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Shine Bright

North Shore fine artist Nancy Kaplan Kuppersmith specializes in creating one-of-a-kind artwork enhanced with thousands of Austrian-imported Swarovski crystals that she meticulously hand-applies to bring the work to life. Think of a vintage Chicago travel poster that features 4,500 crystals in just the red beach umbrella alone and a personal wedding photograph in which the

Putting Her Best Foot Forward

In the mid-1960s, North Shore-based artist Mary Seyfarth spent a post-graduate year at The American School in Lugano, Switzerland, a formative period she says changed the trajectory of her life. “It opened the world to me,” explains Seyfarth. “I was away from the crushing news of the Vietnam War and I traveled extensively gaining exposure

Coming Together

On a snowy afternoon in Michigan last winter, Glencoe resident Jill Pam found herself stranded at home with only a few magazines and craft supplies, like a hole punch and glue, to pass the time. So, being the creative she was born to be, she starting using the hole punch to create an assortment of

Visual Therapy

When Cassie Buccellato enrolled in her first painting class entitled “What would Mondrian do?” at the Evanston Art Center, it was simply because the time and day were convenient and not the name draw of a famous artist. “I was just looking to try something new to do for myself, which fit with my schedule.”

A Stylish Group

MAEGAN WATSON, the founder of WATSON STYLE GROUP (WSG), created a boutique personal styling company that transforms the way women dress. WSG perfected a systematic approach to building a woman’s wardrobe that empowers her to harness a part of herself needed to thrive in both life and career. The WSG team understands that what their

Pretty as a Picture

In 2014, while living and working in Manhattan as a designer for celebrated luxury fashion label Michael Kors, Midwest-native Martha Nippert found herself live-painting, street-style outside Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week. Her work went viral on social media and less than two weeks later, the legendary late fashion photographer Bill Cunningham caught Nippert

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