Good News!

A closer view of the Booth Tarkington home that is hosting this year's 2010 St. Margaret's Hospital Guild Decorators' Show House.  I love this 1911 Tudor home and its history.  It looks very different today, as it is covered with snow...I will try to get a photo of its winter beauty to show you as well.

My good news?  I just learned that the current home owner loves the hand painted wall covering I created for her, and news like this makes me very happy...more tomorrow

Viola

I was not sure if I should post this... but I really could not help myself :o)  A sneak peek of my hand painted wall covering at the Decorators' Show House.  I have many things in the works for this area, and hope that you will enjoy this story as it unfolds.  

Tomorrow I will start work in earnest on my Pique Assiette mirror and table for the wall you see on the left, in the top photo.  The bottom photo is detail of the subtle pattern I have painted for four of the walls. My intention is to give a bit of interest, but not so much as to take away from the art that has been created for the covered walls.  The remaining walls have a pale buttery hue that will allow the art work hung upon them to sing their song as well.  My hope is to depict various ways to add design elements and interest that provoke a pleasurable pause in a seemingly ordinary area.

I had forgotten how much I enjoy the process of bringing the elements of a design together for the DSH.  I am so grateful to be a part of this project again.  I am also very grateful for all of my talented Artists, for all of the work they are putting into this project on behalf of their belief in me.  I am really quite humbled by it all...

Decorators' Show House progress

My hand painted wall fabric is finished...yay for me! In the top photo you can see the strips have been rolled up and numbered for delivery to my installers. I gathered these buttery bits of goodness and  delivered them to the Booth Tarkington house in the morning snow. This fabric will be the background for 20 of the 27 works of art that are being created by a selection of exceptionally talented Artists.  I've  been so fortunate to have had a birds eye view as these Artists work through their creative process, making a contribution to my vision for this project.  The name of my ares is "A Walk With Penrod Schofield" and the artists have all put their individual stamp on what this means to them personally.  I am very proud of each and every one of them, and look very much forward to getting all of these great works together in one room.  It is my hope to add just one more artist, if she agrees...fingers crossed. Penrod was written by Booth Tarkington, and is the inspiration for my area in this show house. Indianapolis also has the Penrod Art Fair every September at the IMA. the bottom photo is a reminder of the unembellished painted buttery strips. Can't wait to see the walls tomorrow...