the green chest

Author: Shannon

  • An outpouring of love

    Just days before I left for Cambodia, I attended one of the loveliest, love-rich weddings I’ve ever been to. It was on Block Island, Rhode Island and the honored couple is my gorgeous friend Anna and her now-husband Ben. Words can’t do the ceremonial weekend justice, but I’ll try. I’ve often described Anna as my most…

  • My Taste of Pchum Ben

    The girls said it would be an important day. I picked out a long skirt and the most feminine shirt I had – a light pink t-shirt – and threw on a scarf for extra humility. We were heading to the pagoda, or wat, for a service in honor of Pchum Ben, the second most important…

  • Appreciating 12 years with Lisa Alembik

    Originally posted on The Department of Art & Art History: The Department of Art and Art History is sad to say goodbye to our colleague and friend, Lisa Alembik who has left her position as Director of the Dalton Gallery to teach full time and pursue her personal art career. It’s impossible to convey in…