Judging a Book: Buy Its Cover
Jeb and I are both major bookworms who always look forward to the Half Price Books 20% off sales as if they were on par with Christmas. So we are already making our lists for the next incarnation of the [...]
Art City Austin
We three Callans are planning to hit this event Sunday and hope to see you there!
Matte Stephens
I'm a longtime fan of the work of Matte Stephens, and am thrilled to see he's branching out into home decor. Part of the allure for me is the retro imagery...but also the titles of some of his pieces really [...]
Need Pretty Things
Our 2008 taxes are finally done and I want to go on record as saying this will be the last year I slog through this process myself. Seriously, there's a reason I didn't continue my original path as an accounting [...]
First Thursday Recap
I met my friend Kathryn down in the West End last night to do a bit of gallery hopping, sans kiddos. 6:30 p.m. We start things off at the Wally Workman gallery, because we'd never been there before. Take the [...]
Art on Sale
Stumbled upon some art for a steal yesterday at Aaron Bros:These were regularly $59/each, but they were 30% off! And now you don't even notice we don't have a headboard yet...This is a 30x30 canvas by Jillian David. Regular price: [...]
Sophisticated Princess Art for Your Disney-Obsessed Daughter
I've been eyeing these vintage Barbie prints at ZGallerie for a while now, as potential art for my Cinderella-Sleeping-Beauty-Ariel-Jasmine-obsessed four-year old. I figured it was a way for her to be surrounded by princesses (anyone in a pretty dress looks [...]
West Elm or Bust
Last Tuesday I woke up with a wild hair to drive to San Antonio and pick up two of these Step Side Tables from West Elm (brown ones): I called my friend Lynn, who's from San Antonio. She was fully [...]
Marfa Redux
A day after returning to Austin, I'm feeling a little guilty about the harsh words I used to describe my first impression of Marfa, TX. When I began writing about the experience, I was...well, mad. I rolled into this ghost [...]