Deborah is the Administrative Assistant in the Art Education office. See her blog and her gallery.
Hometown: Born in New York 
City, but lived overseas half my childhood–in Australia, the Philippines, and Germany. My first hometown as an adult: Rockport, Mass. For the last twenty-five years: Boston. In the future: ?
Now live in: Jamaica Plain, right near the Pond
Favorite Color: somewhere between pink and lavender, but I also love many other colors. Color is and always has been a passion of mine.
Favorite medium: writing, photography, and collage
Favorite place: England
Favorite animal: domestic: dog; wild: ducks, squirrels, birds–because I’ve gotten to know and love these animals over many years at Jamaica Pond
Favorite thing to do to relax: lying in my chaise longue reading and having tea after walking around the Pond and playing with the animals
Interests besides art: literature, children’s books, architecture, interior design, tea, collecting china and books, England and New England
Reason I got into Art Education: I didn’t; I was an English major. Now I’m a member of the Professional Organization of English Majors (POEM).
Favorite writers: Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Louisa May Alcott, Sarah Orne Jewett, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Jane Austen, Beatrix Potter, Kenneth Grahame, Barbara Pym, May Sarton, among many others
Looking forward to: retiring and taking back control of my time, so I can do the work I want to do for the rest of my life
Dream plans: having a house or cottage in a small coastal or country village
Damian Barneschi (BFA 2006, MSAE candidate), art teacher at Lexington High School, is also a “pizza obsessive” according to an article on the food website Serious Eats. Here you can read an interview with Damian about his childhood pizza memories, his opinions on pizza toppings and best pizza places in the Boston area and beyond, and his own pizza making experiences. Most unusual topping he’s eaten? Clams. Things that should never go on a pizza? Lobster and caviar. “I’m totally in the camp with those who believe that the better the pizza is, the fewer toppings it needs to have, ” he says. ” Margheritas with fresh, high quality ingredients are always fantastic.”
