Lina Maple at SARCA: Light Up the Night

An amazing chandelier can make or break a room. Some of the most gorgeous lighting sculptures on the market today can be found at Terzani. Be the centerpiece of the evening in this new chandelier silhouette dress by Allison Parris available at SARCA!

Perennial Patterns

Spring is blooming all over Chicago. While fresh cut flowers are always in season, floral patterned textiles are something that can be used indoors to give your home a fresh new look. Think perennial prints on throw pillows and framing floral fabrics to transform your living room into a seasonally chic sanctuary.

Lina Maple at SARCA: A Stiletto Story

I had the pleasure of hearing Marilyn Minter speak this week in the Modern Wing. I was first introduced to Minter at one of my favorite NYC galleries, Salon 94. Her work focuses mainly on stereotypes and pushing feminist boundaries and has appeared in numerous editorials and billboards. It was her ability to piggyback off of these commissioned jobs that allowed her to create art in the capacity it was meant to be created. Her mastery of light and intricate attention to detail is what makes her work truly special and is best seen in her shoe series where she depicts stiletto heeled 3am girls. In these works, she juxtaposes something luxurious with something grimy and something unattainable with something unavoidable. From the looks of it, the new shipment of Ruthie Davis shoes soon to be at SARCA would fit right in!

There's No Place Like...

PURE MICHIGAN.

I have been fortunate enough to travel a lot in my life. And despite visiting some very exotic and far away places, nothing compares to my all-time favorite place - New Buffalo, Michigan. I grew up spending summers at the lake, so maybe it is childhood nostalgia, maybe it is the rustic ambiance or maybe it is my complete and total love for Redamaks and Oinks, but nothing beats it in my mind. This past weekend, I decided to ring in Spring with a trip there - see why I love it so much!

A gorgeous spring sunset on the lake



Stable Scenery



I think burnt firewood actually makes for a beautiful pattern



DIY chain frames and vintage photos

Lina Maple at SARCA: The Creative Crowd

It's no coincidence that important art weeks always follow important fashion weeks with the Frieze Art Fair in London following the Spring shows in London and Paris and Armory Week in New York following the Fall Shows in New York. It happens because the same crowd is often in attendance at both. One great example of the synergies this year is long-time French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld's son Vladamir organized an important pop-up gallery featuring French painter Nicholas Pol's work which opened last night to kick off Armory Week in NYC. And to highlight the influence even more, below are some of the runway looks from fashion weeks this season that clearly had some artspiration!

Asian Inspiration

China through my eyes...

Green Painted Vintage Looking Window Shutters

Industrial Geometric Staircase

White Trees & Cabbage Roses

Painted Rope Chair

Triangular Stools

Light Fixtures

Bucket Shower, Bamboo Ladder & Bamboo Screen

Studded Doors

Oriental Rug Wall Decor and Vintage Folding Chairs (Green Shutters again too)

Intricate Art