This "console" piano I painted is in honor of my sister, whose work as an interior designer increased people's quality of life through the environments in which they lived.
Read MoreNonprofit partners with NYC schools to donate artist-created pianos to students
(I was featured in the bottom photo of the printed issue - click "read more" to see.)
Read MoreArtful pianos getting second life after two-weeks on public display in five boroughs
And although the pianos — which are designed by an array of volunteer artists, community members of all ages, and celebrities — are only out in the public for two weeks, the plan is to allow the instruments to continue to have a life influencing others.
Read MoreSing For Hope Piano Artist
Each year, Sing for Hope selects local and international artists to create individual piano artworks as a part of the largest public arts project in NYC. I've been wanting to be a part of this public art project since its beginning, and I was thrilled to be have been chosen for it! The design of my piano was in honor of my sister who died in June 2015.
Read MoreNew Book Aims to Bring Brown County History Alive
"When you place a marker somewhere, it solidifies and almost immortalizes what happened at that point," said Carmichael Braun. "What's in the book is just the gateway to the more exciting and the colorful stories that are sometimes forgotten and not mentioned."
Read MoreMarking Time
An Illustrated Guide to Brown County's Sites of Historical Interest.
Read More