Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
The Land of make believe
One day, not long ago, I walked into a dentist’s office waiting room and sat down on a very uncomfortable plastic chair. I opened my...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Sep 20, 2022
- 4 min
More Bloomingdale's Celebrity Sightings
As I’ve mentioned previously, as a wallcovering designer I logged in a lot of time visiting Bloomingdale’s department store in New York...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jul 13, 2022
- 3 min
I Feel I’ve Learned Something Today
In addition to expressing themselves through their painting, there are many artists who also have interesting thoughts and opinions to...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jul 8, 2022
- 3 min
Jane’s Carousel
I spent my childhood in Youngstown, Ohio. I know. Youngstown. Well, at one time, Y-Town had a heyday. It was once a thriving metropolis,...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jun 25, 2022
- 3 min
The Day I Chased Diane Keaton Out of Bloomingdale's
I still feel very bad about this. It wasn’t intentional of course. what happened. I meant no malice, but I still feel guilty....
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jun 17, 2022
- 4 min
Diane and Me
I have always admired the legendary fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. She established a fashion empire entirely from scratch which...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
Fake or Fortune?
“Fake or Fortune?” is the title of an amazing television show from Britain. In the program, seasoned experts explore the process of...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Feb 28, 2022
- 4 min
The Perfect New York Moment
Over the years, I have been to New York City many times, visiting clients, researching design trends, buying and selling fabric and...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jan 7, 2022
- 3 min
I'm Painting a Mural This Week
I have painted quite a few murals. The process is always different, depending on the subject matter, the venue, and the clients with whom...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
I'm Painting a Mural This Week (Part 2)
Painting a mural usually requires that I enter someone else's space, usually in a private home, and go there for a week or two or three,...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Sep 18, 2021
- 4 min
How I Became a Wallcovering Designer
When I tell people I design wallpaper and fabrics, they always comment that they never realize someone actually creates those designs,...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Sep 17, 2021
- 3 min
Country Western WallTex
At the WallTex design studio, the designers sat in small cubicles in a large office space. Adjacent to the design studio, separated by...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Having My Portrait Painted (Part 1)
August 7, 2021 Grigori Stepanyants was a Russian artist, who was born in Odessa in 1937 and emigrated to the United States in 1976. He...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jul 30, 2021
- 3 min
Having My Portrait Painted (Part 2)
"NYC 6th Street" by Grigori Stepanyants, 1977 When I met with Grigori Stepanyants to discuss my portrait, he was accompanied by his...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Having My Portrait Painted (Part 3)
Time went by. Over the next few years, I never forgot that at one time, I was having my portrait painted by a celebrated artist, who had...
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Trish Kennedy-Howe
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Portrait Painting
July 24, 2021 As a lifelong painter and textile designer, I have covered a lot of subject matter but had never tried my hand at...
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