On a sweltering day at the end of June, the gallerist Stephen Markos stood in front of a rather arcane and eldritch patinated copper totem. A barely discernible African mask peered out from inside the ...

Austin Allen James is an artist, designer, poet, entrepreneur, educator and father of two, whose lifelong passion for the love of color, words and phrases led him to experiment with paint and become a ...

Walking through the garden of designer and sculptor Vince Skelly’s Claremont home is a distinct local sensory experience. Following a decade living in Portland, Ore., “I just want it to feel like ...

People having a seat in downtown Lake Bluff is not unusual. However, sitting down on two oversized wood chairs is rare, yet now a real opportunity for residents and visitors. The village placed two ...

It’s obvious watching the new PBS series “Craft in America” that the whole concept of craft has shifted. It used to be that a prime distinguishing factor between craft and art was function. A ...

Blurring the lines between fine art and design, diverse natural materials are used to create works that respond to a contemporary style of curation that seek both exploration and functionality. Sabine ...

Physical contact with art is rarely encouraged by galleries. The use of furniture within modern and contemporary art has often played with this rule, offering—but not always providing—the tantalizing ...