tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26229752228955646552024-03-05T01:38:54.940-08:00inspired. paint. repeat.E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-58502082367855426572014-01-22T07:00:00.000-08:002014-01-22T19:54:27.713-08:00Belated year in review: Before and Afters of 2013<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am excited for this new year and the challenging and exciting projects that I have planned but I am very thankful for the clients and designers that I have met and the projects I have had the opportunity to do in 2013. It has been a year of growth as a creative and I am very lucky to hardly ever do the same project twice!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Before:</b> Plywood top, antique gilded base</span></td></tr>
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E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-12390702021643108632013-12-03T04:41:00.000-08:002013-12-03T04:42:10.942-08:00Kathy Slater Table Collection I have been working with Kathy Slater for a few years now. She is an interior designer known for her collection of tables designed and produced locally here in New Orleans. Her designs are in both iron and wood and I paint a variety of finishes on them. Here are a few of my favorites below:<br />
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These tables can be viewed in person via her <a href="http://www.gallery3954.com/">Gallery</a> on Magazine Street or via her <a href="http://www.kathyslater.com/">website</a>.</div>
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<br />E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-84371093367562735802013-10-04T08:06:00.000-07:002013-10-04T08:06:43.001-07:00Nifty Gifty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This project took me by surprise. I ran into some old friends who are sisters and also <a href="http://mcgeheeschool.com/">McGehee </a> Alumnae at our annual December 26 happy hour. They approached me about a gift for their mother. They wanted to do something nice for her to remind her of a recent trip taken together to Capri, Italy. There was a door in one of the hotel rooms in which they stayed that all three loved and they wanted to recreate a similar door in their mother's condo in New Orleans.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am very lucky that my job requires me to work in some of the country's finest homes that are loaded with history. Aside from being able to hold a paint brush every day this might be my favorite part of my job.</span></div>
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This is a powder room that I recently completed in a home located here in New Orleans in the Garden District. The original space had the same footprint(4 feet by 4 feet) but the ceiling height was about 7 or 8 feet. I wish I had before pictures to show you but alas, I did not take any. The contractor was able to raise the ceiling to 12 feet and add all of this beautiful crown moulding shown below. He also built a new door to match the ones in the rest of the home.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This little room has a lot of punch. I am really pleased with the end result!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a fun project. I was sad to see it end. Until next time!</span><br /><br />
<br />E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-69184315294749191452013-07-24T06:40:00.002-07:002013-07-24T06:40:05.924-07:00Tortoise<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I saw this picture in House Beautiful while pregnant with my daughter:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These walls have been my most recent obsession. Thank you <a href="http://pinterest.com/eljfinefinishes/">pinterest</a>! They are the work of <a href="http://www.blackcrowstudios.com/">Black Crow Studios</a> and all of these pictures are via their <a href="http://blackcrowstudios.wordpress.com/">blog</a>. Black Crow Studios is the brain child of <a href="http://www.blackcrowstudios.com/index2.php#/rtext_5/2/">Tracy Hiner</a>. I learned on her website that she has a classic art school background with a particular interest in textiles, which shows. As a painter, when I look at interior photographs with interesting finishes the first thing I ask myself is what materials were used and how were they applied to the walls. To me look like watercolor paintings painted directly on the walls(brilliant!). Of course I know(using watercolors on paper) given the scale of these walls would not be an easy task. It turns out that Tracy makes a painting and either turns the original into a giclee print on canvas which are available for purchase <a href="http://www.blackcrowstudios.com/index2.php#/gallery_sec/4/">here</a> or ready to be applied like wallpaper. She also does a lot of custom work which is probably the case for the above pictures.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, in the vein of <a href="http://www.haskellharris.com/">Haskell</a> this is what I am going to attempt to do via this blog in the new year, however more directed towards decorative painting and the projects that I am working on here in New Orleans. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Secondly, I love that she shows you what it really means to be Southern. As a Southerner we know what this means. We all get very upset about the way we(especially women) are portrayed in movies by actresses with terrible accents. Southerners take pride in relationships, heritage and history to name a few. Of the 10+ years I lived away from New Orleans I will never forget comments like the following: "What is up with the Portraits?" in reference to the now retired Southern Accents magazine or "Why are you so polite?" while trying to deal with serious matters in meetings in college. Haskell has a way of defining the real south and cutting out the stereo type; the way we actually live our lives and the way we enjoy our inherited items from the past by making them fit into our modern lives. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So check her out. I am a fan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have not heard about <a href="http://www.anniesloan.com/acatalog/Who_is_Annie_Sloan_.html">Annie Sloan</a> and her wonderful books and line of paints, waxes and lacquer. Her paints hit the US market in July of 2010 and it is quite the rage amongst professional and DIY painters. Everything that "they" say is true. You don't have to prime before you use it. It looks like real French(laden with lead) lime paint although it is completely green and low VOC, miraculous! And the colors are perrr-fect.