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A Journey in Color. This catalog is a journal of life at Henry Road including a glimpse into work behind the scenes, the things that inspire us, and tips on decorating, entertaining and living in full color.
Transcript of Henry Road Journal Issue one
Henry Road TM
www.henryroad.com
Come visit our shop in Los Angeles!3949 Laurelgrove Ave., Studio City, CA 91604, South of Ventura, 2 blks West of Laurel Cyn
(818) 762-8966 • F(818) 762-7278 • [email protected]
All images and designs © 2011 Henry RoadTM All Rights Reserved
Paula SmailShopkeeper.Designer.Daydreamer.
Henry Road TM
www.henryroad.com
Come visit our shop in Los Angeles!3949 Laurelgrove Ave., Studio City, CA 91604, South of Ventura, 2 blks West of Laurel Cyn
(818) 762-8966 • F(818) 762-7278 • [email protected]
All images and designs © 2011 Henry RoadTM All Rights Reserved
A note from me to you:A Journey in Color is a journal of life at Henry Road. My life. It’s a story of the things that in-spire me; the process of creating and designing; of stocking the shop with great decorating and gift items; and of friends and customers who share their laughter and dreams.
Color is the red of a ripe tomato, the turquoise water on a beach in Greece, and dandelion white. It’s also the smell of great coffee, the wrinkles in clean linen, the blessing of ice cold water on a hot day, and the cheer at a ball game. It’s the light that shines through the cracks in the box we sometimes climb into when stuff happens. It’s Cherry Garcia ice cream, and cranking up an oldie but goodie on the car radio. Color is what informs my approach to design.
Every home should reflect the colorful journey of its residents. A beloved college pennant should hang alongside antique heirlooms. Yellow should bounce off pink and green. Home is a place that frames an edited collection of life’s stuff and shouts out a welcome to friends and family.
This issue contains a look into the workings of our studio and the creation of a Henry Road candle collection; a journey to South Africa and the launch of a new African wax cloth pillow collection; a self portrait by the uber talented bird painter, Matt Adrian; a relaxing evening with friends; a peek at some of our favorite stuff; and a visit to our neighborhood dog shop, Maxwell Dog.
Thank you for joining me on my colorful journey. Look out for our next journal in August.
Best,
Michelle CaplanCollage artist.Graphic Designer.Mom.
Matt AdrianBird painter. Humorist.
With thanks to our contributors!
LeonardoDog.
Fiona & Erik MeijerWildlife photographers.Cape Town residents.
Matt AdrianBird painter. Humorist.
Candles smell delicious. I love the atmosphere and warmth they bring to a space. That being said, I know nothing about making candles so the first step in creating a Henry Road candle line was to find a team of master candle makers. That done, my to do list was to:
1. Sniff a lot of testers. Consult with friends and customers. End up with four favorite scents that represented a range of preferences.2. Name or not to name? I started out with numbers and then decided that each candle had such a wonderfully distinct personality, they had to have names too. Valentino (such a handsome fellow) was the first one to get a name.3. Select a lovely square jar over the shorter, taller, rounder options. 4. Debate and experiment with packaging options. Boxes got nixed in favor of pretty sacks made from Henry Road cotton that can be reused. I selected four of our fabrics and ended up using our stock stickers and tags. Ribbon also got nixed in favor of the contrast provided by the rough textured twine we use to tie up our remnants. 5. Finally, with all the decisions made, it was cutting, sewing, stamp-ing, sticking, and tying time.
The Result: A collection of four beautifully scented soy candles in square glass jars packaged in Henry Road cotton sacks and tied up with string.
In The StudioOur new line of Henry Road Candles, from concept to execution
Henry Road Candle CollectionNo. 1 Audrey - The clean, fresh scent of French linen
No. 2 Chamberi - The sweet bouquet of orchid and jasmine with hints of vanilla
No. 3 Valentino - The rich allure of patchouli, sandalwood, orange and ginger
No. 4 Casablanca - The refreshing citrus tang of lemongrass, vetiver and bergamot
TRAVEL INSPIRATION:
SOUTH AFRICAIntroducing An African Wax Cloth Pillow Collection Fabulous Wildlife and Cape Town Photography: Fiona and Erik Meijer
The textiles I design reflect the bold color and rough woodcarvings that are inherent in African craft and my African roots. I consider myself blessed to have grown up in South Africa, a country filled with awe inspiring natural beauty, generous people and an abundance of sunshine.
If you visit my shop, more often than not, you will be welcomed by the likes of South African songstress, Miriam Makeba, as the sound of Africa always makes my hips sway.
When I was a teenager, I fell in love with the vibrant col-ors and fabulous cottons piled high in stores on Diagonal Street in Johannesburg with no inkling that years later and half way round the world, fabric would define the way I live and work.
There are a huge variety of African fabrics but one of my favorites is wax fabric. The long ago roots of Af-rican wax fabric are found in the wax resist batiks of Indonesia. Shipping trade routes between Europe and the Far East introduced these fabulous cottons to West Africa. So much so that designs for the African market were first printed in Holland in the late 1800s and they are synonymous with the wardrobe of West African women today.
