Category: Art
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Talking with Artists: Marella Moon Albanese
I’ve been writing some artist profiles for Lagom in Brockport, NY. The shop is a carefully curated collection of sustainably sourced home décor, crafts, toys, and clothing. The shop owner, Brooke Albanese, is building something really special there. It starts with Brooke’s welcoming nature, eye for new products and artful presentation. Then there are the…
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Rescuing the Past One Piece at a Time
An old mill in Medina, NY is home to an antique shop with a new spin. Todd Belfield was in elementary school when he started to take an interest in old things. After a fire damaged a church nearby, his family took in and stored some salvaged items. “It intrigued me, the mystery of it,…
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Perspective
Greetings from the belly of the beast! I went exploring with The Kiddo and some friends the other day. We came across a couple of elephant statues left over from a sculptures-on-parade event that took place years ago. They seem sort of forgotten now, ‘tho they still add some visual interest to the street where…
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Visions
Wind me up! The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore could be just about the coolest museum I’ve ever visited. They have so many unusual pieces — there’s a surprise around every corner. The art shown here is all “produced by self-taught individuals, usually without formal training, whose works arise from an innate personal vision…
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