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For most people here the French look that Annie has made famous and attainable never gets tired. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Orleans is a city FULL of Francophiles. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This chalky painted look works well with the architecture and the few pieces of furniture that you have inherited or acquired from your Mother In Law. I would say about 80% of my clients come to me to get new furniture or built in cabinets to look old, flaky and crusty. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Needless to say since I found this paint last summer I have been using it way more than visiting my friends at <a href="http://www.helmpaint.com/html/neworleans.html">Helm</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another wonderful little bit about the paint is that it is distributed through out Northern America from New Orleans by <a href="http://www.anniesloanunfolded.com/about">Jolie Designs</a>! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most recent time that I used it was to make some improvements for a young family in a craftsman cottage. They have outgrown their digs but they are making it work until they bust out of it completely. The last project at their home to tackle was this fireplace, mantle and built in bookshelves around it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a great little job for the blog: a vintage Herendon four poster, black lacquered bed that my client did not want to replace but was purchased when it was en vogue to have suits of furniture that all matched. Slowly but surely she is painting and replacing pieces to modernize the look of her home. I am using <a href="http://www.anniesloan.com/acatalog/paints.html">Annie Sloan Chalk Paints</a> for the job as well as stencils from <a href="http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/">Cutting Edge Stencils</a>, so indeed a very different look than her previous Herendon Asian-inspired theme. The client is very happy because we have been able to achieve a very feminine "Marie Antoinette" look without her bedroom feeling heavy and overly "done". Thanks to the simple lines of the once Asian-styled bed, some chalk paints and light, tone on tone stencils have done the trick. This has been one of the best before and afters I have done thus far while living in New Orleans, can't wait to post!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to admit that it is February(and almost Mardi Gras for New Orleanians) and already I am failing miserable at my resolutions to write to you followers more often.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to confess that I have seen Bryan Batt twice this week! The first time in the bank on Monday on the way to my job, and the second was tonight! I was in Whole Foods checking out, I wasn't going to tell him<strike> in stalker fashion</strike> how much I loved his book<strike> but I was thinking it</strike> and I did have Alice with me in her baby sling and he commented on how cute she was and then I had to tell him how his book made my year and visual archives. Confessing this to you my dear readers keeps me on my toes. </span><br />
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</span>E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-1257844684876671112012-01-16T06:23:00.000-08:002012-01-16T06:23:33.794-08:00Getting back into the game in Big Easy Style!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year I resolved to get back into the game on more fronts than just one. As I ease back into work post-baby I decided to review some of my favorite books that I got as gifts from Santa this year. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a painter by training and trade but those who know me well know that books, interior design, New Orleans and watching <a href="http://www.amctv.com/shows/mad-men">Mad Men</a> are among my favorite hobbies. Lucky me that I received <a href="http://www.bigeasystyle.com/index.html">big, easy STYLE: Creating Rooms You Love to Live In by Bryan Batt</a>, all four favs rolled into one book! I own lots and lots of books directly and indirectly related to painting, surfaces, interior design, architecture...the list goes on and this book is in my top ten favorite books and I'll tell you why!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bryan Batt is not only an actor and the author and creative mind behind this beauty but he is also the owner of the New Orleans store <a href="http://www.hazelnutneworleans.com/">Hazelnut</a>. This store is known not only for it's famous owners(Batt and partner Tom Cianfichi) and charming gifts but also for it's custom made New Orleans <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toile">toile</a>(in the form of fabric by the yard and gift items) designed by Bryan Batt and Sonia O'Mara. The toile features beautiful drawings of the St. Louis Cathedral, a street car driving by St. Charles Avenue, a French Quarter balcony, a river boat floating down the Mississippi River and a peek into a French Quarter courtyard. This toile is the endpaper and makes a great first impression to a book stuffed full of beautiful and unexpected details.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As an aesthetic person my favorite points in the book were not to be afraid of color, the creative process of design, creating your own personal collections, mixology, and making space for real functional living. On every single page Batt offers how New Orleans and his experiences growing up here and visiting various homes has shaped and inspired his tastes. I must say I feel the same way, New Orleans has everything to do with my interest and love of anything painted.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book is really a must for those who enjoy these types of books. New Orleans is known for its grand mansions of a very specific and very formal style and it is also known for its secret french quarter hideaways. This book shows a completely different side of the city's interiors. Most of the interiors shown reflect the personal style of some of the New Orleans' great creatives. It is really fun to flip through and get a not so serious view of the insides of some of these quirky, old buildings that we love down here. I have included a few of my favorite pictures from the book.</span><br />
