Lisa Teague Studios

green is still a color...

If the green movement is a fad it is a good one, and one that I am happy to be on board with. There are many environmentally responsible products available to designers and consumers alike. I am honored to be working on a beautiful, LEED certified project in Boston.  The clients have done hours of research and along with their design team, they are renovating their gorgeous, historic home in an innovative and conscientious way.  For my part, my crew and I have been hard at work applying American Clay to all of the wall surfaces.  And yep, by now we’re all pretty buff.

I continue my collaboration with American Clay as a teacher, an applicator, and a dealer. (Application workshop this Friday 6/5)   My own low VOC paint line is in the works and I am beginning the process of working toward LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) certification. These are busy and exciting times.  

But......green is still a color, and a beautiful one.

In New England we wait a long time for winter dreary trees to unfurl their tightly held buds. Once they give up the ghost of winter an explosion of green surrounds us.  A friend commented the other day that she thought there are more shades of green than of any other color.  I completely agree. 

 

June is a salute to green.  Please check back for weekly photo postings celebrating green.

How lucky am I to be house-sitting for a favorite designer friend smack dab between NH and Maine?

And speaking of green...the columns are antique and salvaged.  The pergola material is made from recycled content.

dreaming of africa.....

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Five weeks painting and playing with children...absolute bliss. In January 2009, I traveled to Tanzania to volunteer in an orphanage in The Great Rift Valley.

I spent my days painting a mural in the public school, teaching pre-school and caring for the children. My life is ever richer for the experience.

The children stole my heart in a way I had not anticipated. They will be a part of my life forever.

Symmetry and detail are not my strong suits. I prefer loose, bold strokes and the freedom to allow a painting to evolve with the creative process.

But the world was what they asked for and the world is what I tried to give.

I love the fact that Africa is big and beautiful, and looks to be the center of the world.

Please continue to check here for updates on fund-raising efforts for this very worthy cause.

Color for a Gray Day, Kimberly Applegate

I am supposed to be in Nevis today.  Yep.  I am supposed to be basking in the sun securing a tan for my upcoming role as Mother of the Bride.  Instead I am hiding away in the studio steadfastly refusing to turn on the heat.  A hurricane swept over the Caribbean this past weekend.  Damage was minimal, but here I am still in New Hampshire.  Looking for solace, I started a search to lift my spirits.  I remembered these delightful paintings by Kimberly Applegate.

Kimberly paints chairs.  Boy does she paint chairs.  Her paintings, and her paintings within paintings are delightful.  Kimberly also participates in Daily Painters.  Daily Painters is a collection of artists who  complete a painting each and every day.

 As a designer and painter I have found it fascinating and intriguing to recognize some of my favorite furniture designs, fabrics and well known works of art.

Please take the time to view and enjoy Kimberly's work.

Almost There.......

Earlier this summer I posted photos of a  design/paint project in process.  After nearly a year, every button, every fabric and every surface is just about complete.  

These photos are a sampling from one room.   Look for photos of the entire project soon.