The Happiest of Holidays to You All!
Wishing you peace in your hearts, peace in your families, and peace in our world.
Art: Matisse at the Hôtel Re
Bedridden in his final years, Matisse cut and pasted a masterpiece series of work. During the last decade of his life, Henri Matisse deployed two simple materials—white paper and gouache—to create works of wide-ranging color and complexity. An unorthodox implement, a pair of scissors, was the tool Matisse used to transform paint and paper into a world of plants, animals, figures, and shapes. Learn more here.
Botany: Climate Change Challenges Historic Gardens
While it may not occur to most visitors, the present moment of this remarkable scene raises some of horticulture’s most pressing questions about the future — issues that are not unique to Wethersfield, but shared by many historic landscapes and botanic gardens, as past and future tug at each other. There is nothing new about the inherent tension in navigating the line between historic preservation and the urge to present visitors with fresh visual excitement. Learn more here.
Design: Bringing a Home Library Back Into Our Lives
If you own a lot of books, it’s great to have a place to celebrate and enjoy them. That’s why a home library can be so appealing: It’s a welcoming retreat where you can appreciate and be inspired by volumes you’ve collected over the years. “Libraries are inherently personal, where you’re surrounded by the things you love,” said Courtney Coleman, a founding partner of Brockschmidt & Coleman. Learn more here.
