Seasons's Greetings! 2025 highlights included improvements on our ObieHome, visiting with friends and family, art showings around the world, celebrating birthdays and marriages, and grand Summer adventures!
We started off the year wrapping up our holiday visit with Eli’s parents in North Carolina, sharing our gumbo and beignet New Year's Eve Tradition, and Eli visiting friend Aaron in Arlington, VA on the way back home. We also celebrated Tirzah’s 33rd birthday! Eli had work performed in Norway and in February the semester at Oberlin kicked off with a Faculty Recital, Eli's first as a tenure-track professor!
For Valentine’s Day we went swing dancing with friends, and in April we made our way back to Greenville, NC to celebrate Eli's Mom Tracy's 70th birthday!
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Eli, Mort, and Tracy in the New Year
Eli and Aaron in Arlington
Tirzah's 33rd Birthday
Swing Dancing in Cleveland (Lauren, Ted, and Kim)
At the North Carolina Museum of Art
Tracy's Flower Child 70th
Sisters at Mom's 70th (Fay, Tracy, Jenny)
Donohue Crew at Mom's 70th (Fay, Cary, Carol, Jenny, Mort, Tracy)
Oberlin, OH
Cleveland, OH
Tracy and Eli
Katelynn and Sarah's Wedding
We began our Summer travels with a visit to Boston to stay with Eli's Aunt Fay and Uncle Cary during a conference at Berklee and MIT, seeing friends Max, Kramer, and Allegra! Afterwards, Eli headed to NYC solo for a conference, and explored the sights and sounds of Manhattan.
Eli and Kramer
Eli and Max
Eli, Tirzah, and Allegra
Authentic Clam Chowder
Boston Cream Pie Cupcake, Modern Pastry
Boston Public Library
Charlestown
Bunker Hill Monument
Boston Public Garden
Boston Public Library
Charlestown Reenactment
Louisa May Alcott House
In July, we celebrated the marriage of Tirzah's friends Katelynn and Sarah, Eli’s 34th birthday, and then journeyed to the Umbria region of Italy for Eli's Cousin Zoë and Ashley's wedding. In Italy we enjoyed time with family by the pool and sightseeing in Perugia, Assisi, Spello, Orvieto, and Rasiglia! We also got to see the touring choir that cousin Jem directed in Cascia and say hello to cousin Karen and James.
Eli's 34th Birthday!
Zoë and Ashley's Wedding
Eli, Tirzah, Ashley, Zoë, and Tracy
Wedding Cocktail Hour
Golden hour at the Villa
Aunt Jenny, Tirzah, and Eli at the Villa
Rasiglia
Fontana Maggiore, Perugia
Perugia
Perugia
Assisi
Temple of Minerva, Assisi
Assisi
Spello, City of Flowers
Assisi
Sunflower Field in Montecastrilli
Tirzah in Cascia
Jem Lowther and Choir in Cascia
Cascia
Cascia
Marmore Falls, Umbria
Wedding Reception at the Villa
View from the Villa pool
Duomo of Orvieto
Duomo of Orvieto
Duomo of Orvieto
Orvieto
San Gemini (Zoë)
Late Summer included a solo trip for Eli to Prague to see long-time collaborators Mika and Jukka. Eli had work in Helsinki Design Week, a world-renowned week-long design festival, and we decked our finest medieval garb for Fantasy Weekend at the Ohio Renaissance Festival!
In the Fall, we celebrated our sixth anniversary in a cabin nestled in the woods with a tiny herd of highland cows! Tirzah had an outdoor solo show titled Liminal Creep in Akron, and also showed in multiple group shows this year: Please Don't Go, Sh'bang Fest, and the FAVA Member's Show. Tirzah also got into full swing of demolition work on the house in preparation for our floors to be refinished.
Following up on construction of our new front porch, in November we had the lovely white oak floors in our house refinished, staying with gracious friends Mike and Dana, Aurie and Steve, and John and Josie during the refinishing. Additionally, we had electrical work done to set up Tirzah's new kiln in the garage!
Jukka, Eli, and Mika in Prague
At the Ohio Renaissance Fair!
Anniversary getaway in Waverly, OH
Highland Cow at the Cabin in Waverly
Tirzah setting up for solo art show
Liminal Creep, I
Liminal Creep, II
Liminal Creep, III
Guests at opening of Liminal Creep
ObieHome porch: before.
ObieHome porch: after!
ObieHome flooring: after Tirzah's demo'ing of flooring.
ObieHome flooring: after refinishing!
Tirzah's new kiln!
Cleveland moCa Fundraiser (Dana, Jasmin, Kyle, Eli, Tirzah, Aurie, Mike, and Steven)
Franne's 40th Birthday in Columbus!
Tirzah's family, including the Boyce's (Felicia, Kevin, Ava, and Nolan) and Tirzah's Mom Debbie came to visit for a Thanksgiving feast and to explore Cleveland. Despite the freezing weather we made it out to a wild mini golfing experience, West Side Market for tasty treats, seeing Lake Erie with winter lake surfers, as well as a few Christmas Markets.
Tirzah and Felicia at Westside Market
Westside Market
Felicia and Nolan at Mitchel's Ice Cream in Cleveland
Ava and Nolan at Alien Vacation Mini Golf
Nolan and Ava at the Cleveland Sign at Lake Erie
Thanksgiving 2025 (Eli, Tirzah, Debbie, Kevin, Ava, Nolan, and Felicia)
Ava at Cleveland Library playplace
Nolan
Ava, Tirzah, Eli, and Nolan
Cleveland Guardian on the Bridge
Downtown Cleveland
Oberlin Downtown Winter
Virtual visit with Tirzah's elementary school best friends and Mom Debbie (Lauren, Michelle, Debbie, Miranda, Tirzah on the phone)
2nd Annual Cookie Bake-Off Crew (Dana, Yuko, Aurie, Jasmine, Tirzah)
2nd Annual Cookie Bake-Off Results (Dana, Jasmine, Tirzah, Aurie)
FAVA sendoff party with open studio, artists, and friends!
During the year Eli gave invited lectures at Oberlin and Notre Dame, and received a number of grants, including one for audio field recording in Ireland and England in March 2026! Eli also won the Prix CIME Residency award, which includes a residency in electronic music studios in Zürich, Switzerland this coming year!
Due to layoffs, Tirzah will be leaving her position as Gallery Director at FAVA after six years. She had a lovely sendoff organized by friends Mary and Linda with open studio members, artists, and friends! In the new year, Tirzah will be establishing an LLC for her studio practice, as well as a small non-profit dedicated to hosting events and building community for local makers. If you'd like to support Tirzah in these future endeavors you can make a gift at this link!
In 2026 we're looking forward to traveling to new places, visiting with friends and family, and making the most of a new year of possibilities!
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Tirzah Legg
228.861.6525
tirzahlegg@gmail.com
285 E. Lorain. St.
Oberlin, OH 44074
Eli Stine
440.985.8276
stine.eli@gmail.com
285 E. Lorain. St.
Oberlin, OH 44074