Art is something I can't live without. No mater the medium or size, it's an essential accessory to my life. It inspires new ideas and evokes deep awareness of the world around me. Allowing me to take a glimpse into eras past and techniques long gone. It also allows me to view in a tangible form, an artist's deep feelings that a life truly lived can provoke. This brings me to introduce an amazing mixed media artist from the U.K.,
Ann Carrington. I first learned of this amazing artist from my favorite interior design couple,
Cortney and Bob Novogratz. Her work was featured on several episodes of their design show "9 By Design" on Bravo. After seeing the "making of..." episodes for flags they'd commissioned her to make for their project, The Bugalow Hotel, I was hooked. She is a highly accomplished artist that pushes the boundaries of what traditional art is thought to be. No matter the medium, Ann Carrington can make stunning art of it. Not only has she exhibited worldwide and fulfilled many public and private commissions, she's also helped to raise awareness of Human Trafficking through her artwork. Presented at the Human Trafficking Conference in Luxor, Egypt, her work titled, "From Fujian Province to Morcambe Bay...," was the focal point of her speech on the final day of the conference. If art can instigate change and facilitate fulfillment in the lives of all that partake, why not make it an essential accessory to your life as well?!?!
