ROOM TO GROW
Sometimes the best way to create your dream home is to build it. This is especially true if you are building the house your kids will grow up in, and it’s on one of the most scenic plots of land in the Lowcountry. Located on Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant, this remarkable coastal transitional home […]
AN AFFINITY FOR ART
Art has been the lifeblood of Charleston and a draw for national and international tourists for decades. Until 2015, there were three associations—all with disparate missions—trying to promote Charleston artists to the world at large. All that changed that same year when a group of gallery owners, along with leaders of the three existing associations and […]
MARY MARTIN GALLERIES
AFTER a 30-year career in real estate and running a relocation company in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mary Martin decided to hit the reset button and do something with her life that was stress-free and purely about pleasure. Enamored of Charleston’s beauty and history, the art lover relocated in 2004 and opened her own art gallery, surrounding […]
FRENCH FINERY
Is Paris ever not inspiring? For artist Helli Luck, it’s been a place where her creativity soars, surrounded by masterpieces housed in places like the Musée d’Orsay and the Louvre. And it was a recent trip to the City of Light that kick-started a new venture for her. At the end of 2019, Luck was […]
THE ART OF INSPIRATION
Bill Beebe is in the Audubon swamp at Magnolia Plantation. Twenty feet over his head in a bald cypress tree, two great blue herons are standing in a massive nest, gazing lovingly into each other’s eyes. Herons are solitary birds, so it’s incredibly rare to witness such a private moment. (On this day, and throughout the spring, […]
LOWCOUNTRY LANDSCAPE
“To me, there’s a spirit to every place, a gentle connection to the earth,” shares Linda Greenberg, a horticulturist and owner of Linda Greenberg Landscape & Design in Charleston. “When I consider a garden project and begin planning what to include in there, I’ll walk it myself and get a vibe for what the garden is calling for, […]
PRIVATE OASIS
Last year, homeowners wholeheartedly embraced the benefits of having a vacation spot right in their backyards. As travel budgets shifted and people started to create private havens for family and friends at home, demand for pools skyrocketed. “People can’t go anywhere, so they want to build a paradise at home,” says Thiago Silva, owner of […]
MAGIC MOMENTS
Through the brilliance of technology, artist Alice Williams is talking to me from her garden in Provence, France. It’s an hour before sunset, we’re discussing her upcoming show at Hagan Fine Art, and she is laughing, which she does a lot. Against her verdant surroundings, she glows, but it’s hard to tell if she is […]
JOGGLING FOR AUTISM
Joggling boards hardly need an introduction. This Lowcountry staple has been a fixture on local front porches for centuries. It began as a home remedy for rheumatism—bouncing on the long board provided gentle exercise for aching joints. More recently, joggling boards are helping children with autism for much the same reason—the rocking and bouncing motion tends […]
FROM THE GROUND UP
Few teenage girls dream of learning to install flooring as the first step toward their future career, but that was precisely the path that Livia Sousa followed after graduating high school. Her father had built a successful business as a flooring contractor and invited her to learn the trade to see whether the work appealed to her. “Here […]
