Zhenya Gershman’s “Marks” Sheds Angelic Light for Praise
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor in Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
When an artist leaves their mark on a...
What Do You Keep In Your Hatbox ?
I love the idea of finding the best vintage designed places to shop. And American made for sure at The TeaBerry Cottage.
My 10 Re-Commandments
By Zhenya Gershman, Artist, Educator and LuxEco Advocate
1. The true deadly sin is not to make art
2. The only taboo in art is bad art
3....
The Model Speaks! Mark Snyder Receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at LGBT Center
Image: Artist's Model Mark Snyder and Artist Zhenya Gershman, Franklin Londin 3-d Photography
On Friday May 15th, a historic event took place at the Los...
±2°C: A Far Eastern Inconvenient Truth
By Lush Huxley, LuxEco Living Editorial Assistant
Move over Al Gore and make room for the ladies. The Western world isn’t the only hemisphere freaking out...
Jose Eber's secret art for sexy hair: Carefree, Unstructured and Red Carpet Success
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
LuxEcoLiving
"The hair cut that I'm most proud of, to tell the truth,...
Joanna Staniszkis Creates Fine Art Fashions Spun From Cocoons
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor in Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
"All that is authentic and true to one’s...
Poetic License
By Florence “Flip” Ross a LuxEcoLiving Contributor
I never thought I could disclose
My deepest feelings, held inside
To put them down in honest prose
Would...
Mary Nohr is one of a kind: A mechanic and artist who broke through...
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
Artist Mary Nohr Courtesy of LuxEcoLiving
"She's got your back...
Jewelry Paris style: La Suite 240 has it all
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
Luxury for Less. The most beautiful authentic jewelry, custom designed, one...
LIV ON: Olivia Newton-John’s New CD Provides Hope and Healing With Help From Celebrated...
“As a group, it's our intention with this album to create songs with a message of compassion and hope,” said Newton-John. “They are for anyone facing a time of challenge in their life, whether it is grieving a loss - or on the journey to health and recovery.”
The Artist: A Review with an extra big shout out to Uggy
By Nancy Chuda Founder and Editor-in Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
Silence is golden as in oscar winner. You betcha!
If...
IF THIS GUITAR HAD EYES: ZHENYA GERSHMAN’S PORTRAIT OF BOB DYLAN
TEN-TIME GRAMMY WINNER BOB DYLAN TO BE HONORED AS THE GRAMMY 2015 MUSICARES PERSON OF THE YEAR AT THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE IS CELEBRATED BY A UNIQUE...
Kit Kemp’s Haymarket London: LuxEcoLiving’s Best Hotels in the World 2016
She's not a purist. She's a magician. Kit Kemp is one of the most talented designers in the world today.Step into any of her Firmdale properties in the UK or fly "over the pond" and land in the heart of Soho New York at the stellar Crosby and you are in for a life changing experience that takes luxury living and staycations to new heights.
Woody Allen is Zhenya Gershman’s Sunny Side Up
By Zhenya Gershman artist, historian, and LuxEcoLiving contributor
It really happened! My dream come true- Woody Allen held my painting lovingly in his arms...on stage!
Yesterday,...
The Knightsbridge Hotel London: LuxEcoLiving’s Best Pick Close To Harrods
Kit Kemp's masterfully designed Knightsbridge London is one of a kind. She pays extra attention to detail in bringing joy to every experience.
Two Tales from the Tavern infuse Hope Faith and Remembrance: Sarah Lee Guthrie Johnny...
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of HealthyChild Healthy World
Santa Ynez California
Courtesy of Jeremy Ball
A Magical Night! Tales from...
Embossing the Boss: Artist Zhenya Gershman Celebrates Rock Icon Bruce Springsteen
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
When she picked up the phone and heard these words.......
Abcense and Cangiari: Two Top International Fashion Designers as seen in Paris LuxEcoLiving Style
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
New York, London, Paris, Milano
A Models Portfolio Then and Now- Catherine Harle...
