Today, I would like to recognize all of those brave men & women who who lost their lives or were injured in the attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Okay… so I’m a day late
68 years ago + 1 day, Hawaii suffered a surprise attack by the Imperial Japanese Army, specifically [...]

Filed under: Framing, Holiday, Inspiration, Photography on December 8th, 2009 | No Comments »

I love seeing the different ways people incorporate art into their lives. While perusing the internet, I came across Carl Warner’s website. This man is a genius with food. For example the image to the left is a “landscape” he created using stalks of celery for the trees. When each scene is complete, he photographs it. All these years I have just [...]

Filed under: Art, Artists, Photography on November 17th, 2009 | No Comments »

Artists can produce such amazing ranges in color, setting a mood within the artwork that can be hauntingly beautiful. It can be just the right accent to interior design. However, it’s really incredible when a painting is the designer’s starting point of inspiration for not only its immediate surroundings, but an entire Showhouse apartment as was [...]

Filed under: Art, Design, Framing, Inspiration, Interiors, Photography, Style, Trends on November 9th, 2009 | No Comments »

As the Rodin Museum undergoes a facelift this summer, one of Auguste Rodin’s best-known sculptures, The Thinker, will be temporarily displayed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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While the limestone facade of the Rodin Museum is being restored, The Thinker can be found in the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Great Stair Hall until it can be safely returned [...]

Filed under: Exhibits, Inspiration, Masters, Museums, Photography on July 9th, 2009 | No Comments »

I’m drawn to the artistic story behind photography. It was Annie Leibovitz  who inspired me to pursue fine art studies in photography long ago. As an observer, I loved seeing beyond the surface image and the flat portrait, to the beauty and magic that was conceived by the artists vision, the subject and their stylized set. In [...]

Filed under: Art, Artists, Events, Installations, Photography on July 7th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Graffitti…storytelling…painting…graphic design…photography…and the art of being a model…all rolled into something incredible.
On the cover of the July issue of Esquire, a small-town girl from Israel, Bar Refaeli, becomes a live canvas. Getting inked by a “short-story-body-application-professional” (what career path does one have to take to earn this title?) is all in a day’s work for her. To promote [...]

Filed under: Art, Photography, Pop Culture, Publications on June 4th, 2009 | No Comments »

I love to see designers who step out side of the box in new and creative ways with framed art placement. Traditional Home features Chicago based Designer Tom Stringer whose inspirational global travels and love of contemporary furniture, French antiques and African art shaped the renovation and design of the Lakeview townhouse he and his [...]

Filed under: Arrangements, Art, Design, Framing, Inspiration, Interiors, Photography, Publications, Style on June 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment »

May is National Photography Month (as recognized by Congress in 1987) and although there are just a few days left in the month, there’s always time to celebrate this form of art!
It’s a perfect time to recognize famous photographers such as Ansel Adams, Annie Leibovitz, Art Wolfe and Alfred Stieglitz as well as some of my [...]

Filed under: Art, Artaissance, Artists, Inspiration, Photography on May 29th, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Celebrate Earth Day by taking a virtual tour of the HGTV Green Home 2009 dedicated to eco-friendly design. Interior designer Linda Woodrum designed a green home in Port St. Lucie, Florida, where nature is in the details, especially the art.
As people make lifestyle choices reflecting their commitment to sustainability, many wonder how to bring art into [...]

Filed under: Art, Artaissance, Design, Events, Framing, Green, How To, Inspiration, Interiors, Nature, Photography, Style, TV, Trends on April 22nd, 2009 | 13 Comments »