Art and Artifice: Sneak Peak No. 3

[Below is Chapter 3, titled “Infatuation,” from my recently released book, Art and Artifice: A Memoir. You can read Chapter 1 here, Chapter 2 here, and Chapter 7 here.] My gut feeling over the weekend was correct. When I arrived at the office Monday morning, September 8, there was already a message there waiting for me […]
Buying Art, Trusting Our Instincts, and Playing the Long Game

A few weeks ago I found out I have a valuable piece of artwork in my household. Not something I paid 20 bucks for at a garage sale and wouldn’t you know it—it’s a Picasso! But along those lines… Of course, there’s a story behind the story (isn’t there always?). I learned to sew when […]