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Back Study Gray Oil on Canvas 40h x 30w in By Catherine Woskow
764 MIAMI CIRCLE, SUITE 132 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30324 (404) 352-8775
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Torso Frontal Mixed Media on Museum Board, 2020 39h x 20w in By Catherine Woskow
1969 est.
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www.tirolergoldschmied.it South Tyrol - Italy
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the art of refinement diamond-studdet falconhoods
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MANIFOLD PLISSÉ GOWN
A transparent oker and grey organza are half-wheel plissé-ed and draped into each other with fine brass lines, unfolding into voluminous twists curling around the body. PHOTOGRAPHY BY MOLLY SJ LOWE
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Une Hypnose Hivernale We take a peek into Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen’s futuristic, darkly fantastical aesthetic. BY SAMANTHA PAIGE
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Ingrid Bergman
BY LAURIE BOGART WILES
FEATURES
The Legend of the Nián
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The customs and traditions of the Chinese New Year. BY SU WONG JONES
The Winter Horse
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The pride of Iceland. BY HUNTER HOLLIDAY
Inspiring Women Cathy Bissell page 138 Jean Shafiroff page 150 INTERVIEWED BY KAREN FLOYD
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The dog in art. BY VERITY GALSWORTHY
architecture Stark shades of winter. BY CHRISTY NIELSON
DEPARTMENTS
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home&garden
54 food&dining A tribute to the Christmas tree. BY PEARL LUSTRE
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The perfect setting. BY EMMA McCRACKEN
mind&body The wellness of having cats. BY DAINA SAVAGE
164 heritage &traditions Celebrating Hanukkah through tradition, food & light. BY MARCY DUBROFF
philanthropy
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Hélène Grimaud: Bach, Bartok, Mozart & wolves. BY CORDELIA LEAR
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my U-turn
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The heart never strays. BY KIMBERLI SCOTT AS TOLD TO ELYSIAN
back story / the cover
Cover model Jean Shafiroff wearing a gown (not shown) by Oscar de la Renta. Photographed by Michael Paniccia with hair and make-up by Melissa Morse
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shopping
Puppy love. BY SINDIE FITZGERALD-RANKIN
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Karen Floyd c r e at o r - i n - c h i e f
Ryan Stalvey
executive editor
Laurie Bogart Wiles chief media director
d i g i ta l m a r k e t i n g m a n a g e r
Cindy Bogart
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women inspiring women
Karen Floyd
inspiring women editor
Hannah Shepard
contributing writers
Marcy Dubroff, Verity Galsworthy, Hunter Holliday, Pearl Lustre, Su Wong Jones, Cordelia Lear, Emma McCracken, Christy Nielson, Samantha Paige, Sindie Fitzgerald-Rankin, Daina Savage
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At ELYSIAN, pets are as important around our offices as they are at home. Diane High (top) gives office dog Roc a biscuit. Creatorin-Chief Ryan Stalvey with his dog and Editorial Assistant, Yogi. Kristin Streetman has a cuddle with the office cat, Boo, and there’s Roc again with his owner, Becky Kerr, our office administrator. It’s a fact that pets make our lives better. But can they make us work better? You betcha they do. PHOTOGRAPHS BY CASSI SHERBERT
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DO NOT LET ANYBODY TELL YOU HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE. IF YOU HAVE A PASSION, YOU NEED TO GO WITH YOUR PASSION AND DO WHAT YOU FEEL IS BEST FOR YOUR LIFE. BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE CAN TELL YOU HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE.” —CATHY BISSELL
ets and holidays trigger endless emotions . . . making this issue one of my all-time favorites. I immediately think of my favorite dog poem by Rudyard Kipling, The Power of the Dog, and my favorite holiday movie, It’s a Wonderful Life. Kipling laments, “Buy a pup and your money will buy, love unflinching that cannot lie. There is sorrow enough in the natural way, from men and women to fill our day. So why in—Heaven (before we are there), should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?” And my favorite line in It’s a Wonderful Life: “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” Though seemingly different, the poem and film share a common theme, something that I think about often.There are uncalculatable risks involved in living and loving completely. Yet, when everything is said and done, it really is all that matters. ELYSIAN’s brand focuses on women over the age of 40 who understand that life is fleeting and today is a gift.This issue marks two areas that allow the reader to share in the quest to love and live completely. Whether through animals or family and friends during the holidays, in this season of gratitude, my wish is that we might all love with passion and live with intention.
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Karen Floyd Publisher
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he unconditional love of a dog is captured through an artist’s eyes in the beautiful works that illustrate our opening feature, “The Dog in Art,” and the healing influence feline friends have over their owners is celebrated in “The Wellness of Having Cats.” Then, there is a certain majesty that touches the human spirit in the beauty of wild things, such as the Icelandic horse we celebrate in “The Winter Horse,” and the forceful dedication of renowned international concert pianist Hélène Grimaud to endangered wolves as founder of the Wolf Conservation Center in New York. And Kimberli Scott’s lifelong quest, to embrace stray animals with love and a forever home, is the common heartstring that ties our Inspiring Women, Jean Shafiroff and Cathy Bissell, who both are owned by adopted dogs, to stand at the helm of canine rescue and adoption agencies to actively further the cause. Surrounding ourselves amongst family and friends—whether we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or the Chinese New Year—is not only a time of joy and gratitude, but it is the time when we can refuel our love from the strength we gain from the love we give and share. Fashion is the outward expression of our inner selves, the view we give others that reflects that which is within, and the holidays allows us to shine the brightest, as Iris van Herpen’s extraordinary haute couture singularly expresses with her unique vision. Likewise, there is creative expression happening at one of Copenhagen’s most avant garde restaurants, Geranimum, where every dish is a work of art. And finally, there is the artistry of one of motion pictures’ greatest actresses, Ingrid Bergman, whose life held as much drama as any of her performances. And so, we at ELYSIAN have ventured to capture in this issue the inspiration that comes from deep within—the love of a dog to sustain our spirt, the inspiration that fuels creativity and the holiday spirit, the spirit of faith, and of love. So love: love completely, passionately and with intention. Most of all, love no matter what the risk, knowing that the rewards always ever are so much greater. It is in this spirit, filled with gratitude, that the ELYSIAN family joins me in wishing you the joy of the holiday season.
STANLEY KORSHAK
SYLVA & CIE
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