Archive for August, 2009
Home Tour: Heather Garrett Design
Heather Garrett is an interior designer with a showroom and shop in downtown Durham.
How would you describe your decorating style?
Nearly every client knows when something’s not right with their interior space. They’d like to squeeze more life out of what they have, realize some things probably have to go, and have an image in mind [...]
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Desktop & iPhone Wallpaper - Amy Jones
Our next desktop & wallpaper art download comes from Amy Jones of Studio Jones.
iPhone / 1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200
Scratch Bakery
Phoebe Lawless is the baker behind Scratch, a Durham start-up that is garnering widespread attention (see recent mention and recipe in Bon Appetit magazine). And deservedly so, as she creates some of the best pies and pastries I’ve ever had. And it’s not just the extraordinary crusts, it’s the fillings [...]
Profile: ShopLuella
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Lily and Brian Booth at their home studio in Raleigh. A husband and wife team of artisan jewelry designers, they are passionate about pursuing their craft and it is evident in their stunning work.
Tell us more about your work, what you & Brian do [...]
Inspiration: Christina Rentz
My Life in France by Julia Child
Julia had an amazing life and an even more amazing attitude. Nothing stopped her from achieving her dreams, and her adventurous, supportive husband is proof that love makes everything more fun!
Julian Koster of The Music Tapes & Neutral Milk Hotel
Julian is a grown-up who believes that grown-ups don’t [...]
Call for Vendors // 2 Upcoming Rock & Shop Markets!
I am happy to announce that The Rock & Shop Market is moving to a bigger venue in downtown Raleigh, The All Saints Chapel. There will still be a bar, live bands & designer shopping but the space is bigger, beautiful, and has it’s own parking lot. AND in addition to that we are bringing [...]
Band Profile: The Whalewatchers
Tell us more about your sound & influences:
Matt: I’d say that R.E.M. and U2 are major influences on song writing. there’s just no way around it. Geoff and I found Murmur in a box of our cousins tapes in probably 1987 and were obsessed with it. And when we first started playing music with friends [...]
Lump Gallery Benefit Dance
Raleigh’s Lump Gallery will be hosting a dance party led by FrequeNC records, this Saturday August 22nd at 7pm, with to benefit the gallery. There will be a video screening by Acid Rain Production and live video mixing by Asheville artist Megan McKissack. A $5 admission is suggested. Lump is located at 505 S. Blount [...]
Shoko Teruyama
Today I wanted to share the work of potter, Shoko Teruyama. When I stumbled across her work it was love at first site. Shoko creates breathtakingly beautiful handbuilt earthenware pottery out of her Marshall, NC studio. Twisting vine patterns and birds frequently decorate her intimate forms. Her work is featured in galleries throughout North Carolina, [...]
twitter hacked!
Hey guys, We are still here. A few of our accounts got hacked, including our old indieNC twitter account. If you want to keep following us on twitter please add the username: indieNCblog. Thanks so much for your patience as we work to get things resolved around here!
