InnerCella Nooks: small spaces
A series of four oversized bird studies by artist Annie Koelle hang above the bed in the master suite. Individual bedside tables (one vintage, one antique and marble-topped) accommodate a pair of matching neutral-hued lamps.
canvas adorns the light-filled stairwell along with a grouping of pheasants by Joseph Bradley. Upstairs houses a trio of bedrooms. There’s a stunning Master Suite filled with more art including a notable quatrain of Annie Koelle’s songbirds and a single monochrome study by Jean Wilson Freeman. Linen curtains were hand blocked by Keiko Kamata, who also designed the mango inspired wallpaper in the guest bath. A darling guest bedroom for the couple’s two granddaughters (Sadie and Sullie who are two and three) awaits sleepovers. It has a single bed with a trundle tucked under it and a precious hands-on “play wall” of art including interactive works by Roche, one of the very few places she placed her own work. Likely the most playful piece in the home sits on a small wall just off the entry. It’s a doghouse built by artist Kent Ambler filled with dog head sculptures, reminiscent of antique Asian porcelain nodders. FALL 2017
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“It was the first piece of art that I remember ever making me cry,” says Roche. “I’ve known Kent for 11 years; he’s such a huge lover of animals. There’s nine of them nodding yes, it’s so sweet. If the door’s open the wind will make them bobble.” Roche says she didn’t want it to be viewed straight on, so just a peak of it is apparent from the front door, meant to draw visitors in, offering the warmest welcome. “It’s intuition to put art where it belongs,” says Roche. “A good piece, when it’s really good, can go anywhere but often it finds its home.” Visit Teresa at Art & Light Gallery at 16 Aiken Street. Will (and their dog Sky) can often be found on the front porch.
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