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</span></div>E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-80573443412516985772011-12-21T16:07:00.000-08:002011-12-21T16:07:05.054-08:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Introducing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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All photos <a href="http://www.twirlphotography.com/blog/">Twirl Photography, New Orleans</a></span><br />
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</div>E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-63177856211425998842011-08-04T14:00:00.000-07:002011-08-04T14:00:03.378-07:00In progress: Silver ceiling<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Earlier this summer I wrote <a href="http://inspiredpaintrepeat.blogspot.com/search?q=suzanne+rheinstein">a post</a> regarding the inspiration of this silver ceiling.</span><br />
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floor and ceiling by Bob Christian</span></td></tr>
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stay tuned for more updates as the wallpaper has not been installed yet. It is a hand-painted Shagreen paper by <a href="http://www.anyalarkin.com/port5/index.html">Anya Larkin</a>.</span>E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-3896643707300840022011-07-28T10:27:00.000-07:002011-07-28T10:27:59.210-07:00Baby Lair: A glimpse of what is to come<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So at 22 weeks along I have finally come up with a plan for a space for this new baby of mine. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will keep the nursery discussion minimal but knowing me you can be sure that any posts related to the topic will be decorative painting related and not themey or overly juvenile! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So this project has a few challenges. Our current home will not be our home much longer, as we own it and adore the location it is not the best set up for a couple, an 80 pound hairy beast and a newborn. The room that is soon to be the nursery has had many lives(space for the broken-hearted, homeless, and air-conditionless) since our marriage and will have one more transformation before we sell and move on. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of this being said the palette and items need to be restrained since it may need to be quickly transformed from baby lair to chic guest quarters very quickly if Mead Manor II presents itself! Luckily, we have chosen not to find out the gender of the baby which also helps keep me on target and focused.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I would start with furniture. I swore to myself I would steer away from child/baby specific furniture with the exception of a crib. I have been looking for a mid century credenza to paint and use as a changer and dresser for months but my Ebay dealers in NYC have gotten so pricey and then there is the shipping, a real heartbreaker. This past week, I found these siblings on Craig's List locally.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I realize that their finish is very unfortunate but we should never judge a book by its cover or pass something along because it isn't love at first site. These are actually vintage <a href="http://www.childcraftindustries.com/">Childcraft</a> children's pieces from the 60-70's. This piece above actually is a changing table! As I was very apposed at the beginning to a changing table specifically, this piece has useful storage and I could not pass up the solid wood construction and price including the other dresser for 200 bones.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-42824747986740965062011-07-21T13:47:00.000-07:002011-07-21T13:47:27.594-07:00Trompe L'oeil in Fashion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So most mornings I get an email from Kate Spade. I don't know why because I really don't buy a lot from her these days. I do enjoy reading about what she is up to in her business and her designs have always been some of my favorites; simple, clever and practical.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there are some changes going on here at Inspired.Paint.Repeat. All good but all change. For once in a long time I am completely swamped with work all summer! This is good thing however it gets so hot here that it gets hard to focus on anything other than when and where you can locate your next <a href="http://snobliz.com/">snowball</a>! Lots of furniture, gilding, a mural for the City of Gretna, a few painted floors, lots of fun things to keep my mind and hands busy for a while!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Secondly, I am expecting my first baby in November! Thrilled but overwhelmed with many emotions. Now that the fuzzy tired feeling has left I am starting to feel like myself again. It is not a myth, morning sickness feels like a really bad hangover and that inability to focus...that is real too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last but not least, I am working on something new. Something not really related to painting per se but most definitely related to design. I got a call from a designer, client and friend who gave me the most random job request(</span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">challenge)</span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I have ever received. I honestly love these moments, since more often than not, the greatest challenges spawn the greatest reward!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sister is a graphic designer and she often sends me some great posts and newsletters on design. These are by Paul Rand is a legendary design icon</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, he is also well assosciated with the modernist movement in all forms. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I find these quotes relevant because when I get swamped with work and life I find it easy to lose sight of why I do what I do. I have mentioned this before but as a painter/artist we all have the same skills or can arrive at them with practice but at the end of the day our discerning eyes and skills are what brings value to a project. Enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Good design adds value of some kind, gives meaning, not incidentally, can be sheer pleasure to behold; it respects the viewer's sensibilities and rewards the entrepreneur.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Design Form and Chaos</span></span></i>E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-45151693871955427502011-05-03T16:13:00.000-07:002011-05-03T16:13:06.978-07:00Verre Églomisé: An ancient Roman technique, who knew?