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The Not-Trespassing Tour of SURREALISM
A map of Surrealist spots to celebrate 100 years since André Breton's manifesto met the world. Including the Spanish seaside home of Salvador Dalí, Lee…
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A Hodgepodge: hats with a historical lens, Jackie Kennedy as a lipstick, and swirled furniture goodness
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Three Pots of Inspiration: MoMA's 1950 "What is Modern Design?" as a dream gift guide, and bathtubs as couches.
The mind of a visual thinker (hi!) is PACKED with photographs, colors, textures, and various oddities—both real and imagined. It’s the start of…
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November 2024

ONE PIECE: Interviewing creatives about their favorite art, clothing, decor, and reads
❥ Interviewing creative people about their one piece of art, clothing, literature, and decor that they feel the most attached to. My first guests…
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YSL's 1965 Autumn/Winter Couture Mondrian Collection
On how the prolific artist's visual cadre became a cultural staple of fashion and design.
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A first date at Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye outside of Paris
A divine/magnifique/charmant spot for a first date, I'd say!
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October 2024

Life lately: roadtrips around the South of France and getting my French Visa renewed
Receiving permission to stay in France so I can continue reading, motorcycling, eating, and galavanting all around this enthralling piece of the globe.
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Celebrating ONE YEAR on Substack! On enveloping my days with art, design, and history in an exponential way
Joyeux anniversaire to my petit writing outlet!
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Honeymooning in VENICE!
Ciao punctuations, lots of boating, and the art of turning a dead-end into a piece of magic. We visited the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, steered a boat…
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September 2024

A Hodgepodge: Robert Motherwell's painting studio, a Milanese cove of Modernisme meets Modernism, and other visual spots
It’s the perfect time for another Hodgepodge writing, touching on: modern artists and their studios, Villa Borsani in Italy, and little spots of visuals…
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Three Pots of Inspiration: The Met's Vaults, visual ephemera, and Dorothy, Dorothy, Dorothy!
Following the yellow brick road; visually rebranding yourself; the modern era; and the rich, historic filmography of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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August 2024

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