by Dawn Carroll | Jun 22, 2018 | blog
Words cannot explain the level of euphoria I felt the other night, when I heard the first live note of my favorite artist ever, Doyle Bramhall II. For the past 20 years, I have been waiting and cheering for Doyle to reemerge, refocus, and deliver a supersonic solo...
by Dawn Carroll | Jun 22, 2018 | blog
Martha’s Vineyard shore “Wherever there is beauty, you will find a home,” those words, bestowed upon me by a close friend in my childhood, struck the depths of my soul. Hailing from a quaint home in Lincoln, MA, I developed a deep connection to nature in my ongoing...
by Dawn Carroll | Jun 22, 2018 | blog
The Transition of Wilbert I almost didn’t notice him, the man leaning against the wall like a piece of abstract art, alone in the hallway, his eyes were closed, deep in meditation. He was older, draped in a black sweat suit and sports cap. He seemed mysteriously out...
by Dawn Carroll | Jun 22, 2018 | blog
I could say that we discovered it, this heap of rusty links brimming with character and loaded with nostalgia. But I think the chain would argue that it found us. This powerful link had more than likely played a starring role in the construction of one of...
by Dawn Carroll | Jun 22, 2018 | blog
Last April, my boss and stone mentor Ivo Cubi, owner of Cumar Marble and Granite, sent me to Italy where I fell in love with a white, gray, black and “greenery” colored stone called “White Beauty.” It whispered my favorite mentoring question: What do you see...
by Dawn Carroll | Jun 22, 2018 | blog
People often ask, “What’s your favorite stone?” My answer is easy: one I haven’t seen before! Cutting-edge designers line up to get their hands on the most exotic stone lovingly harvested from all corners of the globe. Ivo Cubi at Cumar is the one...