I love these cottons. Rather than attempting to design something similar, I created a pillow collection with the real thing. Most African wax fabric is printed in Hol-land and West Africa including the cloth we use in our line.
This new African wax cotton collection consists of twelve happy pillows that work well with each other as well as with the Henry Road pillows I design.
Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.
—Miriam Beard
Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.
—Miriam Beard
I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the fields and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me? Will the air over the plain quiver with a color that I have had on, or the children invent a game in which my name is, or the full moon throw a shadow over the gravel of the drive that was like me, or will the eagles of the Ngong Hills look out for me? —Karen Blixen
I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the fields and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me? Will the air over the plain quiver with a color that I have had on, or the children invent a game in which my name is, or the full moon throw a shadow over the gravel of the drive that was like me, or will the eagles of the Ngong Hills look out for me? —Karen Blixen
SELFPORTRAIT
OF AN ARTIST:Matt Adrian,
aka The Mincing Mockingbird
Matt Adrian, aka The Mincing Mocking-bird, is a Henry Road favorite. To say that Matt paints birds is an understatement. His uniquely soulful, avian portraits range from the delight-fully pretty and cute to the decidedly bold and sinister reflecting an inner persona gazing out at the world. His intriguing titles for the paint-ings juxtapose the singularly primal existence of birds with that of the folly of modern human existence.
His artwork is collected worldwide and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, the Chica-go Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, Sun-set magazine, Bust magazine, Country Living magazine, HGTV’s Dear Genevieve, Decor8, Apartment Therapy and on the hit ABC televi-sion show Modern Family. He lives in Los An-geles with his wife, artist Kim Bagwill. This is his self portrait.
To date my proudest moment as an artist.… My first one-man show at Henry Road. It changed my life.
My first creative masterpiece.... One of my painting teachers - someone quite respected in the art world
- called me into his office one day and offered to buy the painting I had just finished. He just took out his checkbook
and wrote me a check for more money than I had ever held in my hand in my entire life. He could have
simply slapped me and I would have been less shocked. I thanked him, and that weekend I drove to
New Orleans and had one of those exhilarating weekends where you live six months in three
days. It was the first validation I had as an artist, but also a frightening early example of my
money management skills.
My favorite time of day.... Evenings in Los Angeles are just all-out magical. A hike
at dusk above my house, with the sun dipping below the mountains and the air gone
cool and smelling of chaparral...I can’t think of a better time of day. A good time to gather
thoughts and mull over ideas and watch the bats come out.
My favorite possession.... My journals and sketchbooks. It’s fun to look back...I
always think I’m going to be horribly disappointed and embarrassed, but I always find out
something about myself that I had forgotten about and find myself pleas-
antly surprised. The joy of keeping a journal lies in the observation of
little insignificant details. You forget them, and then years later you
can read that little detail, that little nothing offhand observation,
and that entire day, or week flashes back to you in a way a pho-
tograph can’t touch. If there was a fire, I’d grab them first.
A quote to live by....“Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you
wanted but getting what you have, which once you
have got it you may be smart enough to see is
what you wanted had you known.”
—Garrison Keillor
New Work by Matt Adrian
at Henry RoadJune – September 2011
No. 1
The best way to showcase the things you love in your home is to create a series of still life composi-tions. Eventually they all need to work together but it is easier to work on one corner at a time.
A successful still life has contrasting textures, ages, colors, heights and styles blended together. I cre-ated this still life series in our shop using things off the shelves.
Still Life No. 1 African wooden bowlVintage horse trophy Vintage coral bottle1850 Harpers MagazineAdler coaster setAdler King/Queen Bud vase
Still Life No. 2Hand thrown pottery vases BranchBrooke Fischer Painting – Moth No.2Vintage Horse HeadCoral calligraphy brush
Still Life No. 3 Spiked woven urnK Hall DiffuserSwirl glass vase Vintage Avon cologne bottle (car)
No. 2
No. 3
Still Life No. 4: Vintage coffee pot, Brass star bell, Vintage brass owl, Cynthia Vardhan bud vase, Stuff glass tray, Vintage skeleton keys
Still Life No. 5: Vintage Wooden Bowling Pin, Ceramic Apple, Adler Bud vase, Vintage wooden duck, Vintage Paint by Number painting, Books: Undecorate, Kenzo, Parisian Interiors
Still Life No. 6: Green crackle vase, Crystal candlestick, White hole candleholder, Vintage aperitif glasses, Vintage pool ball stopper, Butterfly clip, Day of the Dead flask, Vintage tray
(Continued on the next page)Still Life No. 7: Vintage McCoy vase, Vintage urn, Vintage shoe mold, Vellum wrapped books, Henry Road candle
Still Life No. 8: Roost wooden owl, Union Jack crystal lamp, Patch NYC candle, Vintage lady bell, Handpainted camel box, Silver and turquoise round box, Books: The Baseball, The Typo Hunt, Nuala O’Failan
Still Life No. 9: Vintage gas station number, Quilt Vase, Vintage arrows, Pine cone, 35 mm con-crete camera sculpture, Vintage books, Henry Road Daisy Runner
No. 4
No. 5
No.6
Blend colors, ages, and textures with a pinch of whimsy
No. 9
No. 8 Minortweaks have a
big impact
Paint Color: Behr Premium Plus Ultra (paint and primer in one) Antique Tin (UL260-21)
SUMMER EVENING WITH FRIENDSENTERTAINING:Nothing beats hanging out with good people and good food on a beautiful summer evening.
