Decor
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The big fall unveilling
It’s the first full week of October. Where did September go? I think the days came and went without much notice, due to many all-nighters trying to unveil our new line of products. We’ll we’ve done it. We will be sending out our updated eNewsletter regarding our latest news. We also sent out our press release last month and had many interested responses and we were featured in the Times Picayune’s InsideOut Edition about wallpaper. Coincidentally, another article ran in the same issue regarding “Personal Space” in which my mother had sent in her bedroom renovation as an example of how to personalize a space after my father passed away…
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Quick Creative Post
Without a post prepared in advance and having just returned from traveling, here are two quick business related items to mention that pertain to art: Innovation and Brainstorming. I really related to this article Tools for Innovation by Art Markman. No, it’s not just his name that makes it related to art. It’s the process he describes that entrepreneurs and artists use: The funny thing is, being creative requires using the knowledge you already have. New ideas are often old ideas wrapped in new clothing. This process of finding new outfits for old ideas is called analogy. Analogy is the ability to find similarities in two different areas of knowledge…
Personalizing Your Space
I was immediately drawn by the title of this article, Home is Where the Art Is: Personal Connections are Vital in Your Living Space by Katherine Salant in the Washington Post. She states what we all know but are sometimes at a loss to explain, that to personalize your space is innate, human nature. She explains with real credibility why this is. Certain things remain fundamental about decorating your personal space: having a connection to the past, things that are handmade and certain shapes and forms withstand the test of time. I imagine this is why family heirlooms become so important. Heck, I’m heading to Kentucky in June, not only…
