As an #artistmother, I’m always especially proud when I get to celebrate my son’s creativity. My actor son Ludovico Benedetti has had the fortune of acting in several films to date in his short 11 years, each one completely unique. In his newest film, They Talk to Me, Ludovico had the opportunity to portray the […]
Author Christy Strauch makes it her life’s mission to support and understand artists through business and marketing. She has a forthcoming title, Artist Don’t Starve, that will likely help many artists in business. My favorite of hers was Your Marketing Personality, both a practical and wise guide to setting up a marketing system in your […]
Artists have the privilege to play with what is reality – what is truth. In constructing “realities” in our imagery, at best, we create often new realities, or challenge existing ones. Damien Hirst’s exhibition Archaeology Now at the Galleria Borghese was a journey into an altered reality, one that at once mirrored and toyed with […]
Colors challenge language to encompass them. (It cannot; there are more sensations than words for them. Our eyes are far ahead of our tongues.) Colors bear the metaphors of entire cultures. They convey every sensation from lust to distress. They glow fluorescent on the flanks of a fish out of the water, then flee at […]
Being an creative entrepreneur has always been a fast-paced ride packed with learning. I’ve had my own design business since my college days, and can happily say that I’ve been able to create many different types of designs: from packaging to murals, to magazines and of course, my mainstay, websites. Now, I’m excited to officially […]
As a New Yorker in Rome, language switching has become second nature to me. Greeting my wooden canvas supplier – Italian. Checking in with my Studio coordinator – English. Welcoming viewers for a Studio visit – back to Italian. But in addition to switching between English and Italian, a new language of terms, phrases, and […]
My weeks are usually a mix: design research, client meetings, website creation, creative briefs, making videos, interfacing with my team, and of course actual designing and art-making. On Wednesday April 14, my mix had a surprising new element: I was able to go “on air” on Radio Roma Capitale and explore the dynamic world between […]
For her collaboration with H&M, Simone Rocha proposed silhouettes from a long-gone era. Full of poetic pieces, bows and and tulle sheaths, the intricate collection tells the story of a designer well in tune with her voice. I’ve written about this designer’s remarkable style that blends opposites – and with this new high-low collection, there […]
A long-awaited museum visit – first stop post-confinement, the Savinio show immersed in the classical art collection of this historical gem
Laughs + Latin: why I love to escape into the brilliant series by Natalie Haynes about the Greco-Roman classics
My Iconics series is printed in limited edition “digital etchings” on acrylic prints. Here I share what that means, and why I chose this format
“The details are not the details. They make the design.” – Charles Eames
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