Alan Carter Studio http://alancarterstudio.com Custom Contemporary Furniture and Accessories Tue, 06 May 2008 22:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Movies and your inner compass http://alancarterstudio.com/movies-and-your-inner-compass/ http://alancarterstudio.com/movies-and-your-inner-compass/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 22:44:38 +0000 Alan Carter http://alancarterstudio.com/movies-and-your-inner-compass/ I like movies. Old, new, big splashy blockbusters, small personal indies, I like ‘em. (more…)

]]> http://alancarterstudio.com/movies-and-your-inner-compass/feed/ Artropolis Art Fair review http://alancarterstudio.com/artropolis-art-fair-review/ http://alancarterstudio.com/artropolis-art-fair-review/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:49:10 +0000 Alan Carter http://alancarterstudio.com/artropolis-art-fair-review/ My wife, Penny, and I recently finished our first marathon. At least that’s what it felt like after attending the giant Artropolis Art Fair at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. (more…)

]]> http://alancarterstudio.com/artropolis-art-fair-review/feed/ The great rebar kerfuffle http://alancarterstudio.com/the-great-rebar-kerfuffle/ http://alancarterstudio.com/the-great-rebar-kerfuffle/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:56:47 +0000 Alan Carter http://alancarterstudio.com/the-great-rebar-kerfuffle/ re’-bar- a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete
ker-fuff’-le- an annoyingly trendy synonym for a dustup

Not so long ago my wife, the sweet and lovely Penny, and I went shopping for a new bed (more…)

]]> http://alancarterstudio.com/the-great-rebar-kerfuffle/feed/ Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper at the Art Institute http://alancarterstudio.com/winslow-homer-and-edward-hopper-at-the-art-institute/ http://alancarterstudio.com/winslow-homer-and-edward-hopper-at-the-art-institute/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:00:24 +0000 Alan Carter http://alancarterstudio.com/winslow-homer-and-edward-hopper-at-the-art-institute/ This doesn’t really have much to do with furniture, but it does reflect somewhat on my observations on art, a subject important to me and definitely a part my design philosophy. (more…)

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