Open Studio Season

Posted by on Apr 26, 2010 in Accessories, Art, Events Over the next few weekends, there are at least five local towns and cities that are having Open Studios. The Open Studios are an excellent way to buy art and decorative crafts to adorn both home and body. You get to meet the artists and often see their studios. It’s always interesting to see the environments where creative processes occur. This coming weekend, May 1 and 2, Brookline,...
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Fine Art Sale

Posted by on Dec 16, 2009 in Art, Events If you’re still looking for a special gift (other than a “Gift of Design” I wrote about in my previous post), how about an original piece of art? This Saturday, December 19, 2009, the Copley Society of art is having a sale.. 25% off any piece in their annual Small Works show.  The sale prices are valid from noon until 2 pm only. The Small Works show is an annual event and...
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Open Studios At Fenway

Posted by on Nov 12, 2009 in Architecture, Art, Events This weekend, November 14 and 15, the historic Fenway Studios will be holding their annual open studio celebration.  Not only will you get to visit the spaces that top local artists use to create their work, you’ll be able to experience this designated National Historic Landmark. This building was built in 1905 and was home to many painters affiliated with the “Boston School”...
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Rotating Art

Posted by on Aug 18, 2009 in Art, Musings It’s been busy, but yesterday I had a day off.  So what does an interior designer do on a day off?  Well, this designer on this day off took a busman’s holiday. I recently had my bedroom painted (Benjamin Moore Peacock Blue), and all the art that had been hanging in the room before was now sitting on the floor.  Time to do some hanging!  It would have been easy to rehang...
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The Art Of Hanging Art

Posted by on Aug 5, 2009 in Art, My Portfolio, Style I took a mini-vacation at the end of last week, and it was back to “work” on Monday.  I put “work” in quotes, because while I earn a living as an interior designer, I love what I do and don’t consider it work at all.  (I wonder how many times I’ve said that in this blog..) On Monday, I arranged and installed my clients’ art collection in their Back Bay...
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