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello again! The last few weeks have been filled with finishing up some projects, starting some new ones, and trying to grasp control of life in general. The change of a season seems to bring that out in everyone, so I am not feeling so guilty about writing more often, although I have missed it!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am an avid reader of Heather Clawson's <a href="http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2011/05/kips-bay-decorator-show-house-2011.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FGcuC+%28Habitually+Chic%29">Habitually Chic</a>. Heather has her hands on the pulse of all things New York and most recently the <a href="http://www.kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org/index.htm">Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse 2011</a>. A little history on the eponomous Showhouse: In 1973 several supporters of the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club launched this event to showcase the work of celebrated interior designers and to raise funds for after school enrichment programming. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each year, the designers transform a luxury Manhattan home room by room, into an elegant exhibition of fine furnishings, art and technology. Personally, I love how this event raises funds for something wonderful but has also grown to be quite a career honor if you are chosen as one of the "celebrated designers" to use your best skills to transform a space!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Heather's post yesterday was about the Lady's Library in the Showhouse designed by Celerie Kemble of <a href="http://kembleinteriors.com/">Kemble Interiors</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the work of <a href="http://www.miriamellner.com/index.html">Miriam Ellner</a>. I first heard her name from my involvement with <a href="http://www.societyofgilders.org/">The Society of Gilders</a>, as she taught a class this past year at the annual meeting and convention of Gilders which takes place each year here in New Orleans combined with a community project. I sadly, did not take her class and now I regret it(terribly). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The technique which Miriam is known for is called </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.kettererkunst.com/dict/verre-eglomise.shtml">verre églomisé</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> . To quote Thomas Jayne from a <a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/blog/Cindy_s_Salon/35473-A_Reflection_on_Verre_glomis_.php">blog post on Interior Design</a>'s website: "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The art form of verre églomisé can be described as reverse painting on glass. The process has several steps, starting with etching the design, setting it off with color, and then gilding precious metals to it. The gold and silver metals, of course, are the reflective ingredients that give it its mirror like effect. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Historically, verre églomisé is an ancient medium that underwent a great evolution of technique as technologies changed. It began with application on bowls and vessels, then later added as a feature into furniture and mirrors, and finally with the advent of sheet glass and then plate glass, wall decoration. Within room settings, the effect is truly transformative and magical."</span><br />
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<b>Reliquary of Mary Magdelene, </b><i>14th or 15th Century Tuscany, Italy<br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I find impressive about this work of art is Miriam's vast knowledge of this ancient technique and how she uses her design skills to create something so modern. Brilliant! In my mind, the mark of a true craftsman.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To help me with her vision she lent me Suzanne Rheinstein's new book <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1540123807">At Home: </a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/At-Home-Style-Today-Things/dp/0847834093">A Style for Today with Things from the Past</a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you read other design blogs and the few remaining design mags I am sure you have seen Suzanne's Manhattan </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">pied-à-terre </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> whi</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ch flanks the cover of her book and the pages of <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/decorating/articles/suzanne-rheinstein-s-new-york-home">Elle Decor</a>. The designer I am working with lent me the book to look at a silver finish for a ceiling that she asked me to work on but of course, I cannot stop looking at this mural, every time it crosses my path:</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However, the scale, depth of the tone-on-tone colors and dimension tell your eyes that this is the hand painted work of a real talent, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bobchristiandecorativeart.com/about.php">Bob Christian</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I did some searching and found a podcast of Suzanne on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://skirtedroundtable.blogspot.com/2011/01/chatting-with-suzanne-rheinstein.html">Skirted Roundtable</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> where she describes Bob as one of her frequent collaborators; she describes him as "genius." "He doesn't do straies," Suzanne says "you go to him for the special things that make the space." Their collaborative inspiration for this mural was 18th century sepia toned wall paper. Since this apartment was once a duplex with lots of angles and weird areas she couldn't hang her art on the walls, and she had to have art.