VOL. 02.17.2019 | SUNDAY SELECTS

     
MARLIES HOEVERS





Marlies Hoevers was born in the Netherlands and got her bachelor of design at the Royal Academy of Art in 2006. She started her career as a certified interior architect with Merkx+Girod Architects, a leading architecture studio in The Netherlands, based in Amsterdam





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CATY SMITH
 




Inspired by people and places, Caty Smith travels to gather experiences and create conversations. She seeks to learn something on every journey. Her work attempts to visually portray this original perspective and new, insightful observations to the viewer.

 

 

 

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AVERY KLEIN





Minimalism inspires the work of Avery Klein. Her experience with screen printing and graphic art play an integral role in the clean design of her pieces. Klein utilizes form and texture to enhance her work and display her modern vision.

 

 

 

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MINERALS




Exhibit by Aberson has been searching for and acquiring minerals from around the world. A fusion of design and primitive form, they are hand-selected to add texture and interest to spaces.





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DESIGNER OF THE DAY: KIN & COMPANY




Joe Vidich and Kira de Paola of Kin & Company talk about their evocative piece, Tète-â-Tète, which is essentially the furniture equivalent of a trust fall.




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HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE SOURDOUGH BREAD STARTER




I wanted to learn how to make my own bread after visiting a friend who had been whipping up loaves of bread and pizza doughs galore during our trip to Seattle this summer.




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GINGER MATCHA SMOOTHIE





A delicious and simple green matcha smoothie made with spinach, mango, matcha, and ginger. This energizing mix will have you missing warmer weathers, especially this time of the year!

 

 

 

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BENEATH THE SURFACE OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN




The first time I meet Bruce Springsteen is backstage at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York, where he is in the homestretch of performing his one-man show, Springsteen on Broadway.

 

 

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STUFF YOU MISSED IN HISTORY CLASS: ELISABETH LOUISE VIGEE LE BRUN


 

No starving artist, Vigée Le Brun was the first woman to ever become a court painter in France when she was commissioned to paint Marie Antoinette. She painted royalty and nobility throughout Europe, even as her personal life had its ups and downs.




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VOL. 02.10.2019 | SUNDAY SELECTS

    
VESELA BAKER





Acrylic and watercolor are the media of choice for me because of the fast drying process. I continue to learn every day, and my work constantly evolves, as I always have the desire to see things a bit different and in a new way.
 

 

 

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KOLLABS






Kollabs is a collaboration between Miami-based artist, Luis Garcia-Nerey and Atlanta-based artist, Anke Schofield. They explore questions on the human construct within the forest and its inhabitants.

 




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JAMIE KIRKLAND






Jamie Kirkland seeks to evoke a sense of limitless space, of expansiveness, stillness and calm in her paintings. Her work has been described as “minimalist abstract landscape.”

 

 

 

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OBJECTS






Exhibit by Aberson has been searching for and acquiring objects from around the world. A fusion of modern design and primitive form, these design objects are hand-selected to add texture and interest to spaces.

 

 

 

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THE HOMES OF FAMOUS AUTHORS






In a letter to the American journalist Morton Fullerton, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Edith Wharton boasted of the gardens surrounding the Mount, her home near the town of Lenox, Massachusetts.






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ROSE BUTTER





The idea for this recipe comes from Christine Buckley, and NYC based herbalist. Rose butter is delightful on toast with cinnamon and honey, or on top of waffles and pancakes. You can bake into sugar cookies or scones, or spread on warm scones or muffins.

 

 

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SHAKER VODKA CRANBERRY




We asked Elad Zvi and Gabriel Orta, bartenders at The Broken Shaker in Miami, to create a cocktail for SAVEUR’s 21st birthday.




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MOLLY MAKES ARANCINI




Join Molly in the Test Kitchen as she makes arancini (deep fried stuffed rice balls)! To make these Sicilian cheese-filled snacks, you first have to make risotto, then use the risotto to make cheese-stuffed balls, then coat them with breadcrumbs and deep-fry them.




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PATTI SMITH AND JUDY LINN BY THE KITCHEN SISTERS


 

Hear Linn discuss how the two young Brooklynites weren’t just “dreaming a future, they were dreaming a present.”




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VOL. 02.03.2019 | SUNDAY SELECTS

EMILY MORGAN BROWN

Birthed out of a fascination with ancient technique, Emily’s large-scale botanical tapestries are a lesson in history and a record of today.


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JENNIFER JL JONES





An exploration of beauty and energy, Jennifer JL Jones’ mixed media paintings are a meditation on the dichotomy of the existence of nature both as corporeal reality and intangible spirituality.




