Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.Cinema Salem is hosting a Salem Arts Association show November 6 - 30, 2009.  Drop by to see some of my fine art photography and the work of five other new SAA artist members.  My limited edition photos are printed with archival ink on archival rag paper which has a deckled edge.  If you’re in town on Saturday, Nov. 14, join me at the artists’ reception from 4-7 pm.  Then grab a movie at Salem’s inspired independent movie house.  For art and film buffs, it’s win-win.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

Click on this photo to see it in the KHS photo note cards/prints gallery.If you haven’t recently (or ever) visited Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, this is the weekend to do so.  The weather outlook is good, and there’s an Art Show & Sale in the Great House.  Visit this stunning Trustees of Reservations property to view more than 150 pieces of art which celebrate exquisite North Shore landscapes and landmarks.  Attend the Artists’ Reception on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 from 5-7 pm or take in the show on Nov. 7 & 8 from 10 am–4 pm.  Click here for an earlier post I wrote singing the Crane Estate’s praises.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

I’m fascinated by overlaps, like where indoors and outdoors coincide, or public and private, or two uses.  An overlap can capture the allure of different conditions simultaneously.  Most of us are intrigued by outdoor rooms or interior courtyards, because they are neither completely outside nor completely inside.  We enjoy porches along sidewalks which invite homeowners and passersby to share space while remaining distinct.  We appreciate three-season rooms, between our houses and outbuildings, which act as sunrooms and storage, blending the uses associated with the building types they connect.  The fall season takes place in an overlap too.  It’s where summer and winter mingle at the periphery.  It’s a time for morning glories and pumpkins.  Revel in the overlap.  Happy Halloween.

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast

Elevation by Katie Hutchison StudioDrawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England is scheduled to be at the Boston University Art Gallery November 18, 2009 – January 17, 2010. This exhibit is on my must-see list.  It’s said to feature home design drawings from the late eighteenth through the twentieth centuries which depict a wide range of building types and styles.  Expect to peruse all manner of drawing types and styles too.  I imagine the bulk of the drawings are hand drawn. 

Purchase the exhibit catalog here.

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photography by Eric RothIf you find yourself on Boston’s South Shore or coastal communities, pick up a copy of the Autumn 2009 issue of Cape Cod & Islands HOME.  In it you’ll discover a story I wrote about a West Tisbury home on Martha’s Vineyard, which I teamed up to design with independent collaborators.  The house is Vineyard casual plus a dash of urbane décor.

Click here to see a PDF of the article. 

by Katie Hutchison for House Enthusiast