Travels and New Projects

As I briefly mentioned in my last post, I went to Italy in March and had an amazing time. I visited Milan, Como, Bergamo, and Venice saw The Last Supper and spent way too much money! Though I have been to Italy before, returning to the country was a totally different experience. After my first trip to Italy, we painted the library terracotta (completely my decision) and, 4 years later, I have no plans in repainting that room-though maybe a few touch-ups are in order! This time, I came back with, not only new design ideas like painting the dining room grey, but also 6 sketches by a local Venetian artist which I plan to frame and hang in my new Boston studio this fall. The spring has gone by so fast and finals are in 2 weeks, with little time to visit my favorite vintage market SOWA in Boston's artsy South End. See the link.http://www.sowavintagemarket.com/

Though I was deprived of my Sunday morning retreat I did try-out the Cambridge Antiques Market in East Market last week.See link http://www.marketantique.com/cambridg.htm I understand that many of these multiple dealer places are hit or miss for some people, but I usually just love to browse and having many dealers in one place is ideal. So, after spending about an hour combing through the 5 floors of antiques I did buy a 3 ft tall miniature suit of armor, handmade and signed by the artist-a perfect gift for my brother in honor of his graduation. Besides the suit of armor and some Liberty Blue dishes, I didn't find anything of real interest and very few unique items. I would only recommend this place for a rainy afternoon with like-minded friends and no antique-agenda.

I mentioned back in December about my plans to refinish an old chair that belonged to my great-grandmother. Well, I have finally had some time to begin the tedious process of sanding off the old stain and now realize that this is not the easy project I thought it would be! Pictures soon to come!