Last week I addressed some of your questions and concerns about buying and collecting art. Today I’d like to share a few local artists creating stunning work at accessible points of entry. Something else to keep in mind, almost all of the wall artwork listed is a standard size, which means they can be framed…Read More
Poetry
September Reading List
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair Pablo Neruda I’ve been adding poetry back into my regular reading routine and where better to start than with Pablo Neruda, famed Chilean poet of love and revolution. This is actually one of his more scandalous collections. It’s a beautiful read and this version had both the…Read More
July Reading List
I know I say this every month, but where does the time go?! Summer is flying. Which I’m pretty happy about because I’m more of a fall person anyway. Here’s what I’ve been reading the past month. Thank you Random House for gifting me these books, noted with a star! With the Fire on High …Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Making my own rainbow. 2) A tiny world found in an art exhibition. 3) Blending in to my surroundings for undisturbed reading. 4) My brother’s girlfriend got me this gorgeous necklace for my birthday. It’s adapted from an Etruscan revival broach in the MFA’s collection. 5) Interior details at Hourglass Boston. 6) Poetry by Cristina Garcia. …Read More
Sylvia Plath
For the next installment of The Authors (see the first here), I designed an outfit inspired by Sylvia Plath. Naturally I wanted to incorporate a few of my favorite female authors as well. Sylvia was an American novelist and poet working in the ’50s and ’60s. Her life was fraught with mental illness and personal…Read More