So, You Want to Work in the Arts?: A Day in the Life

One of the most common questions I’m asked when we’re interviewing a new employee or intern is, “Can you describe to me what a typical day is like?” And, without fail, I have a momentary...

Showmageddon (a.k.a Show Week)

Six shows, three weeks. 3 parties, 3 publicized events, 3 installations, and 1 business trip. Gallery life is hectic, as reflected by my perfectly messy desk. Bringing order to the chaos as we...

Sunday Inspiration (on a Monday): Xochi Solis

Xochi Solis | Winter 2013 Installation shot from Lawndale Art Center-Houston, TX Xochi Solis | Winter 2013 Installation shot from Lawndale Art Center-Houston, TX Show me where you’ve failed by...

Art & Technology: A Cautionary Tale

When I first heard about 20×200.com four years ago, I was hooked. The site sells limited edition prints from a variety of emerging and established artists, with prices starting as low as $20. As a...

A “So, You Want to Work in the Arts?” Afternoon Brief

The Arts are not known for being a lucrative business. They certainly have the potential to be, but the general public is stuck on the starving artist (or gallerist) trope. Working in the Arts does...

Sunday Inspiration: The Invisible Artist

Liu Bolin is a Chinese contemporary artist that paints himself into an environment, at once blending with the scenery and yet remaining an object foreign to his surroundings. His sculptural work is...

Five Faves: March 14

1. wish bracelets by oh, hello friend | 2. bloody mary (my fave) by city country city | 3. slopeside bash skirt by modcloth | 4. white nail polish (possible inspiration for tomorrow’s manicure) via...

So, You Want to Work In The Arts?: The Interview

Just as with any job, the interview for a job at a gallery is perhaps one of the most nerve-wrecking experiences an art-world hopeful can go through. As someone who has interviewed my fair share of...

Sunday Inspiration: Li-Lan

Invoice in Five by Li-Lan | Pastel on paper, 14″ x 15.5″ | 1986 Manuscript Book by Li-Lan | Watercolor & colored pencil on paper, 22.5″ x 29.75″ | 1980 Paper from Beijing in Two by Li-Lan |...

Five Faves: March Begins!

1. zip tote from bookhou | 2. DIY mousepad by lovely indeed (weekend project!) | 3. photographs of an artist and his girlfriend’s travels around the world by murad osmann (via daily mail) | 4....

So, You Want to Work in the Arts?: My Vantage Point

Close up of She Marulanda by Fernando Luis Alvarez, Oil on canvas, 2009 Welcome back to my weekly So, You Want to Work in the Arts? column! Here’s an introduction, if you’d like to know what to...

So, You Want To Work in the Arts?: An Introduction

I was brainstorming about what (relatively) unique voice I could give to the noise out there in the Internet world. Discussing intoxication motifs in literature is a bit too niche-y for me (and...

Five Faves: Valentine’s Day

1. salted caramel brownies by smitten kitchen | 2. chai tea by becaumse i’m addicted | 3. daily dishonesty by lauren nicole hom | 4. waffle heart sandwiches by designlovefest | 5. d’orsay flats by...

Valentine’s DIY: Bookmarks from Inchmark

Photo credit: Brooke Reynolds, Inchmark Journal blog Over at the Inchmark Journal blog, Brooke posted a truly fantastic do-it-yourself Valentine’s gift: bookmarks! I find it oddly romantic to make...

Valentine’s Day for the Bookish

Whether you are celebrating with your sweetheart, or cooking a romantic dinner for one, here are a few books to complement your celebration of Cupid and his arrow. Ah, love. Whether you are in or...

Oh, So This Is Snow

The Northeast is currently under a wall of white. As much as I can’t stand the cold and snow, there is something to be said for the calm, blissful evenings that a snow storm brings. It’s a perfect...

Reading Wild by Cheryl Strayed

I am yearning for warmer weather. I just returned from two weeks on business in Florida (no fun in the sun for this gallerista), and it reminded me just how truly insular I become in winter. I...

Again, and again, and again

I’ve stopped and started this blog more times than I can count. It has evolved (and devolved) over the past few years. Yet, recently, my life has taken a few unexpected twists and turns and I’m...

I Read, You Read, E-Read

I’ve recently taken to the Kindle app on my iPad. I think it’s mostly due to the fact that we’ve driven into New York City several times in the past week, and I need something to help me keep a...

This is my mantra. I keep repeating it to myself throughout the day. Every time things get a bit too overwhelming, or times get a little too uncertain, or it seems as though everything is going...

“I used to like your writing.”

When I woke up this morning, I was greeted by an email every blogger likes to receive: “You have 1 comment pending.” I skipped on over to the blog and took a look at my 1 comment. It was from...

Sunday Thoughts: 90′s Feminism Brought Home

“Un-Holy Trinity” 1990′s models Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista. Image by Roxanne Lowit I just read Elizabeth Wurtzel’s (author of Prozac Nation) brief article in this...

Welcome, September

Welcome, September. Welcome crisp mornings and glasses of cider. Welcome orange pumpkins and thick wooly socks. Welcome chilly floorboards and bright autumn sunshine. Welcome jackets with scarves...

Just Finished: Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead

I am on an Awesome Book ROLL right now. After reading about the book on the big BANG studio blog (they know the author!), I immediately reserved a copy of Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead....

Sunday Thoughts: Stray Books

via Self-Publishing Book Expo.

Must Read: tiny beautiful things

Sometimes, a book comes into your life that hits all the right places and spaces in your heart. Sometimes it’s a work of fiction, a poem, a memoir, a dizzying array of hypothesis and interjection....

Reflections on My Home State

When I was growing up, I resolutely, definitively, without question believed that one day, I would move out of Connecticut and never return. This is by far not a reflection on my family life, or my...

Inspiration ♥: One Minute Wonders

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Over the Weekend

This was certainly a weekend of highs and lows, but one of the biggest highs was learning that my best friend is engaged!!!! I knew it was coming and couldn’t be more excited. She and her fiancee...

Cover Friday: Seating Arrangments

In just one short week, I’ll embark on my first vacation in a year. And I’ll be bringing Maggie Shipstead’s Seating Arrangements with me.Have a great weekend!