Through the holidays, get free shipping on 2nd Sunday’s beautiful art calendar, Charleston: Water and Skies. 8.25” wide by 12” tall, printed on premium, matte paper that is certified by the Rainforest Alliance Program. Each page reveals a striking photograph captured on one of Charleston’s magical beaches by Susan Lucas, perforated to remove, keep, frame, give. Proceeds benefit Charleston Peninsula Preservation Trust. ORDER HERE.
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Food, Drinks, Dogs and Music!
Art, Dinner, Experiences, Food
& Lobster will be on the bricks with Lobster Rolls! Also, Holy Roly Ice Cream, AW Shuck's Seafood Shack, KJ style BBQ, CO Vietnamese, the Mad Med food truck on Lower King or the official hot dog vendor of 2nd Sunday, New Dog. Right at Wentworth, The Restoration’s Watch Rooftop Kitchen and Spirits is slinging sliders.
Hey, Buddy needs a cookie; take him to Woof Gang! While you're at it, you can gift shop for your dog’s holiday gift and your dog loving friends as well. 341 King Street.
The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time. Calendars at 2nd Sunday.
Art, Charleston Made, Guess Who’s Coming
Taylor Black Calendars available at 2nd Sunday on King Street or online.
Part art, part schedule, part remembrance of things past. Every room should have a calendar of its own, and so should every holiday gift list. Here are some of our favorites.
1) Taylor Black Designs. The color palette of Charleston in lovely intuitive strokes and Taylor’s signature gold highlights. This calendar, like many art products, comes unbound, and the pages are perfect for framing. Look for Taylor on the bricks at 2nd Sunday or order via her website, taylorblackdesigns.com ($48) Other artists we love are Kai Andreas Skye formerly Brian Andreas ($20, remember Story People?) Vicki Sawyer’s birds with flower hats ($38) and of course…
Charleston: Water and Skies 2022 calendar.
Charleston: Water and Skies 2022 calendar.
2) 2nd Sunday’s Charleston: Water and Skies ($38). Calendar measures 8.25” wide by 12” tall. Printed on premium, matte paper that is certified by the Rainforest Alliance Program for FSC Standards. Photos are perforated on each page to remove, keep, frame. Order here.
3) Yours! We all love photos, you have a thousand on your phone. At Parabo, save $10 and support CPPT With promo code 2SUND.
Because when it's all said and done, everyone should pay attention to the beauty and richness of their lives… Do what lights you up. It's much simpler and easier than you think. Brian Andreas.
Black Arts: Taylor Black will be back on the bricks this Sunday
Art, Charleston MadeLocal artist Taylor Black is back with cool prints, designs and ornaments. Look for Taylor’s work on the bricks between Wentworth and Market Streets.
The Many Blooms of Vanessa Hill
Art, Flowers, SculptureFlowers by Vanessa will be at Liberty and King. Order your fall wreath, your holiday centerpiece, your fresh florals, so much more. Meet Vanessa at 2nd Sunday or call her at 843.991.1626.
See 2nd Sunday Return and visit the Sistine Chapel Exhibit too
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Another One for The Books
Books, Art
Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon.
Austin Kleon is a master at creativity, offers a great weekly newsletter on all kinds of topics, and wrote the provocatively-titled Steal Like an Artist. It’s classic and you can read about it here.
As we said in a recent post, Bookshop.org is a really great way to get your books (sweet discount included), benefit a local bookstore and keep reading at home where you’re safer from Covid.
Namely, Buxton Books on King Street
We’re pretty darn sure he's the one that told us about Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. So it’s win-win. The book, the bookstore, sleeping well and plotting your creative moves.
Journey to Maine with Rick Reinert
Art, Travel
Grimes Cove Blues, 48 x 36” oil on linen
While many of us have curtailed our travel, here's a new painting by Charleston's favorite impressionist painter Rick Reinert, from his studio in East Bay, Maine to his studio in Charleston. Sweet travel dreams.
