Gallery Shows You Should See One of the things I love most about the art world is the diversity– of people, styles, ages, eras. It’s amazing to not only see the work of new graduates and up & comers,…
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I do love work filled with calming translucency and dreamy washes. But sometimes, I’m in the mood for something a bit more wild. The work of South African born Boston-based artist CK Aderem is filled with controlled explosions of texture and…
Summer is officially here! ‘Tis the season we take to the water! Perhaps as an escape from the heat, but even more so, we are drawn to watery places this time of year because of the calming effect of water…
Gallery Shows You Should Know About! In this week’s round up of gallery shows and museum exhibitions, I am so bummed that I’m nowhere near any of these spots because each of these shows looks amazing! north | Party…
It seems I’ve been more obsessed with flowers this spring than ever. Perhaps because here in Northern California, everything has been blooming like crazy! I’m constantly discovering new floral delights, both of the cultivated and wild varieties. Our favorites…
Three posts in one day?! What’s going on? I’ll tell you what– I am joining with the folks at Great.ly to celebrate the first ever White House Maker Faire! America has always been a creative nation, but in recent years,…
by Ellen C. Caldwell In my guest post “Artsy Abroad: Fear, Frustration, and the Art of the Forage” last month, I described the time I spent at the beginning of the year in Batuan, Bali, seeking out artists to…
We’ve all been there. Those incredible moments when we first fall in love– like walking on clouds, floating on the gentle rock of a warm ocean. We are consumed in total by our love, seeing the world through a…
This artist’s work always gets me. Not just because it’s incredibly gorgeous and highly skilled, it is. But each piece is filled with so much emotion and narrative, it’s like a beautiful punch in the gut. I first featured…
Most of us, from an early age, develop a fascination with animals. Whether it’s a little girl’s obsession with horses or a man’s desire to come face to face with a grizzly, we find ourselves identifying with the other…