I had the absolute pleasure of visiting the Georgia O'Keefe museum today in Santa Fe. She's one of those artists who is so famous that some of her work has become cliche. But her life's work was much more than just the evocative flowers we most associate with her. The collection has a diverse sample of her work. Here are some ...
I've been in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a work conference. This afternoon I decided to do a little touristing. I visited the charming, art-filled and hot Canyon road. You can imagine quitting your real life and opening up a little pottery studio up there. I was strictly window shopping, although I did buy a little print at La Boheme ...
I love love love the cutouts of Henri Matisse. The paper shapes and compositions he made during the last decade of his life were at once colorful, abstract, organic and playful, and novel. He called it "drawing with scissors. " (This MoMA site describes his process--I love the picture of him in his studio surrounded by all the colorful paper detritus.) Last year ...
So the table, quilt, and linen sheet set have arrived. See the plan for details and sources. We had to chop about 7 inches off the table legs and redo the top since it was a bit rough, but now it's looking pretty great. Turns out the table top is made out of Saeple (an exotic wood that is used ...
