Happy Anniversary Tom!

4 May 2009

TVPig42509, originally uploaded by Leah Virsik.

We’re celebrating our one-year wedding anniversary today. A marker. It feels like it’s been longer. I’m very grateful to have this wonderful man in my life!

Tom Virsik’s drawing of a pig craving coffee at our Oakland CORE Citywide Exercise Debriefing Agenda on April 25, 2009. We were craving coffee.

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4 Comments

  1. tom
    Posted 5 May 2009 at 8:54 am | Permalink

    Only one way to comment: Oink!

    Reply
  2. Dan Koepke
    Posted 11 May 2009 at 7:26 pm | Permalink

    Congratulations on your first anniversary. It’s hard to imagine that a whole year has gone by since your wedding. Love, health and good wishes to you both.

    Dan and Debbie Koepke

    Reply
  3. Courtenay Davis
    Posted 8 June 2009 at 10:56 am | Permalink

    I love this piece and look forward to seeing your new little books.

    Reply
    • Leah
      Posted 8 June 2009 at 12:40 pm | Permalink

      Courtenay,

      Thanks so much! I love that piece too… I think you’re talking about “Patience”. I sold a couple of little books and hope to make a few more before you come!

      Leah

      Reply

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    I’m hungry to learn and it’s through my process of creating that I’m ultimately satisfied. I’m curious about different materials and take on the challenge to incorporate what I’m most drawn to into my work. I’m intrigued to discover the resulting patterns and repetition. As I create, I explore my inner landscape. I’m attempting to uncover a stifled sound. It’s my challenge to express this internal voice through my art and ultimately, boldly, out loud.

    My quest to connect my voice with my work has led me to reexamine my personal history. The threads in my bookbinding and in my collage are entwined in my familial roots. Growing up, I remember a quilt frame my dad made, taking up our entire living room. His grandmother taught him to quilt using scraps of clothing. Years later, I began a quilt when a friend was teaching a class on patchwork. To my surprise, cutting up fabric and piecing it back together reminded me of my work with paper collage.

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