Tate's Nation: Puzzle Pieces of Charleston
Art, Charleston MadeArtist Tate Nation creates a world--one could call it his own nation. It has motion, wobble and bright colors, mostly based on his home town, commissioned houses and local events like the Cooper River Bridge Run and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. He is as friendly and likable as he is skilled; Charleston's own Mr. Rogers.
Tate Nation has turned some of his paintings into puzzles, coasters and other needful things. Each of his puzzles measures 18 x 24", with a whopping 550 pieces.
Select from any of Tate's puzzles, toss them in your virtual Shopping Cart, and you'll enjoy three gifts:
• Free Shipping
• 5% off with promo code SUNDAY
• Hours of relaxing, creative fun
As your puzzle comes together, it will almost feel like you're painting with Tate. Post your finished puzzle on Instagram, hashtag #IpaintedwithTate.
When this is all over and you're dying for some real social interaction, 2nd Sunday will be back in downtown Charleston with everybody, including Tate Nation.
Pieces of History: Charleston Nostalgia Reigns
Art, Charleston Made, Jewelry, SculptureCharleston Rice Beads
Rice has a long history in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. Rice originally came to the United States in 1694, when a ship sailing from Madagascar was blown off course by a storm.
Landing in Charleston for repairs, the captain expressed his gratitude by giving the governor of the colony a handful of rough rice grains. From this small amount, rice became a dominant commodity and export of the coastal rivers.
Today, the shape and texture of rice beads symbolize Charleston's long and bountiful history from humble agricultural beginnings.
Like the sun setting over the water, Charleston's own Gold Creations continues to welcome locals, new visitors, and longtime client friends who return year-after-year for irreplaceable mementos of their time here, timeless pieces that add joy and meaning to milestone moments and the treasured gifts of kindness, laughter, and good stories.
Many captivating pieces can be found in Rick Reinert's Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden at 179-181 King Street. Whether you're looking for one of Rick's American impressionist paintings or one of Lorri Acott’s impressionistic figurative sculptures, The Garden is the place to find it. Or online, today.
Rick Reinert's many accolades include a cover story in Time Magazine in 2000, when his commitment to painting caught fire, and he began creating seven days a week, nine hours a day, establishing the unique and passionate style that he is known for today. One of America's most prolific painters, his work has won distinctions across the country.
Acott's sculptures reside in private and public collections throughout the US and abroad. A favorite of collectors and critics alike, her work receives a powerful emotional response wherever it is placed. Above: Who Rescued Who?
Philanthropic Artist Fer Caggio has made coloring pages available for those of us who are feeling artsy and need a shove in the right direction. Creativity is frequently the way out of depression, boredom, ennui, and a host of other demons. "Clinical psychologists sometimes encourage patients to use artistic expression as a way to confront difficult feelings," Psychology Today.
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Share your co-creations on social media, tagged #Icoloredwithfer. And more will come soon! Mine is at right. I've always had trouble staying inside the lines.
Fer Caggiano shows her work at Lowcountry Artists Gallery at 148 East Bay Street. Open by appointment 843-577-9295.
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It’s the first 2nd Sunday of 2020! Here are just a few of the things that will go on.
Charleston Harbor and Hudson River Images
Art“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing.” ~Annie Dillard
Modestly returning to my fine art photography roots, I offer two works of water from places where I have been fortunate to spend my time, energy and love. They may be seen at one of my favorite galleries—there are so many—in Charleston, SC, The Corneau Goldsmithing Jewelry Gallery at 92 Hasell Street.
Each of the two works is a 40x30” canvas giclée wrap.
I don’t have a boat, but Charleston Harbor Tours has a beautiful three-masted schooner that sails regularly from the Aquarium Wharf, and their sister company Hudson River Cruises does a stunning sail down the Hudson and back to Kingston, NY. What more could one ask?
Being in the right place at the right time is everything.
Charleston Harbor from The Schooner Pride
Hudson River from the Rip Van Winkle
Sample on the wall…