Black artists on my radar (and where to see work in LA)
A short, shoppable list of Black American artists—from prints to originals—plus a few LA exhibitions and fairs to see work in person before the month closes.
So you want to collect art?
Collector’s Circle is LOTA’s subscription for intentional collectors—curated “Available Now” art picks, market notes you can act on, behind-the-scenes access, and a subscriber chat to help you buy with confidence.
In India, design isn’t an afterthought—it’s a necessity
Design inspiration from India through a collector’s eye: Ahmedabad interiors, the City Palace in Udaipur, Mewari miniature art, and shopping notes from Nicobar, Good Earth, Ogaan, and Obataimu.
Evara: When leaves become the pattern
Meet Evara, a three-generation eco-printing studio based in Pune, India. Using leaves, bark, and flowers, they create one-of-one scarves, stoles, sarees, and textiles—plus a look at their process, palette, and how to order from the US.
A Year-End Note From LA >> India
A year-end LOTA note: LA’s rebuild, what readers loved most, and a first look at Collector’s Circle—monthly buying opportunities, studio access, and Q&As.
The Studio Visit That Changed the Room
A shaped commission by Kour Pour anchors the family room; a woven canvas and cobalt sculpture steady the palette; a Vanessa Valero watercolor-and-stitch lets the bedroom exhale.
How Honey Pierre turns rest into something you can feel in your body
An in-depth interview with Atlanta-based textile artist Honey Pierre on her blue universe, series “I’m Just Living Some Life, Okay?”, and centering Black rest.
Who really shapes culture: critics, VCs, movie merch, or sculptures on the beach
Art vs entertainment, Gen Z collecting, the Art Basel & UBS survey, Es Devlin’s beach library, and the Marty Supreme jacket hype.
How Korean painter Sihyeon Park captures Vuja de—seeing the familiar as if for the first time
Traditional Korean painting on hanji meets California’s desert and sky as Sihyeon Park explores vuja de—seeing the familiar as if for the first time.
Gift Guide: Art Books and Beautiful Objects for Design Lovers
Art books, design objects, and art-adjacent treasures under $200—curated for the art curious and design lovers who crave stories, craft, and color.
Art print gift guide for the design lovers, style seekers, creatives, and home bodies (and you)
Holiday gift guide featuring emerging art prints and vintage posters under $300—thoughtful, timeless picks for art-curious friends and design lovers.
Touching grass through quirky homes, print catalogs, nostalgic decor, and art shows
Print you can hold, rooms with backbone, a bright-blue workhorse tray, and a Sea View show worth seeing in LA.
Why This Artist Paints Emotion as Strength, Not Weakness
Painter Ross Collado on color as memory, edges and voids, and the studio rhythms behind his layered acrylic works. A Q&A on feeling, form, and process.
Defining Your Style: Fashion Edition
From Diotima’s handwoven rebellion to Dior’s cinematic romance, discover how Spring/Summer 2026 reflected the six LOTA aesthetic styles — a study in materiality, memory, and emotion.
Defining Your Art Style
Art is personal — and finding what you love starts with noticing what moves you. These six aesthetic archetypes from the LOTA Art Match framework offer a language for describing your taste and seeing patterns in what you’re drawn to.
The Goods: Art on the shelf, at the shows, and in the archives
The Goods #8: framing tricks, standout artists from The Other Art Fair, shows to see, and AWARE—an archive reframing art history and design.
The Case for the Last 10%
Inside a Santa Monica remodel: how art advisory shaped the living room, from moodboard to commission to final install with artwork by French figurative emerging artist Camille Jouarre
Coyote Crossing: A homage to art by Harry Fonseca
From a Malibu trail encounter to Two Coyotes with Flags, this traces coyote symbolism in Native American art—and why Harry Fonseca’s trickster still bites.
I Built a Tool to Help People Find Their Art Style—Here's What Surprised Me
I built an AI art style tool to reflect nuance, not clichés—no budget boxes, no cultural shortcuts. Guardrails, Style Profile, real results, what’s next.
What If the Problem Isn’t Taste—It’s the Pressure to Get It Right?
Overwhelmed by blank walls or trends? The LOTA Art Match Tool helps you find your personal art style—no jargon, just clarity. A new way into collecting.