by Rebecca | Apr 30, 2021 | Arts, Blog
Haute Couture. True luxury for the ultra discerning bride with a particular vision, and a designer who usually takes on no more than eight clients a year. Depending on complexity and fabric, couture bridal gowns start at around $US55 000. The difference between...
by Rebecca | Apr 20, 2021 | Arts
In relation to the optimistic title of this post I wish it was so. Unfortunately, in the art world talent and application often run a distant second to celebrity and the machinations of dealers and their clients. It is a Pollyanna belief that the quality of artistic...
by Rebecca | Dec 21, 2020 | Arts
So here we sit in the mud of a world we have created for ourselves filled with vacuous opinions and statements about nothing. Grey water fountains of youth-draining anger, outrage and the impotent squealings of the arrogant and entitled. A whirling, swirling world of...
by Rebecca | Sep 15, 2019 | Arts, News
A country is only as good as its culture. It is a definitive timeline of their progression as a people. Their hardships, achievements and their story in a timeline. These have been passed down from parent to child for years. their way of life, norms, behaviours. Their...
by Rebecca | Jun 13, 2019 | Arts, News
The art of big family weddings is preparing for the unexpected. Always. You’ve finally set the date. Getting busy, getting things ready for the big day. Your mom will be there. Your dad will be there. Why, even your cousin’s brother’s aunt’s twice removed will be...
by Rebecca | Dec 7, 2018 | Arts
The recent destruction of ancient historical and cultural heritage sites by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria motivates me to ponder upon how we are protecting the great art in our world. That these morons are loose in parts of the world is a great shame to those of us...
