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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Four Days Left
Well friends, at this point the conference is pretty much on auto pilot. Saturday is sold out and I’m so excited to see it all come together. What isn’t on autopilot is my creative work. For some wacko reason I … Continue reading
Bengali New Year AND the countdown begins.
TEN DAYS UNTIL THE CONFERENCE! and in other news… Look at these amazing masks from Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year 1416. Today, Bengalis marched in the capital Dhaka and across the country. What fun it would be to recreate these masks with … Continue reading
The land of Mickey
I’ve returned from vacationing in the land of Mickey! While I’m not an Orlando sort of person (I much prefer forests, mountains and streams to the concrete jungle) I had a great time with my family. We visited the Magic … Continue reading


