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Chai Style Art
Kim Jackson recently accepted a consulting job in Paris. Morkie Coco looks on. // Credit: Howard Mendel
January 28, 2022, 4:07 pm
Chai Style Art: Kim Jackson’s Eclectic Art Inspired by South Africa
Kim Jade Jackson’s art and design work is multilayered, robust and confident.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photo by Howard Mendel // A pensive Jerry Siegel relaxes in his study, with (left) his own “House/Home,” (oil stick on canvas) and “Stewart’s Classic, Double Chocolate Pudding” by Cedric Smith.
December 4, 2021, 11:03 pm
Chai Style Art: At Home with Photography Legend Jerry Siegel
From museums to top-tier corporate offices, photographer Jerry Siegel has produced an impressive body of work. A native of Selma, he has photographed Alabama’s Black Belt region and the declining membership of Temple Mishkan Israel there.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photography by Howard Mendel// Robin Bernat and Jon Ciliberto enjoy time in their study with black lab Winnie. Robin’s large mixed media drawing is based on the Book of Job (left).
October 28, 2021, 4:51 pm
Chai Style Art: Couple Goes Off Script in Collecting and Creating
Bernat and Ciliberto, both artists, let the art do the talking in their polished Buckhead space. Bernat’s work is in the High Museum of Art and the world class Whitney in NYC.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photos by Howard Mendel // Linda Mitchell painted “Entropy: Wildcat” on fabric.
September 30, 2021, 4:36 pm
Chai Style Art: Deep Dimensions Define the Mitchell-Diamonds
Linda Mitchell paints a world of memory, fantasy and mystery.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photo by Howard Mendel Photography // Marcia Cohen uses her travels to Iceland as inspiration for visually kinetic oil paintings that wrap around the surface of the frames.
September 3, 2021, 1:26 pm
Chai Style Art: Rad SCAD Professor Defies Retirement
Marcia Cohen works on multiple projects in her backyard studio, surrounded by colorful finches and black-and-white rabbits.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photos by Diane Crow// Sharon Lapin displays the scene she captured of her parents in their dining room, “Portrait of Rich and Gloria Lapin.”
July 29, 2021, 5:01 pm
Chai Style Art: Young Energy Imprints Her Designs on East Atlanta
Atlanta native Sharon Lapin is hitting her stride, peeling back the layers of creative expression.
By Marcia Calller Jaffe
Photo credit Duane Stork // Amy and Bruce Edelstein snuggle with goldendoodle Chance. Two other dogs, Max Baer, (the Jewish boxer), and Moses romp in the house and yard.
April 30, 2020, 2:51 pm
Empty Nesters Bring Young Energy
Powerful combinations align with Bruce Edelstein’s photography, his wife Amy’s gallery experience, and her late grandmother’s mid-century modern furniture.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Siegel chills in his study with chocolate lab Duke.
April 2, 2020, 11:36 am
From the Art World to a Brand New World
Marcia Caller Jaffe visits with Joey Reiman and Turner Entertainment Networks former president Brad Siegel to take a tour of Siegel's art collection.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Multifaceted artist Lesley Price relaxes on her staircase wearing a colorful acetate necklace by South African Beverley Price. Beside her is one of the postcards preserved from her father's youth in Germany.
February 26, 2020, 4:39 pm
Price’s Versatility Reveals Deep Roots, Talent
Lesley and Cliff Price show off their formidable art collection.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photo by Duane Stork // The Harveys relax with Rocky, a mixed breed rescue that they jokingly call a “teacup” Great Dane.
January 22, 2020, 4:03 pm
Art Meets Justice and Sparks Fly
See the unique stylings of Paige and Bruce Harvey.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photos by Duane Stork // A breathtaking view of the AGG lobby shows the expanse of Midtown and the construction underway.
November 13, 2019, 2:27 pm
Law Firm Walls Represent Museum Quality
Take a look inside the curated walls of Arnall Golden Gregory.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photos by Dark Rush Photography // This 200-year-old wood buffet is from Marianne’s grandparent’s home. It has only pegs, no nails. The peach covered jar on left is Marianne’s and as is the blue queen chess piece in the rear: “Head Trip” which is sand-blasted and drawn on before sealing. The digital photograph is “Small Storm” (Maggie Taylor). The burgundy charger is by Steve Joplin.
August 14, 2019, 2:15 pm
Venerable Visionary in Vinings
Marianne Weinberg-Benson, a professional sculptor, shows off some of her coolest creations and favorite finds.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Jeltuhin’s elaborate and vibrantly colored “Carnival” collage shows her skill with scissors in this crafty discipline.
July 31, 2019, 2:35 pm
Prodigy From Russia Travels, Transforms, Teaches
Set aside matryoshka stacking dolls and Byzantine scenes of onion domes to make way for modern Muscovite artist and teacher Yulia Jeltuhin.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photos by Duane Stork // Scott Shulman poses with physician wife Rhonda Taubin in his workshop to display “LOVE,” composed of 1,830 deck screws. Note the “E” is in progress. Shulman does not sell his work, which goes to decorate his medical offices or local charities.
May 29, 2019, 1:56 pm
Chai Style Art: Doc Shulman Nails It
Dr. Scott Shulman spends what free time he has in his lower level workshop amid shelves of his mini Home Depot that hold art supplies.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photos by Duane Stork // Joel Barr in his home workshop. From left, “On Our Island We Treasure These,” “First Visit,” and “The Men.”
April 3, 2019, 2:48 pm
Chai Style Art: Abstract, Figurative, Surreal, Versatile
When artist Joel Barr arrived in Atlanta in 1997, he established his studio in his Inman Park loft.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
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