Another Way Of Looking At Things
How My Chinatown Escape Gave Me A New Perspective On Self-Care
Sometimes you need to escape to find yourself.
Rivka is an outspoken activist for recovering artists, insisting that raw, redemptive art-making is the means for mental and spiritual health. Rivka received her BA in Painting from Rutgers University, and does a daily chicken dance mothering three little ladies and finding her way within the greater art world. She runs ArtWarming Cards, a monthly contemporary art postcard subscription service, and curates shows and fabulous afterparties at Brooklyn Jewish Art Gallery. Rivka's personal artwork can be viewed at rivka.gallery.
Sometimes you need to escape to find yourself.
When we push each other, we all move forward.
I want to run away and stay wrapped up inside of it all at once.
I'm grateful for the improvement in my daughter's asthma... but what caused it?
My night struggle with the things I want to do versus my need for sleep.
The long, difficult process of changing to adapt to each other's quirks.