Shirley Novak lives and paints in the center of a garden oasis surrounded by the grandeur of snow capped Colorado mountains.

Originally from Washington State, artist Jan Griggs now calls Arizona home. An artist all her life, Jan’s path to becoming an abstract painter started in 2010 after moving to Scottsdale and taking a workshop in New Mexico.

Patterns, textures and design elements from around the world are being mixed and matched to create a fun and eclectic look for the home. Patterns look amazing on walls, dinnerware, fabric, pillows, rugs, furniture and more!

With Valentine’s Just Around the Corner, Love is in the Air. While we adore Valentine’s Day (chocolate anyone?) we think you should keep the love in the home all year round. Art and accessories are the perfect way to add romance to your space. We love adding sweet throw pillows like the one we found […]

Good-bye monkey—we’re celebrating the rooster! January 28, 2017 was the start of the lunar new year. 2017 is making its mark as the year of the rooster – and not just any rooster – the fire rooster! The rooster represents hard work, diligence, order and time keeping – after all who wakes us better at […]

Newsflash, I lost the election (see blog ©hester for President) The “campaign,” such as it was, focused solely on Copyright Protection, a topic that actually did get some national attention. But despite what any official says, no single person can fix the problem; copyright protection is a team sport. Apart from our own efforts, over the […]

As an art and design company we follow trends very closely—especially color trends. We were so excited last week when Pantone announced their 2017 color of the year … Greenery! We are loving this fresh and vibrant hue. A beautiful yellow-green shade, greenery is everything good about spring and all things fresh and beautiful in […]

Feeling blue doesn’t have to be a bad thing. The color blue is coming on strong in home decor and fashion. One of the most versatile shades, adding watery and light blues can make a home feel right as rain. Whatever shade you choose blue has been and remains one of the most versatile and loved colors […]