 149
Great Dumpster in the Sky	p. 150
Aubade (Reprise)	p. 151
A Perfect Day	p. 152
Looking At My Life at 75	p. 153
A Moment Back	p. 154
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