Closer Look: Laura Schiff Bean
When we saw Laura Schiff Bean‘s dramatic dress painting hanging above the mantel in a home we recently visited in Back Bay for Season…
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8 Potters to Shop This Holiday Season
Yes, it’s easy to find a good deal or two this time of year online or at the mall, but living in New England,…
A Fresh Fayce
As an editorial illustrator earlier in her career, Kim Rosen saw her drawings snapped up by big league publications like The New Yorker, The…
A Family Farmhouse filled with Art in York, Maine
Kara and Mike’s modernized and renovated 1922 farmhouse in York, Maine is filled with stories and art, which is fitting for the creative duo….
Patterns of Life: Maine Textile Designer Erin Flett
“My design is my life and my life, my design,” says Erin Flett, a textile designer out of Westbrook, Maine. Flett’s vivacious perspective is…
An Artist Sells Thousands of Paintings, But His Real Name Remains a Mystery
For eight years, an American artist has created thousands of 8-inch-square paintings under the nom de plume Willie Saint James. The canvases hang in a variety…
Contest Alert! Painting Giveaway
Contest alert! We’re giving away a landscape painting by local Rhode Island artist Karen Murphy. Learn more about Karen’s gorgeous landscapes from our recent studio visit. To…
Studio Visit: Karen Murphy
Artist Karen Murphy grew up on a family farm in Plympton on the South Shore of Massachusetts. She remembers riding her horse everywhere, including…
Museum Scene: This fall’s long-term special exhibits
Regardless of whether you’re mad for Monet, have a passion for Pollock or are wild about Warhol, there’s a New England art museum for…
10 Must-See New England Art Museums
For such a relatively tiny region, New England is home to a staggering number of art museums with world renown. From quaint and intimate…
A Tale of Two Potters
Matt Varga, the executive chef at Gracie’s in Providence, was working with some lovely, handmade pieces of ceramic tableware he brought from the restaurant…
Steve Swain is Mad About Metal
When we arrived at the home featured in the Chatham episode of New England Living TV, we couldn’t help but notice the metal sculpture of a…
A Closer Look: Artist Page Pearson Railsback
Art is very much a part of the stunning Hingham home featured in the premier episode of “New England Living.” While the home’s interiors…
