I call a life-changing experience an ‘Unheralded Jolt’. It’s dramatic, and worthy of us, don’t you think? The fact is, I can’t take complete credit for it because I was inspired by the great Italian Baroque artist, Artemisia Gentileschi. I did a lot of research on her before I started writing her memoir for my [...]

Last week, an article on the first page of the New York Times announced that Michelangelo is out and Caravaggio is in.  Of course, we don’t have to read it to know that Michelangelo will never be out, but the idea that Caravaggio is in is great news.  I am weary of blank looks when I mention [...]

Does a woman’s search for self begin with a jolt? Does a Sleeping Beauty only fully awaken when she cannot go back to sleep?