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Full Name

Susie Lubell

Bio

Susie Lubell is a self-taught artist and illustrator whose paintings feature vibrant folk imagery coupled with verse from Jewish liturgy. Her work has been included in galleries and private collections in North America, Europe and Asia including the Lucille Packard Children's Hospital of Stanford University which hosts her entire collection of watercolor animal illustrations. Susie has a long and complicated relationship with Israel and made Aliya with her Israeli husband for the second time in 2011 after ten years and three kids in California. She's hoping it sticks this time.

Posts by Susie Lubell:

• Feb 21 2013
  My Son’s Purim Costume is Miss Viola Swamp

  Purim was never my favorite holiday for many of the same reasons that I never liked Halloween. I was embarrassed to dress up. I worried that other kids would laugh at me. I never liked my home-made costumes. And having … Continue reading →

 

• Feb 20 2013
  How My 6-Year-Old Handled Our Chaotic Move to Israel

  The other day my 8-year-old son burst into tears when I told him he had to wear his old pair of pajamas because the new ones, which he has been wearing every single night since his grandma brought them to … Continue reading →

 

• Feb 11 2013
  Do You Need to Get an Amnio Just Because You’re Over 35?

  Sometimes it’s best not to solicit advice. Like when you’re 37 and pregnant, for example, and you can’t decide whether or not to do an amniocentesis. Hypothetically. And your gut tells you the baby is fine. And your screening scores … Continue reading →

 

• Dec 24 2012
  Flying Internationally With Kids is a Lot Like Giving Birth

  Flying internationally can be rough. It’s a lot of hours to be cooped up in an oversized bus with 300 strangers, stale air, and chicken or beef. But flying internationally with children is not unlike the process of childbirth itself. … Continue reading →