When it comes to decorating and entertaining, themes, styles and eras are impossibly constraining. I just stick with things I love and edit enough to make everything work. I draw from inspiration and personal experience for both decorating and menu choices.
I started the decorating with the idea of creating a canopy using tablecloths. I had seen this done across a street in India and loved it. Then I threw the West African plastic mats that I bought years ago on the concrete floor creating a slightly Moroccan feel. The stunning blooms of South African Protea flowers joined the picture.
Indian, Moroccan and African influences were then totally subverted in my food and drink choic-es. I decided that the ‘cocktail’ should be Pimms. The terribly British drink found at all summer events in the UK. Next up was the decision to head to Italy and make Bruschetta using juicy ripe tomatoes. Other food and drink choices flowed from there.
The result: a blend of favorites and a fabulous time with friends.
Decor Tips:• Mix up your colors, and use what you have and love. Mixing it up makes for a more interesting and relaxed table. I used a gold trimmed cake tier I inherit-ed, a mason jar as a vase and a wooden cutting board from the kitchen.
• Flowers and plants rule. Surround the entertaining area and table with all the pots in the garden that you have already planted up for the summer. Mine are filled with lavender and impatience.
• Fabric and tablecloths make great canopies and hide all manner of ugly. (Like the well hidden nasty electrical box on my wall.)
The talented and creative ladies who came to my little party all run their own businesses so aside from sharing laughter and having fun, it was also an opportunity to share ideas and encouragement as we all tread a similar path daily.
• Kim Bagwill, The Frantic Meerkat
• Heidi and Susie Bauer, Rock Scissor Paper
• Michelle Caplan, collage artist & her daughter, Phoebe
The Guests
MENU
• Pimms Cup (With Pimms No. 1, 7up, soda
water, cucumber rind, oranges, strawberries,
and loads and loads of fresh mint.)
• Water with blueberries, lemon and lots of ice
• English crackers with goats cheese,
sun-dried tomatoes and basil
• Bacon-wrapped prunes (A cocktail staple that
has been around for years for good reason --
it’s easy to make and who doesn’t love bacon)
• Tzatziki (My all time favorite dip for carrots
and just about anything else. This was store
bought as why try and recreate perfection.)
• Bruschetta (I used a recipe from the gor-
geous book Recipes of An Italian Summer)
• Fresh strawberries
MENU
• Pimms Cup (With Pimms No. 1, 7up, soda
water, cucumber rind, oranges, strawberries,
and loads and loads of fresh mint.)
• Water with blueberries, lemon and lots of ice
• English crackers with goats cheese,
sun-dried tomatoes and basil
• Bacon-wrapped prunes (A cocktail staple that
has been around for years for good reason --
it’s easy to make and who doesn’t love bacon)
• Tzatziki (My all time favorite dip for carrots
and just about anything else. This was store
bought as why try and recreate perfection.)
• Bruschetta (I used a recipe from the gor-
geous book Recipes of An Italian Summer)
• Fresh strawberries
$6 Lined Notebooks
Human Anatomy: A Visual History from the Renaissance to the Digital Age $16.95
Vin
tage
pap
er p
ack
$15
Bamboo bowl $25
Stuff glass tray $23
Zebra coaster set $44
Hand cream $18Parisian Chic: A style guide by Ines de la Fressange $29.95
Water Carafe $30
In The NeighborhoodLeonardo and I take a walk for coffee every morning before open-ing the shop. Our route around Studio City often includes a happy stop at Maxwell Dog. They open an hour before we do so we get to have a treat and cuddle Murray and Rosie before heading to work.
Leo loves the free treats, I love the creative product display. Every-thing dog is stashed away in old lockers, kitchen cabinets, baby cribs, big glass jars and a fabulous clawfoot tub.
Maxwell Dog has been a neighborhood staple for the past nine years and what Lynn, Jillian, Tiffany and Carly don’t know about the
care and feeding of dogs is not worth knowing. They cater to all shapes, sizes and personalities from Hollywood Glam to Sports Jock and Daisy Jane – and that’s the dogs I am talking about.12336 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
818 505 8411 • www.maxwelldog.com
Let’s examine the dog mind: Every time you come home, he thinks it’s amazing. He can’t believe that you’ve accomplished this again. You walk in the door. The joy of it almost kills him. “He’s back again! It’s that guy! It’s that guy!” —Jerry Seinfeld
Next Issue: Dog Days of SummerComing August 2011
Beach FindsPicnicsLampshadesPrintingA Journey in India
