Most people build a table from the center out. They start with flowers or candles, then fill in plates and glasses, and only think about the tablecloth at the end. Designers often work the other way around. They start with the linens, because the fabric sets the color, tone and mood for everything placed on […]
A robe is one of the most personal things you own. It is the first thing you put on in the morning and often the last thing you take off at night. Most people never think about what is printed on theirs. Designer robes that start as paintings change that. They turn a private, everyday […]
Some gifts get used once and forgotten. Others get worn for years and quietly remind the person of who gave them. Artist-designed silk scarves belong in the second group. They are practical, easy to wrap and carry something most accessories do not: a piece of an artist’s work. This guide explains what makes a scarf […]
A silk scarf is one of the few accessories that can move from a Monday meeting to a Saturday dinner without looking out of place. The trick is knowing how to style a silk scarf so it suits the outfit and the moment, rather than tying it the same way every time. Below are seven […]
A painting usually lives in one place. It hangs on a wall, and the people who see it are the people who walk into that room. Wearable art changes the terms. When an original painting becomes the source of a scarf, a robe or another piece you can put on, the image starts moving through […]
The first time many people shop for art, they run into two very different price tags attached to what looks like the same image. One is an original painting. The other is a print of it. Understanding original art vs. art prints is the key to knowing what you are actually paying for. This guide […]
Travel. It’s more than just snapping photos and checking off landmarks. For me, it’s a visceral experience, a deep dive into the heart of what makes our world so beautifully diverse. It’s about those quiet moments of realization, the subtle shifts in perspective that come from seeing how we, as humans, shape and are shaped […]
Lucky me, I’m here on Saint Simons right now, a place I’ve called my creative sanctuary my entire life. I’ve been coming here since I was a child, and the ever-changing colors and light are simply breathtaking. This island has profoundly inspired me throughout my life—to draw, to paint, to sit, to read, and to learn. It’s a place […]
Unlike so many of her friends growing up in Atlanta, Sara’s parents really did not travel to North Georgia or North Carolina – they preferred to go back towards her mother’s family in the Northeast and/or her father’s family in the Chesapeake Bay. The course of her wanderings shifted in her twenties, when her sister […]
