Stewart House Stories
Women in History
Establishing Women’s History Month is a somewhat curious idea. We’ve given birth to every person who has ever existed on the planet so our history...
Read moreThe Holidays
I almost never tamper with a Thanksgiving dinner: this year, dishes remained largely as they were when we were kids. In fact, I wake up early, just...
Read moreSmall Spaces
Twenty-five years ago, as I meandered through the maze of Portobello Road, I bought a small, vintage painting of a woman and young girl walking in...
Read moreSimplifying Art
Watch a preschool classroom in action and you’ll know that art is a primary form of communication. From that young age, we are in pursuit of a way ...
Read moreThrowing Clay
The Nichibei studio is an Eden all its own – high up in the hills of Sebastopol and surrounded by lush plants, it’s an oasis of intense creativity....
Read moreThe Dinner Table
I wake up thinking about dinner. If I haven’t already planned it days (or in the case of holidays, weeks) in advance, early morning is reserved for...
Read moreFor the Love of Color
We are in love with color. Unabashedly, illimitably, zealously in love. It’s unclear how we got to this point – wanting to throw paint or wallpape...
Read moreModern Tradition
Art of any kind demands some level of modernity: in its expression, its medium, its perspective. But, as much as we relish a new way of looking at...
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