Queens and their Castles: Daenerys Khaleesi, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons etc.
Daenerys of House Targaryen, first of her name, the last in this series and with far too many titles for me to include in the title of this piece. Advertisements
Profiles in Art: Diana Zeng/Zen She
Diana Zeng, also known as Zen She, is an artist based in St. Louis. On May 21st, she left her job to start her own painting studio. This is a story about cancer and painting and don’t worry! It has a happy ending. But Diana’s journey is about what really matters, in the end.
Atomic Blonde vs. Dunkirk: the Effectiveness of Sound
Dunkirk: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. Atomic Blonde: An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Recently […]Read Post ›
The Evolution of a Painting
I am fascinated with the in-progress state of paintings. Seeing how a blank canvas develops with its structure, colors, and details into its final form is intriguing and revealing. Most people who do not practice art do not realize the amount of thought and effort that goes into creating each piece. Observing the progress and […]Read Post ›
Profiles in Art: Monica Sklar
Monica Sklar is the Assistant Professor and Liaison to the Historic Clothing and Textiles Collection, University of Georgia. Based in Athens, she is also the former founder & editor of WornThrough.com. Interview conducted by Tiffany Chan Edited by Kathryn Griffith and Tiffany Chan Q: What is your story? How did you fall in love with […]Read Post ›
Profiles in Art: Jean Wang of Extra Petite
Jean Wang is the founder of Extrapetite.com, a blog that started as a resource for a consumer base typically outside the focus of the fashion houses and designers. Based in Boston, Jean has been writing about fashion, lifestyle and travel for over seven years. She sat down with us to talk about her transition from […]Read Post ›
My Love of Call the Midwife: Thinking about Women’s Stories
I am a millennial: eating that avocado toast, being unable to afford a home, and watching entirely too much Netflix. I often find myself in the section of Netflix of period dramas because I love that they tend to focus on the stories of women. The characters are relatable, the set design has to […]Read Post ›
Profiles in Art: Katherine Parr
Katherine Parr has worked as a model, a teacher and a social entrepreneur. She now is the Owner and Creative Director of her NYC-based eponymous jewelry line and collaborates with artisans in Kabul and Afghanistan to created hand-crafted, sustainable pieces. See more of her work here and you can follow her on Twitter here. Interview conducted […]Read Post ›
“Send Me SFMOMA:” Art and Accessibility in the 21st Century
Recently, I came across one of the most creative digital tools I’ve ever seen in the art world. “Send Me SFMOMA,” a text messaging service created by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, allows you to access the museum’s collection with ease and convenience. Simply send a text message to the number 572-51 with […]Read Post ›
Venice: The Impossible City
Earlier this year, at the end of April, I was packing and preparing to move to Venice for two months. I’d been hired for an internship with the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, and I was excited to be going back to Italy: in 2013, I’d lived in Rome for a summer and studied in Bologna, but […]Read Post ›
