serendipity

This weekend, I visited Yoko Ono’s Wish Tree exhibition at the Park Avenue Armory, celebrating her 92nd birthday with 92 trees, each carrying the hopes of strangers. I spent a long time reading through them—some made me tear up. I wrote my own, long and winding, and tucked it away in a tree. Just felt right.

At the end of the hall, interns had set up a finger-painting station, a way to transfer the energy of your wish onto a communal tree. I love art that grows through collective hands—it reminded me of the generative art painting FCNY created together for the summer solstice.

In this photo, I’m standing at the edge of a blanket—one of the custom pieces these teens made for their video installation, projected onto the ceiling. This one was my favorite. Simple and to the point: What do you need more of in the world?

My wishes have always been the same. Every year, on my birthday, I wish for the same thing.

What would you wish for?

Finger painting our wish energy + the room the interns had curated!

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When it was all over, the world outside had transformed. The snow had picked up, swirling thick and steady, and stepping out of the vastness of the Armory into the quiet winter air felt almost cinematic. Despite the cold, I felt warm—wrapped in the kind of comfort that comes from being with good friends, from knowing you can be vulnerable without saying a word, and from trusting that you are understood. 🫶