For our third and final master, we’re taking a look at the life and profound works of master Italian glassmaker, Lino Tagliapietra. A world-renowned glassblower, Tagliapietra laid the groundwork for his career on his home island of Murano, Italy. There he spent many years under apprenticeships honing his skills, and by the young age of […]

Let’s take a trip across the world, shall we? Join us as we step into the working studio of the late Itchiku Kubota and his world of Japanese textile art. Around us hang a multitude of silk fabrics decorated with extravagant patterns, vibrant colors, and meticulous stitch work – a lifetime of attempts at reviving […]

Most of us recognize that the demand for mid-century modern furniture is still going strong and is finding its way into more and more home and office spaces. Scoring a vintage treasure by Hans Wegner or perhaps Harry Bertoia would become the focal point of any room. Today I’m remembering back to a fascinating home […]

African mudcloth is a roughly woven and distinct fabric that we’ve been collecting for a while now. Mud cloth, or Bógólanfini, originates from Mali, West Africa, and is first hand-woven into 4” strips and pieced together by the tribe’s men. Next the patterns and dyes are applied with a mixture of mud, clay, and leaves […]

With summer approaching, scaffolding begins to rise as artists make plans to add to the number of murals in our city. We salute ArtWorks Cincinnati for commissioning new murals for the summer of 2015 and providing jobs for students and professional artists alike. I love that these murals help to invoke pride in our city […]

Spring Spotlight: Artists at the Pendleton Art Center For 20+ years, Karen Heyl has called Cincinnati’s Pendleton Art Center, home. You will find her nestled in her 1st floor studio carving out beauty from both clay and from giant limestone slabs. Those slabs are her canvases, carving intricate patterns and designs with her chisel and […]

Spring Spotlight: Artists at the Pendleton Art Center Judith Serling-Sturm is a talented book artist and friend who creates in her studio just down the hall from us. Her textured book art utilizes handmade papers, natural elements, and found objects. The rough paper, seemingly straight off the tree, creates a raw, rustic feeling. Her creations […]

Spring Spotlight: Artists at the Pendleton To kick off Spring, we’re highlighting some of our neighbors here at The Pendleton Art Center, Cincinnati. We appreciate our community of local artists and strive to promote their incredible talent and artistic contributions. Across the alley at the Marta Hewett Gallery is the home of some of the […]

Vibrant street art is everywhere in Brazil. Commissioned or not, you can usually look beside you and find that you’re walking next to a colorful mural or striking graffiti. I passed by this cartoon-like mural and was charmed by its gaiety and youthfulness. The blue-tongued, buck-toothed boy rides merrily along, in tandem with the locals […]

During my exploration of Rio de Janeiro, I came upon a Brazilian artist whose vibrant palette and striking city subjects are the objects of affection for many passerby. Every day, Domingos Cardoso perches in his small studio, surrounded by endless paint bottles and a passion to capture Rio’s colorful culture. Commonly dismal subjects are given […]