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 JERI EISENBERG





Jeri Eisenberg works primarily with non-traditional and alternative photo-based techniques. She represses or subverts traditional photography’s emphasis on the representational qualities of the medium, and emphasizes instead the medium’s expressive nature





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MARINA DUNBAR




“My paintings are nature based abstractions driven by an exploration of movement, color, harmony and balance. Watercolor lends itself to the build up of layers, capturing traces of time and transformation.




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A COUPLE’S SCENIC GETAWAY BUILT FOR CREATING AND TINKERING IN NEW YORK’S HUDSON VALLEY




In New York’s Hudson Valley, two hours outside of New York City, architect Marica McKeel of Studio MM and her husband Brock fell in love with the idea of building their own private retreat from the city.




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HOW TO MAKE A THAI OMELETTE




Not all omelettes were made equal. Case in point: the Thai omelette. It isn’t just as simple as breaking an egg but what goes into the mix, before hitting the pan.




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THAI ICED TEA




Latest note about this Thai tea recipe: we’ve updated this Thai iced tea recipe with an organic tea bag option and with coconut milk!

 

 

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IN RESIDENCE: GAWIE AND GWEN FAGAN




Inside the husband-and-wife architecture duo’s sprawling Cape Town home




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SWEAT SCIENCE: THE PULL-UP ARTISTS


 

Podcast John Orth is a violin maker from Colorado. Andrew Shapiro is a college kid from Virginia. They have little in common except that for the past two years, they’ve been trading back and forth the world record for the most pull-ups in 24 hours.




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VOL. 01.27.2019 | SUNDAY SELECTS

         
HOLLY ADDI





Holly Addi’s works examine energy, space, and landscape through tempered abstraction. By applying abstraction, Addi constructs intense personal moments masterfully created by means of rules and omissions, acceptance and refusal, luring the viewer round and round in circles.


 

 

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KIM FONDER




Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two characteristics. From the materials Fonder selects, to the way she crafts each piece; these two attributes remain her focus. She seeks to honor Leonardo Da Vinci’s words, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.




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LEROY PROJECTS




The goal of Leroy Projects is to examine and explore modern and contemporary artistic issues and the multitude of processes that accompany them. Working in cohesion with one another, Leroy Projects allows the negation of identity and in turn develops a constantly evolving body of work in a variety of styles.




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PASCAL PIERME




Originally from St. Rafael, France, Pierme decided to move to New Mexico and settle in Santa Fe in 1997. Acknowledging his foreign status in America, he saw this as an advantage; seeing the surrounding landscape and culture with fresh eyes and incorporating these discoveries into his process




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HOUSE TOUR: A MODERN REIMAGINING OF A HISTORIC SAN FRANCISCO HOME




An Edwardian-style home is brought to life in the well-to-do San Francisco neighbourhood of Pacific Heights. Photographed by Laure Joliet.




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SALTY CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES




Finishing your cookies with a delicate, flaky salt like Maldon brings out the chocolate flavor and tempers the sweetness, creating the ultimate sweet and salty snack.




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SAGE-INFUSED CLASSIC MARGARITA




The margarita has always been my go-to summer drink, but this year I’m making it my fall drink, too, with five autumnal takes on the classic cocktail.




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INSIDE HILARY SWANK’S ELEGANT PARISIAN LOFT




The actress and entrepreneur’s new Left Bank home blends traditional charm and contemporary design




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TED RADIO: THE POWER OF DESIGN


 

Design is all around us, but much of it could be better, bolder, more elegant. This episode, TED speakers on the essence of good design — in buildings, brands, the digital realm and the natural world.




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VOL. 01.22.2019 | PATRICIA LARSEN

ABOUT PATRICIA LARSEN




Many who experience apainting of Patricia Larsen think it’s the work of a Zen monk, someone who’s mastered the elements of purity -but it’s Larsen’s memories of playing in Albertan prairie fields that melt into her images. “Beauty is in the juxtaposition of things, its energies working together in harmony and disharmony. Sometimes beauty is in the resistance and the tension, and sometimes it’s in complete surrender.”

VOL. 01.20.2019 | SUNDAY SELECTS

JERI LEDBETTER




Jeri Ledbetter is inspired and compelled both by nature’s oddities and man-made structures. She is enthralled with the contrast of, and interplay between, industry and nature. Ledbetter lets her paint and pencil decide the course of her piece; she does not want the involuntary and free hand to be controlled by a plan and scheme.





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BERND HAUSSMANN




Bernd Haussmann’s artwork explores gesture, color, and texture in paintings on metal, acrylic, glass, wood, canvas and paper, mimicking the effects of time, temperature and the environment on surfaces.





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 HENRY LAUTZ





Henry Lautz’s sculptures are based on neolithic forms and ancient historical sites. Henry Lautz’s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows in museums and galleries throughout the United States





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MCKENZIE DOVE





Inspired by elements of interior design and architecture, and the raw beauty of nature, she aims to create pieces that make an individual statement while being versatile enough to compliment any style of design.





