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This past weekend, Ross and I took a class at Boston’s North Bennet Street School that introduced us to the basics of wood turning. It was a two day class with instruction and guidance around wood, turning, timber, tool sharpening, etc. with about 12 hours with us on the lathe. The lathe was a bit […]

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The weird and wonderful are often the most fun and Stella Zhang’s installation pieces of fabric and what look like giant knitting needles definitely fits into that category. I like how she talks about using white for its flatness, delicacy, ethereal and quiet qualities. I have no idea how those are suspended. They look like […]

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You can barely see it, but there’s string at the top of that sculpture. These are the works of Anthony Gormley, who has been sculpting for decades. Many of his pieces are figural representations but those are not the ones I like best, I like these geometric ones far better. I’m not sure if they’re […]

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I have been MIA! Going off on my own and working for myself was a quick way to re-engage my mind out of a bit of dormancy, however, it has also meant less time than I expected on my own things – like the blog. Good thing there are incredible people over on Facebook sharing […]

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When you paint paper and then form it into sculptures on wood armatures is that painting or sculpture? Does it matter? Is it both? Such is the questions that came up when I saw the works of Lauren Clay that I love most. The below, to me, made in that very way, looks like a […]

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Happy November! I can’t believe how fast the last 10 days have gone by – Halloween, our friends’ wedding, NYC for work, Esplanade benefit, houseguests – now we’re at November 6th – crazy! It was nice to get an extra hour of sleep last night and I’m pretty sure I spent that hour banging around […]

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I’m hooked on Pinterest – this isn’t going to be the last time I say this but the site is awesome. I added the “Pin It” button to my toolbar and now as I’m cruising the internet I’m pinning stuff, repinning other people and liking what everyone else is up to. One pin that I […]

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I have a vague memory of being somewhere in Western Massachusetts looking at colleges and walking right into a Patrick Dougherty installation. I have no idea if this is actually true or if in my dreams somewhere there was an amazing sculptor using saplings as construction material but Patrick’s work exists either way. Above, The […]

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I went to the framer yesterday to drop off the picture I bought from Lonny Photo. I ended up choosing a reclaimed barnwood frame that he sources from Texas. I have another barnwood frame in my foyer so this will match! Also – because in the image the horse is biting an old wood fence […]