Issue 18: REVISITING OUR STORY OF HOME
The final issue of Reinventing Home explores home as our emotional center—a place that grounds us as we deal with unexpected losses and life challenges. How does caring for a home extend to caring for the wounded portion of ourselves?
During the Belle Epoque, American women flocked to Paris to study art. They could barely afford paint and canvas. Until an ambassador’s wife gave them a home of their own near the Latin Quarter, and a place to share their dreams.
Two decades ago, John Harris found a 1935 painting abandoned on a Paris Street. Since then, he has been searching for the artist and the model. The Girl has taken him on an unpredictable journey of discovery and hope.
Writer and painter Ruth Gendler explores our emotional geography, delving into the territory of Dread, Delight, Humility, and Strength.
Frank Calderale revisits the joys of raising children and the challenges of the empty nest, then explores his earliest memories of home.
Poet Edward Dougherty discovers how nature soothes us, and teaches us to live in the moment.
On a rainy afternoon, Renée Ruderman is consoled by the cat, a cup of tea, and the harmony of home.
In this inspiring documentary, Berkeley artist Ann Arnold refuses to “fight cancer,” viewing her self-care as an act of housekeeping.
Learn how The New Deal helped Americans own their own homes—and how post-war Europe created affordable communities.
Artist Chiharu Shiota considers the fleeting nature of home and what remains in our hearts and imagination after everything is lost.
The jeweler Donna Distefano has created rings and necklaces in gold that depict Dante’s vision of Paradise and the soul’s home in the cosmos.
Phil Cousineau explores our modern rootlessness and offers an antidote in ancient myths and modern stories about homecoming.
Reinventing Home editor Valerie Andrews invites you on a journey of the senses, exploring home as the center of our relationships and creativity.
