Elevated Living — a full-service residential and commercial design firm specializing in mountain modern, lodge, and transitional Western styles — is a foundational member of the Jackson Hole design community because Melinda Shirk Dorion established her business to meet the specific needs of the region....
When the term “Western art” appears, what do you think of first? Do paintings by explorer artists George Catlin and Albert Bierstadt come to mind? Or do you think of the pottery, beadwork, and hand-dyed rugs made by the Indigenous artists of the Southwest? Perhaps...
Marz Doerflinger eloquently communicates through two mediums — sometimes pastels, sometimes acrylics — the quiet glories of the austere desert Southwest and the lush Pacific Northwest not far from her homes near Rio Verde, Arizona, and Olympia, Washington. She tends to avoid obvious scenic landmarks...
David Knowlton’s latest oil paintings harmoniously and dramatically juxtapose the human-made and natural worlds by placing majestic red-and-gold locomotives of the Santa Fe Railway and other cars of other lines against the backdrop of the Southwest’s iconic mesas and other landforms. Often, in fact, from...
Decades before the term “New Age” achieved popularity in American culture and long before a fascination with Eastern philosophies brought yoga and meditation into the Western consciousness, an intensely inward-looking American artist was tapping into mystical, non-material reality and creating exquisite, ephemeral paintings from her...
Gustave Baumann [1881 – 1971] was the consummate artist. A skilled craftsman, his meticulous woodblock prints have delighted collectors for more than 100 years. The Indianapolis Star first quoted Baumann’s explanation of his process on February 21, 1913: “Draw directly on the block whatever you want....
A guesthouse can transform extended visits from family and friends from tedious to enjoyable. They can also serve as studios, pool houses, home gyms, and even rentals. Extra space is desired by many, especially after the pandemic, when people transitioned to working from home. Flexible...
It’s the first week of October in Oaxaca de Juárez. Día de los Muertos is three weeks off, but the city is already in its grip. Fireworks punctuate the night. A mural has just been completed in Xochimilco, and it must be acknowledged with a...
On September 17, 1910, the Hermitage Hotel opened in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, hosting a celebration and feast for hundreds of distinguished guests. After two years of watching the Beaux-Arts-style structure rise 10 stories tall, the crowd eagerly entered the lobby, and an orchestra played while...
Architecture: Appleton Partners LLP Construction: Tom Nelson Custom Builders Inc. Interior Design: Patti Skouras et Fille Landscape Architecture: SWA Group In sun-drenched Southern California, not far from the metropolitan bustle of San Diego, a lush expanse of grassy meadows and abundant trees hides a home with the rustic spirit...