Name/Title
SF Towers - Nancy Stohn - Metamorphosis - 2019Description
Nancy Stohn
“Metamorphosis”
SF Towers
Nancy grew up on Long Island, New York, the youngest of three sisters. Nancy’s father was a clothing manufacturer New York City. Being around models and designers, and a mother who loved flower arranging, pointed her in a creative direction. She studied at the New York School of International Design, and since 1956 has had a wide-ranging career as an interior designer, including private homes, doctors’ offices, a cancer hospital in El Paso, and a penitentiary in New Mexico. She’s also a feng shui specialist; in 2005, she studied it in China for a month with a group of designers. “I love how the client feels when the energy is right, and I love the creativity,” she says.
A born leader, Nancy was president of the Girl Scouts in El Paso and Boston; led the teenage group of the National Council of Jewish Women; and was vice president of student government in college. At the Towers, she has just organized a presentation on trekking poles vs. walkers and canes to a roomful of 30 residents. “That’s who I am,” she comments. Nancy, 83, and ex-husband Bob Hirsch have two daughters and a son and several granddaughters, all in California. Reflecting on her life, she says, “I’m filled with gratitude at how lucky I’ve been, how extensive my life has been…this art class allows me the freedom to relax in the afternoon and create something I’ve never done before. I don’t know where it’s coming from, but it’s coming!”
ART WITH ELDERS
2019 27th Annual Art With Elders Exhibit
