FROM THE WINGS
As customers step into the Mary Martin Galleries, the owner and namesake loves to people watch. Will it be a painting or a sculpture that this person will be drawn to? Even as they step from one piece to another, Mary Martin can tell when they’ve found something they adore. “It’s interesting to watch the […]
A SENSE OF PLACE
Charleston is a city with plenty of transplants, but when you’ve been living here for as long as Rana Jordahl, it’s safe to say you’re a welcome local. An artist and co-owner of the Lowcountry Artists Gallery, the Iowa native traded in the Midwest for the Lowcountry 20 years ago and has fully immersed herself […]
INSPIRED DESIGN
The curves of a wooden art nouveau staircase, the purple and deep blue feathers of a bird or the textures of a haute couture handbag—inspiration can strike anywhere for interior designer Lissette DelVecchio. “I love to look in my clients’ wardrobes and understand how they dress because I believe fashion and interiors share a lot […]
FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH
Look at any of Dale Terbush’s vibrant landscapes and your brain will automatically start searching for an anthem or a hymn as background music. In his work—almost always skyscapes—dramatic white clouds roil against colorful skies. The landscape beneath—mountains, canyons, marshes, oceans and river glens—are majestic in their own right but serve as visual anchors to […]
CAPTURING THE MOOD OF THE MOMENT
If the artist’s task is not so much to reflect the visible as to make visible, then impressionist painter Helli Luck achieves precisely that, revealing every nuance of what she sees and feels when immersed in a landscape, features that may be hidden from the casual eye. Born in London, the Pawleys Island resident works […]
DARE TO DREAM
Brothers Georges and Daniel Daou, co-owners of DAOU Family Estates, have personally redefined the terms of where great American wines can come from. “Imagine the impossible, and that’s where you’ll find us,” explains Georges Daou. The Daou brothers realized the potential of Paso Robles with one of the most noble varieties of all—Cabernet Sauvignon—and have […]
ISLAND ENERGY
Unspoiled beaches sprinkled with seashells, wispy grasses swaying with the wind in the marshland, graceful egrets flying overhead—Dewees Island is just a 20-minute ferry ride from Charleston but a million miles from the bustle of city life. The private barrier island is known for its remoteness—there are only 150 lots available on the island—but there’s […]
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Stono construction is a boutique builder that takes on just a handful of projects per year, ranging from custom homes to extensive home additions and historic renovations. In a booming market where they could get away with doing less, co-owners John Goodwin and Dan Logan are determined to keep their business customer-focused and their homes […]
A DEEPER MEANING
Artist Emily Whiting chokes up when she talks about Jasper Francis Cropsey’s painting The Spirit of War. Painted in the late 1800s, it’s a detailed, moody work depicting war’s fear and hopelessness. That she saw it more than three decades ago doesn’t matter; Whiting is so moved by allegorical art—works in which details and symbolism […]
INNER BEAUTY, OUTER GLOW
Shine Medical Spa by Plastic Surgery of the Carolinas is just about a year old, but this state-of-the-art, fully equipped medical spa—staffed by experienced aesthetic providers who employ the most current technologies and techniques—is being noticed in a big way. Conveniently located in the Cigar Factory in Downtown Charleston, Shine Medical Spa is bringing Plastic […]
