by Chris Clemens I grew up in a house that was surrounded with woods and a creek and vineyards and a seemingly unending landscape of discovery. My childhood imagination was kept plenty busy with my immediate surroundings and enough opportunities to design a world of escape that lay right off our back patio. Exploring Upstate has […]
by Chris Clemens Rochester has a really great collection of Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass dotted around the city and surrounding region. While doing some research on the area’s stained glass a few years back, I discovered an absolute gem of a Tiffany window in a location I never would’ve thought to look. Isabella Graham Pond […]
by Chris Clemens I recently had the opportunity to spend some time wandering what is now believed to be one of the largest sculpture gardens in the country, right in Horseheads, New York! When comparing the 40 acres that the display rests on, it may seem at first that competing with some of the better-known parks […]
by Chris Clemens While traveling this summer, I made kind of an out of the way stop to pay homage to a location I have wanted to experience for years since first reading about it. Woodstock, New York is possibly one of the coolest little towns I have visited and can’t wait to return. The […]
by Chris Clemens Growing up, the wisdom of “spend a few extra dollars on something made really well, and take care of it so it lasts” was deeply ingrained me. There wasn’t a ton of money to throw around carelessly in our family, so making a solid decision on the purchase was important. If you […]