Matt Shapoff at home on a sailboat. On May 19, 2015, we lost Matt Shapoff, of Handmade on Peconic Bay, one of the most talented artists who shared his art and his spirit with us in the markets of New York City. I am devastated to be writing about my friend in the past tense. Snail Cynotype Print by Matt Shapoff Matt uniquely straddled the world of fine art and handmade crafts. He leveraged 19th century photo printing techniques to create fine and beautiful modern works of art

My mother Haydee Seiger I woke up on the Monday morning after Easter, and my heart physically ached. My mom had died on Easter Sunday, and I could hardly imagine the world without her love, her intelligence and her fierceness. It has been hard for me to write about her, not only because she’s my mom, but because she was such an extraordinary person. I hardly know where to begin or end. Haydee Seiger was a self-made woman. Despite standing all of 4’11″, she was a major presenc

I wanted to say something about Fred here because he was a remarkable man, and I am going to miss him terribly. Of course the family has been amazing. And the outpouring of support from everybody who knew and loved Fred has been wonderful. It doesn’t make it any less sad, but it’s comforting to the family to know how many people cared about him. And the fact is that he was healthy and vital until suddenly he wasn’t (he had a heart attack in his home). Many people at the two-d