January marks National Mentoring Month, and the incomparable Patti Austin and Over My Shoulder Foundation Executive Director Dawn Carroll share …
"Dawn Carroll"
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Mentoring conversations about five-year plans are everywhere these days. I recall the wise advice, wasted in my younger years, that …
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When summer surrenders to fall, I’m conflicted. After a mesmerizing garden season, colorless frigid air has me running inside to …
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This stone piece is my passport to the wild kingdom. I can’t help but get lost in the motion of …
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Plastic pollution is killing the oceans and poisoning our marine life. If that isn’t enough to second guess how much …
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Perched high above the commotion of Boston, Four Seasons One Dalton is as close to heaven as one can be, …
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Shades of white Danby marble, pinned deep inside the belly of the earth, pulsate magnetic charm. That is, until man …
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The show begins in June, when at each dawn, a different bulb emerges and blossoms in splendor. Overnight, the songbird …
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Passion for geological wonders has forced man to dig into the earth, searching for prehistoric treasures. We’re fueled by courage, …
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You can’t be a stone designer and not know Michelangelo’s quote: “I saw the angel in the marble and carved …
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During one of my recent stone buying trips, my guide took a hard left off the trail, promising something wonderful …
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While picking through heaps of geological wonders for a recent project, I came across a collection of petrified wood. From …
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Finally, meditation rooms are demanding space on blueprints. A dynamic leader in “calm” design, Meichi Peng focuses on areas specifically …
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In 1970, a silver mine in Mexico released a 70-pound piece of turquoise from the earth, and a talented stone …
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Naturally formed objects above and below the earth led me to a fascination with petrified wood. Gigantic trees plunged into …
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Working with materials that are millions of years old, I sometimes can feel like an intruder. But on a recent …
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As a designer, I’m fortunate to work in many small towns. Growing up in Lincoln, I am overcome with nostalgia …
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Ancient stones meticulously fused with driftwood that tell a mentoring story? This was the magic I found at Bunch of …
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If 2017 made you exhausted and you need a way to ramp up your energy for 2018, let me introduce …
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I’m the world’s biggest Natural Stone NERD. I love the mystical, natural energy this antique expels, and admittedly, not too …
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People often ask, “What’s your favorite stone?” My answer is easy: one I haven’t seen before!
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Last April, my boss and stone mentor Ivo Cubi, owner of Cumar Marble and Granite, sent me to Italy where …