Detail of diorama Nativity scene in progress...

Handmade Advent Calendar

Invitation to our Christmas Party

The second of two drawings for RESIST!

First of two drawings for RESIST!

Trying to keep up with the trash in the beautiful Valley of the Cross, Jerusalem

Olive - and trash - picking in the Valley of the Monastery of the Cross

Detail of diorama Hebron Hills

Diorama view onto the old city of Jerusalem from an alley coming down from Mount of Olives

Games at home in Jerusalem

Yo

Wandering around the remains of Mamilla cemetery

Paul is invited to his first birthday party hosted by one of his new gan (preschool) mates 

Cycling up Azza street, Jerusalem

Showertime..

Drawing to illustrate my interview in the Basque magazine Herria

 Watching a pelota match in Larzabale with Amatxi

With the kittens at Berautia, Izura

Hebron Hills

Celebrating the wedding of Manuela and Michael

Happy Birthday to Yasmin and Yanai

Easter Egg Hunt in the Valley of the Cross

With Amatxi and Grandpa at the beach on the Sea of Galilee

Yoga with a baby

New sights at the ancient spring of Al-Walaja

Wandering through the Purim mayhem in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem

Happy Birthday Juliet!

Happy Birthday to Helga!

Disconcerted by the miniature military soldiers in yogic positions decorating the yoga class, Jerusalem.

Noa Laila turns 1!

Happy Birthday Paul Irrintzi!

Reflecting on the 15 months since we moved to Jerusalem

Blessings and Hope for 2016

Climbing up the olive tree to get some mistletoe.

Paul and Noa in the bath

Love to Anat, Shimrit and baby Nevo

On the no. 19 bus to Har Hatzofim (Mount Scopus)

Noa Laila June Thauer-Bray is born peacefully at 5.30 am in our home in Jerusalem.

Giving these prenatal classes with Orthodox women a go...

Happy 1st Birthday Paul!

Paul Irrintzi's grandmother Helga flies over from Marburg to look after him in Reno

Last day of painting at the American Natural History Museum. Imagining what it must feel like for Fred to be posing, with the hot spotlight and all the people watching..

Painting anthropologist Fred Myer at the AMNH

On the evening of the first day of painting at NYC's American Natural History Museum, in the context of the Margaret Mead Film Festival, together with Ethnographic Terminalia, I take part in this brilliant panel organized by Faye Ginsburg discussing different ways of exploring the boundaries of art and anthropology

Painting anthropologist Audra Simpson at the American Natural History Museum of New York City, from 18 to 20 October

Illustrating a book for a story taking place in the rural Basque Country, written by Bernard Dacosta...

Time to get little Paul a little prison so he won't crawl away..

Again, what anthropology is not...

Thinking about how to explain what anthropology is, using pictures. I can only think how to illustrate what anthropology is not..