Happy Valentine’s Day, Artsies! I hope you have plenty of love being lavished on you today and lots of folks in your life to love on. Here’s something I love: serving pieces that are a perfect balance of function,…
Design
Artists and designers have been inspiring each other for centuries. Whether we realize it or not, much of the clothes we wear, jewelry we sport and objects we use are a result of the symbiosis between art and design.…
Each year, Pantone announces its “Color of the Year”. The color authority combs the world looking for influential color and its Color of the Year proclamation affects design decisions in fashion, interiors, products, packaging, you name it. This year’s…
Good things come in small packages. But sometimes, really awesome things come in large packages! Although there is definitely a trend in the interior design world toward showcasing collections of small artwork, sometimes, you just gotta go big to…
I am a firm believer in buying art at whatever level you can afford and I’m not talking about the framed art aisle at Target. While there are certain levels of art collecting which some of us may never…
I LOVE this time of year. It’s a few weeks out of our lives that we take the time to beautify our surroundings, making sure everything sparkles with a holiday glow. We all become artists, creating vignettes of tinsel…
So you have amassed a little art collection for yourself, huh? Well done, you! But maybe you’re stuck on how to display your finds.. Creating “art walls” in your space will allow you to stylishly show off your favorites.…
There will be lots of gathering of friends and family around our dining tables this Thursday. Grandma’s china comes out of storage, the crystal sparkles and the silver shines. For some dining rooms, this is the most action they…
Art and textiles have enjoyed a long and happy partnership. Every art student has known the joy of capturing supple folds of fabric in charcoal. As we explored during artsyF A S H I O NWeek, many artists have…
As promised, here’s our 2nd Christina Baker feature of the day. The fabulous Mrs. Baker has four (!) pieces of artwork featured in the Nashville Southern Living Showcase Home. So I thought it would be fun to give you…