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Colourful and vibrant art animates hallways and living spaces in this bright and home.
When this client showed me around his home, that he shares with his wife and three children, his passion for collecting art and antiques was palpable. Each object, be it a work of art, lalique perfume bottle, or antique jewellery container, had a backstory which captured a mood or marked a significant event.
Last Friday I headed out with Lisa to document one of her oldest friend's art collection. Lisa and Janice have known each other since they were sixteen years old, and Janice has been a devoted client of Art Interiors since the very beginning. It was thrilling to see the variety of artists in her collection, spanning the history of the gallery, including her most recent acquisition: Erin Rothstein's Kiss from this years Festival of Smalls.
I love to collect many things. I love colour and lots of quirky figurines, dolls, boxes, etc.. wherever I can get it. Grouping little vignettes is something I've done all of my life. Even when I was a little girl in my room, I'd set up little scenes involving various objects and my dolls. I'd enjoy the little stories I'd create, and then change them at my whim.
Lisa and I have a habit of creating mock groupings with Festival of Smalls works, before the official opening of the show. Here are a few examples.