Create a rich and inspiring environment that nurtures creativity, learning, and emotional well-being. Original art and books add so much personality and a magical soul to you home. Learn some things you don’t need to know about my Zillow addiction and how you can improve the value of your environment with art.

Beginning an art collection can be a very rewarding and reflective way to make your home more unique and personal. When you choose art that speaks to you, bit of your personality shine and are displayed on your walls. This is rewarding personally because you revisit events, places and the stories of finding those pieces, or perhaps artist friends or vacations brought you to owning work and decorating your life with these treasures. Read on for three easy ways to begin collecting.

Online original art sales are growing and the number of private collectors is up. An increase in buyers in the market comes the need for experts who can help them navigate the process. If you are considering adding original art to your home, Michelle May and Payal Thiffault from Juniper Rag can help. With over 25 years of experience, thousands of artists in their community and collaborative partnerships, Juniper Rag is the go-to source for art in central Massachusetts or around the US.

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FOUNTAIN STREET’S ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, ABOUT FACE. Juried by Michelle May and Payal Thiffault, founders of JUNIPER RAG

Our world as we know it has been changing at an exponential rate since the beginning stages of the. First we could read information from the web, then we could interact with it, and then we could add to the dialogue by interacting personally with the web and the world at large. Creatively, the scope of our reality has shifted as well.

So, you are interested in buying art, but you are not quite sure where to begin…