Recently, culling through my archives, I came across this image of Les Voûtes Filantes (The Shooting Vaults), a series of arched string tunnels installed in a 16th century courtyard by the Atelier Yok Yo with sculptor Ulysses Lacoste and Laure Micarré for the June 2015 emerging garden festival in Cahors, France The exhibition, lasting a mere 4 weeks, is a highly technical collaboration consisting of 78 kilometers of cobalt … Read More
I get a kick out of watching entrepreneurs who have their mojo together and are not afraid to take a leap, but it takes serious guts to give up everything in which you have previously pursued to support a principle. I think that is why I am so impressed with Megan Grassell, who as a high school student, turned a personal frustration into a full-fledged business, Yellowberry. At the … Read More
Ali Cudby tells the story of how Cheryl Côté, owner of Esprit de la Femme in Nelson BC, Canada, used her expert listening skills to enhance customer service and in the process, gave very needed support to a member of the transgender community. READ MORE… Read More
As an Art History major, I spent substantial time immersed in the Renaissance. My appreciation for this inventive epoch was fueled mainly during time I spent in Italy exposed to the genius of Michelangelo. It was his sculptures that truly changed my perspective. What made him such a defining force and ha sustained his influence through 4 centuries was his extraordinary ability to transform a traditional subject into a living, … Read More
All one needs to do, is look at the political scene in the United States to recognize that despite your personal preferences, something is happening out there. There is a sure sign that the culture of complacency has shifted. I attribute this to frustration for sure, but most resolutely to an electorate not afraid of speaking out and seeking change. This is really what America’s Constitution is all about. However, … Read More
It doesn’t need to be white to be worthy of a luxurious wedding. Empreinte tells this story with it’s luxury Pompadour collection. . . SEE MORE… Read More
Earlier this week I was lamenting the tribulations of aging, perhaps impacted by the grey New York winter weather. But yesterday I had a full-on injection of spring fever. I walked into the Hanky Panky showroom and found myself in an English garden. Melancholy turned to nostalgia as I sculled back to college days when I spent a summer in Oxford, England soaking up the poetic prose of D.H. Lawrence. … Read More