A former denizen of New York City, I have lived near a lively small town in Vermont for 30 years. Making art has taken many different forms for me. Having had no formal education in art (only music) has allowed me great freedom in the creative process. Starting in a humorous vein with painted terra-cotta wall hangings, I later developed a line of cards and prints (see https://simi-berman.pixels.com/collections/notecards) in the same vein. In 2000, I illustrated two books (At Grandmother's Table -Fairview Press) and (Buon Natale,Natale -Franco Maria...more