Marilyn Curran makes floral arrangements out of silk flowers. I can’t make floral arrangements out of the real thing, but Marilyn makes this all look easy . . . and quite beautiful! AND she’s an interior decorator! Take a look.
1. What is your shop name and what do you sell?
My name is Marilyn and my [...]

I like concrete. That probably sounds odd until you stop and think about it for awhile. It’s versatile, durable, and (at times) beautiful. In the hands of an artist it can be all of those things and more. Deborah Brackenbury is such an artist. Read on and see for yourself.
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I’m always fascinated with photographers. Once upon a time I was a photographer and I loved it. But life took a few turns, my old camera fell into disrepair, I had a job and a family and responsibilities, and I was no longer a photographer. I still love seeing what can be created through the [...]

There’s this woman in Design Style Guide named Nancy Monsebroten who sells ceramics. I saw a couple of pieces of her work a few weeks ago and knew immediately that I had to interview her. Now you can judge for yourself whether or not my instincts were good.
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Glass. Glass is cool. It’s sand with attitude. Some people use glass as a medium to create art. I’ve watched people do this and I’m still in awe when I see the finished product.
There’s a Design Style Guide member named Cindi Allen who does wonderful, delightful things with glass. I think you’ll like what you [...]

Clocks. No, not the lame song by Coldplay. I’m talking about the real thing. And real clocks have hands on them instead of digital readouts. There’s a guy in Design Style Guide who builds some of the coolest clocks you’ll ever see. His name is Scot Dray, and this is his story…

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A few months ago I noticed we had a new member in Design Style Guide. This new member, Dave Constine, had a shop where he sold these really cool signs that looked as if they were old, like they had been hanging outside an abandoned gas station for the past several decades… in a sand [...]

I love pottery. Seriously. When I attempted to shape clay on a wheel I made one of the coolest shapeless blobs you can imagine, but I love pottery. Margarete Handy is a Texan who moved to southern Indiana, and she makes some of the coolest non-blob shapes you’ll ever see.

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Pass on the exposure! Pass on the good will. Help your fellow DSG members and help yourself in the process.

Rising Sky Artworks is a great pottery shop run by Richard and Dorothy Rising out of Las Cruces, New Mexico. They popped onto the DSG scene a few months ago and have been dazzling us with their fine work every since. See what you think fo their work as Richard answers some questions.
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