Stories

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke to our friend and collaborator, Deborah Forman, an abstract painter, artist and breast cancer survivor. From her home in Rhode Island, she shared with us her experience of diagnosis and treatment as a young mom, how fashion empowered her, and lessons from the ocean. While our voices only met over the phone, we imagined ourselves somewhere by the sea, wrapped in organic alpaca, marveling at the world’s unpredictability together.  M.PATMOS: Nice to speak to you Deborah! How is life as an artist these days? Deborah: You know, it’s funny because there’s kind...

Recently, we caught up with our friends, Janet MacGillivray and Madeleine MacGillivray Wallace, on our respective couches as best anyone can these days through the waves of WiFi; waves that sometimes roar but more often fizzle our sound connection. Still, we leaned in closer to our screens and did not let the occasional Zoom disruption distract from our talk on their lives as environmental activists...

On a recent, summer Sunday, we donned our masks and visited the beautiful Harlem home of a United Nations staff member who supports the work of the Economic and Social Council, Leslie Wade and her filmmaker daughter, Janneke...