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LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION: JAZZ ON EUROPEAN TV




The language of jazz can be so lofty — so full of chord changes, musical virtuosity, “feel” and “pocket” and other ineffables — that it can seem, to the uninitiated, like homework. There’s a sense of responsibility that attends many attempts to become a jazz listener: Am I getting it? Am I hearing everything?




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BASIL PESTO




Place cooked pasta in serving bowl and stir in pesto. Add splashes of cooking water and olive oil as needed to loosen the sauce and ensure the pasta is evenly coated. Garnish with Parmigiano and serve immediately.




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PERFECT WINE PAIRING BASIL PESTO WITH NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVINGNON




Basil is in season and that makes summertime Napa Valley Cabernet season. You might think the warming temperatures make it Riesling and Rose season, and I can’t fault your logic or good taste.




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INSIDE ASHLEY TISDALE’S HOME




In this episode of ‘Open Door,’ Ashley Tisdale takes us inside her 1930s-era, renovated house. She show us her cozy living room, her husband’s Shepard Fairey piece, her “wall of accomplishments” and more.




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FOREVER 35: CAREER REINVENTION WITH ELLEN FONDILER
 




Which night creams will make you look well-rested, how long can you really last on Whole30, can emptying your closet actually bring you joy, and is the Hanacure mask really just intended to get you to post an unflattering photo of your face mid-mask on Instagram?





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VOL. 01.15.2019 | JENNIFER JL JONES

ABOUT JENNIFER JL JONES




An exploration of beauty and energy, JenniferJLJones’ mixed media paintings are a meditation on the dichotomy of the existence of nature both as corporeal reality and intangible spirituality. Employing multiple layers of abstraction and combined mediums including a refined glazing technique, she creates rich, organic patinas that evoke universal emotional and physical connecting points for the observer. Layers of paint create a palimpsest quality to the work, elegant, ever-shifting paintings combining a poetic, sensual gracewith consistently bold execution.

VOL. 01.13.2019 | SUNDAY SELECTS

         
COURTNEY GARRETT




Courtney J. Garrett has created a minimal yet sophisticated approach to capturing inspiring images of storms, rural landscapes, and architectural sketches in her oil paintings and mixed media works.

 

 

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MICHELLE Y WILLIAMS




Imperfections, flaws, rust, asymmetry, texture, peeling paint and the principles of wabi-sabi all enliven and excite Michelle Y Williams. She approaches her blank canvas with just a beginning and no preconceived end result.




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HUNT SLONEM




Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.




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ANKE SCHOFIELD




Anke’s father introduced her to the wonders of the camera early in life. Anke took the form readily and with enthusiasm. During high school, she apprenticed with a number of artists in the New York area. She was awarded a scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design where she earned a bachelor’s degree in fine art.




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EMPTY NESTERS DOWNSIZE, BUT THERE’S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ART




“For the first time in 28 years, I’ve had three months without a school and sports schedule to deal with,” Stephanie Ingrassia, vice-chairwoman of the board at the Brooklyn Museum, said recently in an interview at her home.




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CHRISSY TEIGEN’S CHEESY CHICKEN MILANESE




“Whoever invented Milanese has some serious Jedi-mind-trick stuff going on. It’s a salad—but on top of a fried chicken cutlet. It’s like spa food. But it’s fried chicken. Remind yourself which part of this dish is boss by using both regular and panko breadcrumbs for extra crunchy crispy goodness, but you can also just double up on one of them.”




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HORSERADISH VODKA BLOODY MARY




Bloody Marys are a must at my family’s holiday breakfast table, not only are they a great accompaniment to any number of dishes but also a little vodka before noon always makes the day feel special. The horseradish infused vodka is spicy and warms up any cold winter day.




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OLIVER PEOPLES: IN CONVERSATION WITH CHARLOTTE AND HUGO




Exploring the moments that inspire powerful creative spirits in this partnership with the luxury Los Angeles eyewear brand




W A T C H 

CBD: WEED WONDER DRUG?


 

CBD mania is in full swing and people are using it for just about anything, but what is this chemical in cannabis? In this week’s episode, we tell you unlikely origin story of CBD and if the science backs up the hype.




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VOL. 01.08.2019 | KELSEY IRVIN

ABOUT KELSEY IRVIN




Kelsey Irvin’s work is collecting traces of people’s lives. Her work is very much related to memories and storylines. Her admired artists are AntoniTàpies, andAndrew Wyeth withtheir deep work of nostalgia and bringing life to the overlooked. Irvin isdriven to bring new life to objects that may otherwise belost and deteriorated in time. The challenge sheseeks is to maintain a balance between working with such old objects and recreating them in a contemporary artwork that holds the test oftime.