I did all of the matting and framing myself. I am very picky. It is all about the presentation. That is what we were told in college.

We would sit outside and draw them, paint them with water colors, they were just so beautiful. They were so beautiful and such an important part of the campus, and then the blossoms would fall to the ground. It always made me think about the deeper meaning of life.

I always have my camera with me. I try to take pictures of things that people take advantage of every day. I focus on color and texture composition. I like to appreciate things from a very different point of view. I am an abstract thinker and for me to focus in on these images grounds me. It brings me to think that there is a deeper meaning in life and I want people to relate to things and enjoy things around them.

We have to continue to prove that Jews and Muslims are not enemies.

All that is left to do is pray.

We learned from history that terrorism is a cancer. World War Two started with the burning of synagogues and then they burned people.