Whether renting or buying, these works fuse life with splendour and an artist’s unique view of life. 1. In Mark Strutt’s “Big Thinkers,” dark cracks and wrinkles contrast the soft dirt-covered faces on a pair of solemn elephants, allowing the audience to share a simple moment of peaceful intrigue with two serene giants. www.thefocusgallery.ca 2. …
In 1974, Lynyrd Skynrd crooned that, “Muscle Shoals has got The Swampers.” But today, it’s also got The Secret Sisters. Like the soundtrack to a summer evening stroll or a breezy Sunday afternoon drive, The Secret Sisters herald an age when life ambled with a little bit more leisure and the times were simply, well, …
It all starts with a conversation – a simple sit-down that is more meet-and-greet than business rendezvous. But once the books are closed and the hands are shook, the entry to event designer David M. Handy’s imagination bursts forth. Possessing a fanciful mind that is limited by neither colour nor concept, Handy’s desire is simply …
For decades, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan has been a name synonymous with refinement, sophistication and luxury in the automotive world. Mercedes is looking to add another tag to this legacy with the addition of some serious performance enhancements to the 2012 S 550 Biturbo sedan. Automotive enthusiast and guest editor Jim Williams was enticed by …
Beaches are often staples of tropical vacations. While relaxing in the sand of an all-inclusive resort can provide an escape, privacy is a rarity on larger, more populated locations. Sometimes, you simply desire solitude and a mellow mood away from the endless sea of beach chairs, matching towels and rowdy crowds. Luckily, a sanctuary of …
I’m going to just come out and say it: my closet is a disaster. Mounds of clothes sloppily folded in nonsensical piles of chaos; belts, books and boxes lost in some far-off foreign corner, buried deep for future wardrobe archaeologists to unearth. But if Melanie Fascitelli asked for some private time in there, I wouldn’t …