The Sound and Fury of Nastasya Khroustcheva
By Maria Danova, translator & musicologist, contributor to project AWE "The Secret of the Magic Flute: Western Music & Esotericism"
...in my pieces the musicians usually...
The Green Home: Upstaged by Meridith Baer
Meridith Baer is a storyteller. For the past 15 years, Meridith has designed interiors by imagining who might live in them and telling their...
Bob Dylan’s Acceptance Speech for Grammy Cares February 6, 2015
By Nancy Chuda founder of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
Dylan's Eyes Portrait on Guitar by artist Zhenya Gershman for Grammy's Music Cares 2015
I'm...
From an Apple to Cloning
Michelangelo, The Creation of Adam, c. 1511, fresco, 480 cm~ 230 cm (189.0 in ~ 90.6 in)
By Zhenya Gershman, artist, educator and LuxEco...
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta are Resplendent and Repurposed
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Healthy World
I'm dreaming of a green as in sustainable Christmas where ...
Zhenya Gershman Reveals… 4-Ways Art Can Bring Our Ancestors Alive
By Zhenya Gershman, artist & art historian, co-Founder of Project AWE
As a portrait painter I deal with an idea of capturing my model’s presence,...
Dear Mainstream Authors, Stop Bashing Independent Publishing and Get a Clue
By Alanna Brown, a LuxEcoLiving Advocate, creator of Brown House Online, and author of Moonpennies
They're like the bullies on the playground. Those snot-nosed, mainstream-published...
Amanda Nisenson: Artist’s Journey to “Operatunity”
By Amanda Nisenson, LuxEco Advocate
“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” This Robert Frost quote has stayed with me from the first day I heard it in eighth grade English class. It has continued to serve as a metaphor throughout my evolving journey as an artist.
My road less traveled is calling me in new directions. I need to keep the faith and know the opportunities will come in order for me to reach my goal. It is the relationship and connection with the audience that drives my performance, inspiring hope through music and bringing joy through song.
“Operatunity” is about transformation through music. Our journeys, no matter how difficult, must be accepted as life is accepted. I am grateful for my “gifts”, and for the chance to help others find joy in the moment.
Green Lightning. Go, Green Lightning.
Green Lighting
By Lush Huxley, Editorial Assistant LuxEco Living
On a bright and sunny Wednesday in Los Angeles, I am sitting in a pleasant backyard under...
Nature is Art
By Florence "Flip" Ross a LuxEcoLiving contributor and advocate
It is such a beautiful world, have you noticed the various hues?
When I step out the...
Childrens’ Books: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
A book review by Nancy Chuda, Co-founder of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World of Luka And The Fire of Life, Salman Rushdie, Random House
Jim and I were treated to a magical evening: time spent listening to Salman Rushdie in person at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie or Urdu sael main rvdi/ is a British Indian novelist and essayist. He achieved notability with his second novel, Midnight Children (1981), which won the Booker Prize in 1981. Most of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent and his style is classified as magical realism mixed with historical fiction. One theme that has captivated readers is the connections he weaves between Eastern and Western worlds.
A tribute to Nora Ephron: Why I don’t feel bad about my neck
By Nancy Chuda founder and Editor-in-Chief of LuxEcoLiving and co-founder of Healthy Child Health World
Getting older. It's not easy.
Nora always found a way to...
Green Lightning. Go, Green Lightning, 2011.
Green Lighting: Lightning in a Bottle Festival covers celebratory spectacles of art, music, fashion, and design.
By Lush Huxley, Editorial Assistant LuxEco Living
On a bright...
An Owl’s Nest Creation Has The Perfect Christmas Gifts
Christmas will be here before you bat an eye... or two. I found something on Etsy that I really treasure. A hand made Garden...
7 Keys to Rembrandt’s Secret
by Zhenya Gershman
Rembrandt is unquestionably one of the most famous and beloved artists of all time. His work has been scrutinized for centuries with...
The Hotel Bristol in Vienna is one of the Best Hotels in the World:...
By James and Nancy Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World
Vienna Austria on the Ringenstrasse at Hotel Bristol: Part One
Have you...