I admit it. I’m a terrible friend to you. I’m sharing the following sample of London-based blogger Jean-Paul so that you'll be snared like I am. Experience the same one-two-punch love-hate I have with his site. #1) I love that he’s so talented!!! (though I am jealous!), and #2) I hate that every time I… Continue reading Who are you calling stupid? by Jean-Paul
Thanks to Facebook, I met Katheryne Gatehouse, who is passionate about fine art and nature. She first guest blog posted on HBT about bees. Here she tells us about a favorite painter... Guest Blog Post: Master of Light, Joaquín Sorolla by Katheryne Gatehouse... When you think of the greatest Impressionist painters, you might think that… Continue reading Master of Light: Joaquín Sorolla by Katheryne Gatehouse
North Carolina is far more than pine trees and the ‘pottery capital of the world.’ Noteworthy art fills the North Carolina Museum of Art’s two buildings — as well as its outdoors. Over the single week that my husband and I visited a dear friend in North Carolina, we gravitated back to the fascinating museum.… Continue reading Old/New, Out/In: North Carolina Museum of Art by da-AL
On the outside, the North Carolina Museum of Art doesn’t seem that huge. What makes it extraordinary is that everything in it is remarkable. So much so that I visited once and then twice and then thrice and four times (plus we had a great time here) I went somewhere else before returning, because -- wait!… Continue reading Cutting Edge Art in North Carolina
What’s a Chinese Lantern Festival? It took visiting a good friend in North Carolina for me to discover. Theories vary about its origins, but always it’s tied to the Chinese New Year. This one was an eye-popping expanse of light sculptures beautiful enough to make all ages brave the cold outdoors … ... And there… Continue reading Chinese Lantern Festival Videos, North Carolina
