Piece By Piece

September 28, 2022

A home is always evolving. I think that is what makes it most interesting. It is an adding and subtracting equation, that hopefully should be fun and bring lots of joy. Sometimes it can be a recently received gift or a new acquisition. Or both. On this wall in the dining room at Hawthorne two new pieces were hung the other day before we headed to Seattle. The caviar painting by Julie Bowers Murphy finding a happy spot right above a Jackie Clark Mancuso piece. Both are represented at Watson Kennedy, so it is lovely having a little slice of that connection in New York. I found another French mirror at Red Chair on Warren after a quick run in on my way to pick us up supper in Hudson after my book signing in Kingston on Saturday. The duo of mirrors became a trio. The dining room is not large, so I find mirrors to be the easiest way to create light bouncing around the space to give it more visual interest. Piece by piece and layer by layer our Hudson Valley farmhouse becomes more of a home each stay. When we close the door to head out to the airport, I always say, “I love you house.” See you on Christmas night…