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    Check out These 8 Home Design Trends for 2023 from Houzz

    Houzz, an on-line property design and style system, has compiled 8 dwelling layout trend predictions for next calendar year. Houzz pulled from its group of extra than 65 million householders and house design fans along with more than 3 million household construction and structure gurus to ascertain how men and women will layout their houses up coming 12 months and beyond. Predictions incorporate the next: Pure elements appear to have hit a higher position in attractiveness, according to Houzz. In unique, householders in the Houzz neighborhood are setting up quartzite and other all-natural stone countertops, as well as marble tile and wood cupboards and vanities, particularly white oak.Some designers on…

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    3 new art festivals and exhibitions to check out over the Fourth of July weekend | Arts-theater

    Looking for something to do with your extra day off this weekend? When not attending a Fourth of July parade or cookout, you might want to stroll through a few of the new art offerings in the Berkshires and environs this weekend. Here are 3 new shows and festivals, most of which open Friday, July 1, to check out.  1. BERKSHIRES ARTS FESTIVAL  “Harbour” by Danny O, one of several Berkshire artists at Berkshires Arts Festival July 1-3 at Ski Butternut. PHOTO PROVIDED BY DANIEL O’CONNOR Where: Ski Butternut, Route 23, 380 State Road, Great Barrington When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., July 1 and 2; 10 a.m. to 5…

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    Art review: Check out these two smaller venues’ new digs and new shows

    M P Landis, “mp13.14” Photograph by Gary Lowell There are several well-recognised artwork venues in Portland that surface regularly in this column. But lesser, quieter venues off the crushed route are also truly worth in search of out. Two of individuals have been all around for a although, but have new sorts. Ocean Household Gallery & Body, operated out of Cape Elizabeth for many decades, has just relocated to an interesting new – and a lot greater – place in the Knightville neighborhood of South Portland. Proprietor Graham Wooden is showing “M P Landis – close to, about” via May perhaps 14. Mayo Street Arts closed prior to the pandemic…

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  • Landscape Design

    Check Out This Artbook On Game Landscapes By A Garden Designer

    The forthcoming artbook by award-winning garden designer Rob Dwiar, Genius Loci: A Grand Tour of Video Game Landscapes and Gardens, will be fully funded with only a few more backers. Genius Loci was accepted for publication in April, 2021. The artbook is just about ready for print. The term “genius loci” translates from Latin to “the spirit of a place.” This was a reference to the various gods and goddesses that were believed to inhabit particular groves and springs. The term is mostly used these days by architects and designers to describe the overall character of a location. This would be what Dwiar seeks to capture when it comes to…

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    For Thanksgiving, check out new Native art in Seattle

    Movies and virtual events  Due to experience gained by all those pandemic pivots, virtual art events abound this year, which means you can enjoy including Native films, visual art shows and readings from your couch. >> Washington state’s poet laureate, Bellingham-based poet Rena Priest (a member of the Lhaq’temish/Lummi Nation), will join two other Indigenous poets, New Zealand-based Iona Winter (Waitaha/Kāti Māmoe/Kāi Tahu/Pākehā) and Tacoma-based Sasha LaPointe, a Coast Salish author from the Nooksack and Upper Skagit Indian tribes for a reading co-hosted by Seattle City of Literature and Dunedin (NZ) City of Literature. The writers will discuss their work and shared resonances in a prerecorded virtual talk (Dec. 1, 6-7…

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