By Donna Cornelius The newest chapter in artist Patty B. Driscoll’s creative story is inspired by women. Thus, it’s fitting that another woman who’s a friend and fellow artist is helping her write it. Driscoll’s Agatha Studio is a collection of decorative brass door knockers, each of which has a strong female for its namesake – and a captivating story behind it. Katharine … [Read more...]
Artistic Inspiration: Homewood Interior Designer Launches Her Own Brand of Heirloom Stockings, Holiday Decor
By Emily Williams-Robertshaw Homewood-based interior designer Julie Terrell has a new holiday venture that mixes her love of art and design as well as her answer to a seasonal plight. About three years ago, Terrell began making custom heirloom stockings, first for herself and then for her clients. Last year, she piloted a business selling her stockings online through her … [Read more...]
Going Pro: From a Classroom to Etsy, OLS Student Breaks Into the Business World with Handmade Crafts
By Mary Stephens Pugh As the holiday season approaches, Elizabeth Lowman, an eighth-grade student at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School, will be doing something most teenagers her age have not yet considered. At 13 years old, she will be crafting and fulfilling gift orders for her online Etsy store and setting up for local pop-up markets. She has more than 40 … [Read more...]
Murphy’s Law: Rapping Things Up
By Sue Murphy When I told my granddaughter that I had spent the afternoon wrapping, her eyes went wide. “Like a song?” she whispered. No, I assured her, nothing as scary as all that. A grandmother who raps? That’s enough to shake you to your very foundation. Later that day, however, I thought…well, why not? And so here it is, with sincere … [Read more...]
Hot Start: Coach King Has Young Patriots Girls Basketball Team Sizzling in His First Season
By Rubin E. Grant Gavin King couldn’t have imagined a better start for his young Homewood girls basketball team in his first season as the Patriots’ head coach. Homewood opened the season with five consecutive wins and was 7-1 going into the Thanksgiving break. “We have a lot of new starters and rotational players,” King said. “We have started 15 different girls, and I don’t … [Read more...]