#selftaughtgeniusgallery

Location: 43-30 46th St. Apt 1G, Sunnyside

Significance: Home of Bix Beiderbecke, pioneering jazz composer and musician in the 1920s. Sadly he died in 1931 at the age of 28.

Stitch(es) used: Running stitch

Location: 108th Precinct of the New York City Police Department

Significance: Detectives from the 108th Precinct investigated a minor break-in at our Long Island City office. Don’t worry: only a few small items were taken. The event left us feeling shocked and unsettled, but also very relieved.

Stitch(es) used: Knot

Location: Old Creedmoor Rifle Range

Significance: The Old Creedmoor Rifle Range is the original home of the National Rifle Association. When they left town it became home to Brooklyn State Hospital -- now known as Creedmoor Mental Hospital.

Stitch(es) used: X

Location: Cambria Heights

Significance: This is where I bought my first home. :)

Stitch(es) used: Daisy

Location: Elmhurst Hospital

Significance: The #1 trauma center in NYC. Also, my home is adjacent to the hospital.

Stitch(es) used: Back stitch

Location: Ridgewood Reservoir

Significance: Great birding area.

Stitch(es) used: Straight stitch

Location: Cemetery of the Evergreens

Significance: Family members are buried there -- my grandparents, greatgrandparents, and others.

Stitch(es) used: Star

Location: PS 171Q

Significance: School -- I taught there for 16 years.

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