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bob Christian has been painting and working in the decorative field for 33 years and it shows. He is widely known for his painted floors which I am sure you have seen as well. They are so understated and beautiful. To me, it is often a misconception that quality decorative painting has to be bold. Bob's work is a perfect example of that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She was born and raised in New Orleans. Her mother worked in and eventually became the owner of an antiques store on Joseph Street. (Does anyone know which one it was?) She was educated at Tulane and received a degree in English Literature. She started her career in research and journalism. Her first employer was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodding_Carter">Hodding Carter</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, a pulizter prize winning editorial journalist who was a fellow at Tulane at the time. She later went on to produce documentaries and talk shows in Washington, DC and later in her long time home town of Los Angeles. She quit her life of journalism when she was seven months pregnant with her daughter and a few years later opened her shop in LA called </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://hollyhockinc.com/">Hollyhock</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. She says it is her love of diligent research and growing up with an antiquarian mother that eventually brought her to design. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My high school English teacher just sent me this link and it has been a great start to my day. Something for all of us creatives to think about: Imagination is a muscle.</span><br />
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</span>E. Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07715022142577331641noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2622975222895564655.post-45404726243902925582011-03-25T06:01:00.000-07:002011-03-25T06:01:26.156-07:00Miles and Miles of Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't think he needs an introduction. Honestly, as "blogged about" as he is, the more I read, the more I am intrigued. A man and his work rooted in tradition, with a very effortless yet intentional yet unexpected way of using color, layers, objects, and furniture that are high and low, and a design that is perfectly timeless; in my eyes, quite an achievement, and I am a painter, NO designer. Mrs. Blandings did a fantastic interview with Miles, <a href="http://mrsblandings.blogspot.com/2009/05/enduring-style-miles-redd.html">here</a> that I enjoyed a lot, a must read. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I love about Mr. Redd and his work is he doesn't see decorative painting as a trend. In his work he uses decorative painting to enhance something ordinary to make it extraordinary. The finishes that he employs are in fact decorative and not "faux"(<s>no sponges or tissue paper involved</s>). From my perspective, he seems to really appreciate the craft and artistry of it all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did some research on this particular room because I did in fact recreate it for a client about two years ago. So subtle but, so striking. Something that I really try hard to achieve in my work, if I hit it, I don't lose sleep. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the 17th century, Placencia was settled by the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Puritans" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="English Puritans"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">English Puritans</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, originally from </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nova Scotia</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and latterly from the island of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providencia" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Providencia</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. This settlement died out during the Central American wars of independence in the 1820s. The Placencia Peninsula was resettled in the late 1800s by several families. Placencia prospered and soon became a village, earning its livelihood from the sea. The Spaniards that traveled the southern coast of Belize gave Placencia its name. </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.4em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The eastern side of the Placencia Peninsula is a long expanse of white sand beach; the western side is bounded by a long narrow north-south trending bay of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Caribbean Sea</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really couldn't find much history on the decorative arts of this charming place. I do know that all things Placencia are a little Spanish, a little English, primative, simple and vibrant. You can see this in these examples of works by their artisans.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wooden Carving<br />
Inn at Robert's Grove</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carved and painted wooden jaguar<br />
Inn at Robert's Grove</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Painted tiles<br />
Tikki Bar-Inn at Robert's Grove</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lovely painting<br />
Inn at Robert's Grove</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favorites</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inn at Robert's Grove</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wooden mask<br />
Inn at Robert's Grove</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dive Shop<br />
Placencia Village</span></td></tr>
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Placencia Village</span></td></tr>
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Placencia Village</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mural- "the Shak"<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I worked on this project with New Orleans based, designer </span><a href="http://www.gwkdesigns.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grace Kaynor</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. She is an endlessly creative designer who always gives me a challenge that I enjoy. It is these challenges that continue to make me better at my craft. Her work is always fresh but heavily rooted in history, her travels and has a timeless appeal. </span><br />
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Saint Petersburg, Russia<br />
Grace's vision for the powder room</span></td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe we accomplished our goal, which was to provide the client(whom is a lover of grand homes and furnishings) a painted jewel to make the move from 10,000 square feet on Saint Charles Avenue to less than 2,000 not so terrible!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">All completed powder room pictures are by Monica Temonia of <a href="http://temoniaphotography.com/">Temonia Photography</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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