by Nan Rae | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
…..has been open to the public for years but it took my grade school friend Marsha Weis from Chicago to get me to the Weisman home to view this outstanding eclectic collection. Marsha was always the smartest student and has remained so throughout the...
by Nan Rae | Jul 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
…..has always sounded like the best place to go….especially for an artist…..but I had never been. Imagine! So, when dear Carol Soucek King asked me if I’d like to go with her I jumped with joy. Honestly, for me it was like being in a candy story…eye...
by Nan Rae | Jul 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
….is growing exponentially! Nicole is on the left, Dana and Madison… the most precious little girls ever! O.K. now Yuki, CO-OPERATE!!! Well, Yuki can only take so much so when she decided she had had enough, she trotted off to the office to hide. ...
by Nan Rae | Jun 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have enjoyed these books so much I wanted to share them with you! For the legion of Lisa See fans, myself included, the sequel to Shanghai Girls is here. As always, it’s a page turner filled with so many interesting ‘factoids’ that’s you’ll not only be enthralled by...
by Nan Rae | Jun 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here’s talented Lauren Beyeler describing using the new e-version of my lessons. Thanks to Nikka Carrasco, my wonderful assistant, all of the Brush painting lessons listed on my website www.nanrae.com are now available in an e-version.
by Nan Rae | Jun 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
…..had a champagne reception for their tea designer, the incomparable Lissi Kaplan. Her exquisite hand painted porcelain high tea settings are also at the luxurious Peninsula Hotel. They are so incredibly beautiful and each piece is such a work of art that...