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Creativity Takes Courage

Henri Matisse -"Creativity Takes Courage" After last week's attack in Nice, France I thought we could take a look at some of the great art that has been painted of the city. The art of Henri Matisse and Raoul Dufy. Both men painted in Nice while one Matisse was a...

In dust we trust, in paint we create.

Rusted Glitter Rusted Glitter, the words have a certain amount of panache, just like their lovely store. Located in Libertyville Alabama we love their first Efex project. With an equally great tag line, “in dust we trust, in paint we create” They have used modern...

Touring the Uffizi with Stacey

Touring the Uffizi with Stacey As we've been writing about, our friend Stacey Christensen from Faux Studio Designs is busy touring museums and learning about patina in Italy. Earlier this week we showed you Stacey's water gilding, but did not have a great picture of...

Finding Inspiration

Finding Inspiration…then and now Finding inspiration has never been easier. In the past century…. oh so long ago in a place far away called the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s inspiration was harder to come by. You actually had to wait for the next month when magazines...

Water Gilding in Florence

FlorenceArt is the place to be when learning the ways of the old masters. This week Stacey of Faux Studio Designs continues her patina tour in Florence. She is presently studying in an intensive, three-week course at a lovely school called FlorenceArt and staying at...

A hint of something grand….

Elegant Simplicity Elegant Simplicity is a hint of something grand. It is a small formal touch mixed in with a simple piece of furniture or home decoration. So often it is these simple touches that can be used to create a major pop of excitement in our home decor....