This Month’s Featured Articles…

Winter is such a wonderful time of year. The Hudson Valley and Berkshire region are quintessential places to celebrate all the sparkle of the season. Beyond the serenity of the nature that abounds in the region and the possibility of snowfall sprinkling our country roads and mountain tops, there are lots of quaint towns, which get decked out in holiday attire at this time of year. Over the last few years, we’ve all enjoyed more subdued celebrations such as small gatherings at home and even [...]

Art is so inspiring. Beyond the visual appeal, art reveals a glimpse into the various perspectives of others. While some focus on politics and current events, others draw inspiration from history, music, and beyond. There are certainly lots of galleries and museums nearby that are showing diverse work of artists from near and far. Here’s a brief summary of some of the exhibitions on view in the Hudson Valley and beyond. Go get inspired! Art Omi, Ghent, NY Ghent, NY, is home to Art Omi, [...]

Design is a powerful tool that transforms our daily lives. Everything from the colors we select in our homes to the subtleties of lighting, evokes a mood and creates ambiance. After devoting many years of marketing, business development, and public relations expertise to Deloitte, Ernst & Young, PwC, and Accenture, businesswoman Maryline Damour was inspired to make a change in the wake of the earthquake in her home country of Haiti in 2010. In 2005, she purchased her first house in Kingston, NY. “For the first [...]

Feel stuck? Paralyzed and unable to take a step? Is your life out of sync with who you are, or who you want to be? Do you think you have to figure it out alone? It doesn’t have to be that way. Enter the Designing Your Life (DYL) methodology, a way to think about your life that permits you to take off the blinders and venture onto other paths. DYL utilizes design thinking methodology as you solve the “wicked problem” of your life. A wicked [...]

There’s one thing you can’t overlook when you meet the works of Tim Jones and Silda Wall Spitzer: they’re heavy. Heavy because the works are typically large and are made with varying sizes and types of metals which are then combined and secured with other pieces of metal. You have to be strong to create pieces like the ones that line the driveway to Tim’s studio, Stissing Design, in Pine Plains, NY. Strong and tough and gritty. The works feature giant screws; a repurposed meat [...]