Tolstoy and I (Drawings)

I decided the answer to our times and particularly the current relationship between Trump and Putin was to reflect on one of the fathers of civil disobedience and his patriarchal marriage. Shortly after the 2025 Inauguration, I began a series of self-portraits as Sofia Tolstoya, wife of Leo Tolstoy, on the pages of my mother’s Cyrillic edition of “War and Peace.”

“Tolstoy & I 10-25-25,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United

“Tolstoy & I 10-25-25,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 10-24-25,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United

“Tolstoy & I 10-24-25,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 1-1-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United St

“Tolstoy & I 1-1-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 1-28-25,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United S

“Tolstoy & I 1-28-25,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 6-25-25,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United S

“Tolstoy & I 6-25-25,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 1-30-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United S

“Tolstoy & I 1-30-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 1-5-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United St

“Tolstoy & I 1-5-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 2-8-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United St

“Tolstoy & I 2-8-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 5-15-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United S

“Tolstoy & I 5-15-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 3-19-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United S

“Tolstoy & I 3-19-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 3-30-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United S

“Tolstoy & I 3-30-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 4-8-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United St

“Tolstoy & I 4-8-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.

“Tolstoy & I 4-27-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United S

“Tolstoy & I 4-27-26,” Ultramarine cretacolor on pages of my late mother’s cyrrilic version of Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” self-portrait as avatar for Sofia Tolstoya and the project as a metaphor of the relationship between Russia and the United States today.