Category Archives: Galleries

darryl lauster at barry whistler gallery

If you have kids that know a whit about American history — cowboys, Indians, George Washington — than you’ll want to check out Darryl Lauster’s show, Of Thee I Sing, up through March 3 at Barry Whistler Gallery. The work … Continue reading

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sculpture garden at the DMA

I am a museum fantatic. I try to take my girlies to the DMA a couple of times a month and pride myself on knowing all the nooks and crannies… And yet, I’ve somehow never (!) wandered around the sculpture … Continue reading

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online field trip: the whitney museum of american art

Morris Louis, Tet, 1958. Synthetic polymer on canvas, 95 × 153 in. (241.3 × 388.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Friends of the Whitney Museum of American Art 65.9 The Whitney is … Continue reading

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into the weekend

My kids have been really into bird watching lately. They’ll throw on rain boots, trudge out to the cold back yard, and spend hours flipping through their dad’s bird book, trying to identify things through their great-grandfather’s WWII binoculars. (An awesome, … Continue reading

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one-on-one: a look at Richard Tuttle at the Modern

I was so pleased to find this sculpture by Richard Tuttle back on view at the Modern in Fort Worth when we stopped by on Sunday. Tuttle is one of my favorite artists, and this piece, called Relative to our … Continue reading

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into the weekend…

{Robert Polidori photograph via the MAC} Yes, our littles still wake-up at the crack of dawn on weekends…It’s a bad scene.  But one distinct upside is the fact that we always beat the brunch crowd.  We’ll be using our early-bird advantage … Continue reading

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december gallery pick: marty walker gallery

The rich, totally expressive and zanny paintings by Michael Raefsnyder at Marty Walker Gallery through December 23, are well worth a gander with the kiddos. Layers of paint in all manner of application make these paintings totally engrossing — you … Continue reading

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jean paul gaultier — the low-down on taking the littles…

{Image via Les Vierges collection, Apparitions dress, Haute couture, spring/summer 2007, copyright P. Stable/Jean Paul Gaultier from the DMA Educator Blog} Friends, words can’t describe how over-the-top amazing the Gaultier show at the DMA is.  (Lucia should probably be writing this … Continue reading

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into the weekend…

{image via Texas Style and Substance} The weekend is packed full of goodness —  from fashion’s “enfant terrible” at the DMA and a veritable craftapalooza (for both makers and buyers) to prepping for a locavore Thanksgiving, Dallas is hopping with great activities over … Continue reading

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tiny loves

Two of my favorite things: indigo blue and a wall tacked full of kid ephemera (and all that golden ain’t bad either). (via Remodelista) This jumpsuit, by A Détacher at Una, is mad sexy, while still being sort of like a grown-up … Continue reading

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