8 September 2009 – 5.26 pm
unlike the traditional “varnishing day” (below), or those at the salon de paris that deborah davis describes in her excellent, fascinating book, strapless, varnishing days at our little studio are all about cleaning and making sure things are washed, swept, vacuumed, swiffer’d and totally dust-free. (and when using the gorgeous but especially unforgiving high-gloss varnishes and lacquers, we even change out the air filters…it’s [...]
”beauty has no inherent usefulness, and yet without it, we could not endure our lives”.
this quote (attributed to freud) is one of mrs. jones’s favorite ways to justify her work and love of design. but when worried about feeding your family, or not having a warm, safe place to sleep tonight, who could seek or enjoy anything [...]
nothing is more important to mrs. jones than getting things exactly right for clients. samples are key to this process, and also offer precious opportunities to experiment with colors, products, and techniques. samples, however, entail trips to seabrook (for sample pots or quarts of paint), lowe’s (for other supplies), or (my personal briar patch!), the art center. when [...]
you may notice, if you’re paying attention (and i truly thank you if you are) that mrs. jones’s production will dip (slightly?) in the next few weeks. i do have some big fat yummy summer projects lined up, and of course will post them here if they prove to be worthy and exciting, so please do check back. and [...]
25 January 2008 – 4.25 am
after being plied with the most delicious chicken salad ever, i just couldn’t help it…i gave away my secrets to the lovely ladies of the oak grove garden club today. we covered “saturday morning garden ornaments”. and yes, i confess it’s true, i taught them a wax-resist method for painting pots, and disclosed the details [...]
1 November 2007 – 1.20 am
thank you very much for visiting! this is where i will be posting news, notes, inspirations, and photos of some current projects, especially when there is a good “before & after” to show you. it will include headlines and highlights: anything new, or different, or special. (which is what i hope most of my work is!) please check back often to see what’s going on [...]
