Lucie, a resident of Jeffersonville and New York, died in Manhattan on October 22, 2024. Lucie, a lifelong artist, maintained a studio in her home in Jeffersonville and regularly exhibited her work in Sullivan County art galleries.

Lucie attended Sarah Lawrence College where she was encouraged by mentors to focus on pursuing art rather than philosophy and psychology which were also great interests of hers. After graduating from Sarah Lawrence, Lucie left for Paris where she lived for six years learning to speak French fluently. It was there that she met and married a French artist, Jean-Marie Haessle. Together they immersed themselves in the Paris art world before moving back to Manhattan to live in Westbeth, a newly established complex of apartment/studios for artists. After the couple separated, Lucie remained in Westbeth for many more years, the last twenty of which she navigated between her homes in Manhattan and the Catskills.

Teaching art to young children was perhaps as great a love for Lucie as making art herself.  She spent many years teaching in independent schools in Manhattan, first at Bank Street School and later at City and Country. She had a particular gift with young children as she was attuned to their innate creativity and willingness to experiment, qualities which coincidentally were hallmarks of her own art.

Her productive output over a lifetime included paintings, sculptures, drawings and assemblages. She was an experimenter at heart following her intuitive and playful hunches about how to develop a particular piece or when, in fact, to change modalities altogether.

She was also a lover of gardens and gardening, and an avid collector of eclectic objects often gleaned from thrift store shelves and the ubiquitous yard sales near her home in Jeffersonville. A wonderful friend to many she loved bringing people together for meals and for chanting as she was also a devoted spiritual seeker who followed a path of yoga and meditation for nearly fifty years.

Her many friends will remember her for her kindness and generosity, her exuberant art, a flair for colorful and patterned clothing, and a distinctive chuckle that registered her delight at every turn.