Historic New England: Residential architecture drawings as art

Elevation by Katie Hutchison StudioDrawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England is scheduled to be at the Boston University Art Gallery November 18, 2009 – January 17, 2010. This exhibit is on my must-see list.  It’s said to feature home design drawings from the late eighteenth through the twentieth centuries which depict a wide range of building types and styles.  Expect to peruse all manner of drawing types and styles too.  I imagine the bulk of the drawings are hand drawn. 

Purchase the exhibit catalog here.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

 

Katie Hutchison Studio in Cape Cod & Islands HOME

photography by Eric RothIf you find yourself on Boston’s South Shore or coastal communities, pick up a copy of the Autumn 2009 issue of Cape Cod & Islands HOME.  In it you’ll discover a story I wrote about a West Tisbury home on Martha’s Vineyard, which I teamed up to design with independent collaborators.  The house is Vineyard casual plus a dash of urbane décor.

Click here to see a PDF of the article. 

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

KHS photography in Marblehead Arts Association show

Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.Please join me on Sunday, October 4, 2009 between 2-4 pm at the Opening Reception for the MAA Annual Open Photography and Sculpture Show.  The show runs October 3-25, 2009 at the King Hooper Mansion at 8 Hooper Street in Marblehead, Mass.  See my Light House photo on display.  It's printed with archival ink on archival rag paper which has a deckled edge.  Browse the work of select photographers exhibited within one of Marblehead's historic properties.

Essex National Heritage Area 2009 Trails and Sails

Don’t miss the next two weekends of free outdoor and cultural activities in Essex County as part of the 2009 Trails and Sails experience. Visit their extensive website to plan your itinerary. You might want to consider the Cox Reservation Walk in Essex or the Guide’s Favorite’s at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester. Perhaps you’d like to climb aboard a Yankee Whale Watch in Gloucester or a pontoon boat to go Cruising the Essex River. Join the Ipswich Maritime Walking Tour to stroll the Historic South Green and the shores of the Ipswich River. Visit the Italian and Rose formal gardens at Maudslay State Park as part of the Newburyport Tour + Tea in Formal Gardens. Partake in a Chestnut Street Stroll among its sea captain houses or Lunch Hour at the Gedney House c. 1665 in Salem. Check the Trails and Sails website for dates and times. Enjoy some of New England’s treasures north of Boston. 

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

Marblehead Festival of Arts 2009

Happy Fourth! I’ll be celebrating at the Marblehead Festival of Arts. It runs through Sunday, July 5. Highlights include: live music at Crocker Park; an Artisan’s Marketplace outside Abbot Hall (c. 1870s) Saturday, July 4, 10 am-5 pm and Sunday, July 5, 10 am-4 pm; a Model Boat Building workshop (for kids accompanied by adults) outside Abbot Hall Saturday, July 4, 11 am-2 pm followed by the Festival Regatta on Redd’s Pond at 3 pm; and the Photography exhibit at Old Town House (c. 1727) as well as the Crafts exhibit at Abbot Hall. There are plenty of other attractions to consider which are described on the festival website. Give it a look.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast