Connie LaGoy is a Korean American self-taught artist, writer, collector, and owner of Plein de Bonte Studios. She lives in Atlanta, and she first caught our attention when we interviewed the owner of an artist collective and saw her work displayed. Citizen Exchange founder, Amy Barker, saw an original painting of Connie’s that she’d done to raise money to support victims of a horrific crime in the city. Her sorrow and compassion for the families drove her to create her piece “Final Journey”. Limited prints were sold and 100% of the proceeds went to the families. We asked her about this meaningful piece and about her beautiful work. This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, Poe in Wonderland will earn a small commission for the referral at no cost to you. Read more about affiliates and disclaimers here. Plein de Bonte is a…

Bring joy to your home with your art. Walking into someone’s home is a treat. I enjoy seeing how they display their interests and passions through their décor, and especially items around the house that show who they are. Portraits of their families and friends, paintings they curate, sayings they’ve hung around the kitchen or house – a window to silently tell you things about your friends. My house is full of random, eclectic items that are hung carefully to be in harmony despite their different genres. Jennifer Graham Photography I collect paintings from local Atlanta artists like R. Land. I have 2 of his pieces, Lost Cat and Speckles. My favorite artist is George Rodrigue from Louisiana. I am fortunate to have one of his screen paintings in my den where it is prominently displayed. He created it on September 11, 2001, to immediately raise funds for the victims…

The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, hid copies of Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020 around London along with the Book Faeries on Friday, May 8th. The Book Fairies are a global organization that hides books all around the world for the joy of discovering them. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the photo book was born of a project devoted to mental health. We’ve been following the evolution of this project since its beginning. Residents of the UK were invited to submit photos of their experiences with the coronavirus pandemic. The response was fantastic and overwhelming. An excerpt from an Observer.com article is below. “Duchess Kate, an avid photographer herself, first launched the photo project last year. She worked with the National Portrait Gallery (she’s the royal patron) and asked people from all over the U.K. to submit a portrait depicting their lives amid the coronavirus pandemic. The response was huge,…