Tag Archives: Art

Sticks and Twigs

November 9, 2011

The sculpture feels as if it blends with the landscape. It is placed under several gigantic shade trees and the sun creates lovely shadows all around.Slideshow

As I was thinking about writing this post, I realized that I am a sticks and stones person; natural materials are what inspire me. I absolutely loved the Bambu exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now I am excited to tell you about a tiny exhibit that I saw last summer but is still on site, called “Stickwork”, at the charming Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut.

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Art in the Bath

November 7, 2011

Photographs are always good bath art, although I would not put my vintage Steichen in there. Humidity could create havoc with the fragile print.Slideshow

I have wanted to write this post for a while but I thought I should do a bit of research first. There is no question that art in the bath looks great. However, steam, water and humidity can deteriorate the integrity of a picture over time. So I would not recommend hanging your most precious and fragile art on the walls. But, pictures add charm, personality and dimension to any space so finding the right art for a damp environment is an important final step in completing the design process.

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Museum of Fine Arts Boston

November 2, 2011

Beautiful silver from around 1770. These are well developed and highly ornamented pieces.Slideshow

Robert and I have long been collectors of 18th century American decorative arts. The urge to collect started with a modest wedding gift of a colonial “dry sink” that functioned as a bar, became a baby changing table (for a second generation too), and finally, storage for toys. However, that gift started us on a lifelong passion for collecting American antiques. At first our purchases were modest, chosen simply to furnish our home. But our curiosity about more authentic objects and a higher level of craftsmanship led to visiting countless antiques shows and museums, building lifelong friendships with other collectors and dealers and a job at the Yale Art Gallery.

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Big Bambu at the Met

November 25, 2010

A magical view of New York looking south from 82nd Street. It was about 100 degrees on the day I visited, but nothing could diminish the extraordinary excitement of experiencing the construct.Slideshow

If you happen to be in New York before October 31st and it’s not pouring rain, you must visit the exhibit on the rooftop of  The Metropolitan Museum of Art called Big Bambu.  I had no idea what I would find, so you can imagine my wide-eyed surprise upon emerging from the elevator to see thousands of bamboo poles (actually 5500 so far according to the artist Mike Starn) lashed together with nylon mountain climbing rope to walk under, around, over and between.

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