Monthly Archives: July 2020

Mike Sketch Series: Mike Resting, Long Eyelashes 1992

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The photo from which this sketch was taken was mundane. When I photographed Mike, I usually looked for drama. I felt that I would gain insight about my unreachable brother by capturing him in unusual situations. For those of you just joining me, Mike is my older brother who is autistic, low functioning and nonverbal. […]

Mike Sketch Project: Mike’s Eye Looking at Me June 1990

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I took the photo on which this sketch was based, while on a walk with my brother Mike* when he was living in his group home. The look in Mike’s eye is different in the photo than in the sketch. I wonder if the scale of this drawing has anything to do with its look. […]

Mike Sketch Project: Mike Biting Himself June 1990

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My brother Mike* would frequently hit himself on the head and chest and sometimes be would bite his hand very hard.  It could be that he was frustrated but one time, a doctor suggested that Mike had a form of Tourette’s Syndrome. She thought that Mike’s behavior was merely a complex motor tick, the implication […]

Vintage Photo: Corner Bookstore, Upper East Side, NYC 1989

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I used to take classes at the International Center of Photography in NYC when it was on 96th Street and 5th Avenue.  I would sometime travel by bus (probably the 2nd Avenue bus) and walk across to the classroom.  This book store mainly carried books for kids, but I liked the atmosphere.

Mike Sketch Project: Mike Portrait at Brown June 1, 1990

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This is a sketch of one of the first portraits I took of my brother Mike. Mike is older than I am, autistic, low functioning and has never spoken. One notable feature of Mike’s appearance is his diverging eyes.  Early in the history of this blog, I noted that I never quite knew which eye […]

Vintage Photo: Leo Weitz Fine Books, NYC 1988

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All I remember about Leo Weitz Fine Books was that it was on the upper east side (I think) and that it so many old books and papers inside. It was wonderful. (I just searched for more info about this store and found my own post from several years ago: Fine Books.)  Note: This series […]