While charcuterie can be enjoyed on any day, we look forward to creating delicious charcuterie boards on Sunday afternoons. It’s one of the most delicious and relaxing ways to draw your weekend to a close. Plus Saturdays are ideal for…
The Temperament of Time | Sara Pittman
ANFA is proud to present ‘The Temperament of Time’ a solo exhibition featuring a new body of work by Sara Pittman. These ephemeral abstract paintings have become symbols of time, mirroring the artist’s personal life experiences in a poetic way…
Mano Bella | SouthPark
“Three years ago, Raffaele and I started Mano Bella Artisan Foods from our kitchen, making fresh pasta and other Italian goods for their friends and family. After three years of early mornings at the farmer’s markets, late nights in the…
Boo-tiful Fairies in the Garden
For Charlotte’s birthday back in September, we had the most beautiful fairy party at our home, with plans of taking the girls to the fairy garden (aka Jane’s Garden) at the Duke Mansion. This past Saturday we headed to the…
A Fairy Gathering
Our littlest fairy, Charlotte just turned two, and in honor of her birthday we had a little celebration a few weeks early at our house. Planning and putting together birthday parties for littles is the absolute best. While this auntie…
In Motion Opens at the ANFA Gallery
Earlier this month the latest exhibition in the ANFA gallery’s new space opened. The exhibition features the work of three artists, including a new artist to the gallery, Sara Pittman. From the moment we saw the exhibition’s previews on the…
Emerging Revelations at the ANFA
“Experiencing Revelation reveals something about the viewer, what is viewed , and the Creator or the Revealer. All three are necessary to establish the importance of meaning of life and why we are here.” Earlier this month we finally made…
A Garden in Eastover
“Any garden demands as much of its maker as he has to give. But I do not need to tell you if you are a gardener, that no other undertaking will give as great a return for the amount of…
Behind the Brand with Jaime Lynn Hill of Honey Silks & Co.
Today we meet the Jaime, the founder of Honey Silks & Co that is based right here in Charlotte. Jaime creates beautiful silk ribbons and textiles that are hand dyed in small batches in her studio. Her ribbons are the…
Angela Nesbit | Artist Spotlight
Today’s artist spotlight features Charlotte based artist, Angela Nesbit. I first learned about Angela’s work after seeing a few of her children’s portraits on Instagram. I was instantly intrigued by her impressionism meets abstraction style of painting and I’m excited…
Eight + Sand Kitchen
Eight + Sand is the newest concept restaurant to open up in the Charlotte area. Helmed by the visionaries behind one of the most popular coffee shops in Charlotte, James and Miracle Yoder of Not Just Coffee and Grant Arons…
An Inside Look at Toccare Day Spa with Founder Caci Di Russo
Back in February, I had my first facial at Toccare Day Spa, a little self-care haven located on Providence Rd. It was my first facial experience and it was one of the most relaxing spa experiences that I’ve ever had….