FRAMING ALTERNATIVE: ACRYLIC!!!


SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I HUNG A NEW PAINTING OF MINE IN MY KITCHEN. THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT BOTHERED ME ABOUT IT AND THEN I REALIZED WHAT IT WAS......... MY HOUSE LACKED ART COVERED WITH GLASS. I WAS KINDA SICK OF ALL THE DULL CANVAS SURFACES.
 THEN THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF! I DECIDED TO GET AN ACRYLIC BOX MADE FOR MY PAINTING-CONTEMPORARY AND DIFFERENT! AND YES, OILS CAN BE COVERED-THEY DON'T NEED TO BREATHE LIKE WE ONCE THOUGHT!....
I JUST SOLD MY 3RD ACRYLIC BOXED PAINTING AND SHIPPING THIS ONE OFF TO IT'S NEW HOME.....HERE IT IS AFTER I SCREWED THE ACRYLIC BOX INTO THE CANVAS.....










































AND HERE'S ITS NEW HOME!








THIS ANOTHER PAINTING THAT HAS SOLD....ENJOYING IT A FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE I HAVE TO LET GO!!




AND HERE WAS THE PAINTING THAT STARTED THE WHOLE ACRYLIC BOX FRAMING ALTERNATIVE!



BEAUTIFUL HOMES OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA


IT'S WHERE I GREW UP AND WHERE I GET INSPIRED. AND IT'S WHERE WE WENT THIS WEEKEND FOR MY COUSIN'S WEDDING. SUNNY DAY, LOW HUMIDITY, AND LOW 80'S FOR THE HIGH.....PERFECT!
GREAT DAY FOR A LITTLE JOY RIDE AND INCONSPICUOUSLY SNAP AWAY!! THESE HOMES ARE WHY I LOVE DRIVING AROUND RICHMOND.....AND THE BEAUTY OF THEM GREATLY INFLUENCED MY CAREER PATH....HOPE YOU LOVE AS MUCH AS I DO!!





 
 



 
 
 











 



 


 
 
 



DESIGN TRIP TO NYC

EVERY SPRING AND FALL I VISIT NYC TO SEE THE LATEST AND GREATEST TO HIT THE MARKET IN INTERIOR DESIGN. I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS TRIP!!
I LITERALLY FLIP THRU THOUSANDS OF FABRICS, WALLPAPERS, RUGS, ETC TO FIND THE BEST STUFF FOR MY CLIENTS. I CANT SEE STRAIGHT BY THE END OF THE TRIP.....BUT AT LEAST I GO HOME WITH A MILLION SAMPLES THAT I CAN STARE AT ALL DAY....FABRIC SAMPLES ARE MY FAVORITE TOY!



































I WAS ESPECIALLY EXCITED TO VIEW THE NEW CELERY KEMBLE PAPERS. I WASN'T LET DOWN-THEY ARE AWESOME!!
AND WHEN I GET HOME........ITS TORNADO ALLEY....SAMPLES EVERYWHERE!! TIME TO SORT FOR EACH CLIENT!.....(PS-I CLEANED IT UP FOR THE PHOTO-YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE BEFORE!)

NOW ITS TIME TO DESIGN-THIS IS THE FUN PART.....HERE ARE SOME IDEAS IN THE WORKS.....