Friends of Flora: In Conversation with Christen Yates I first discovered Christen Yates’ work at a show on the North Shore of Massachusetts and was immediately captivated by her landscapes — the way she captures light and emotion feels both grounded and transcendent. Christen is a painter based in Virginia whose work renders the emotional experience of the landscape and the natural world, through the use of layered oil paints, creating compositions that hover between representation and...

I recently returned from a sourcing trip to Edinburgh, Scotland. I knew as soon as I arrived that four days would not be enough time. I immediately wanted to head north to the Highlands, to the Lochs, and Isle of Skye. I’ve been drawn to Scotland for years, guided by a kind of inner knowing that there was something there for me. Still, four days is all we had and we were on a mission: to find the best vintage Edinburgh had to offer. I wanted tweeds, and knits and kilts and woolens and...

Alexandra Kohl is the first artist and friend to be featured on Friends of Flora. Alexandra and I became fast friends this year over a shared love of art, culture, travel, good food, vintage clothes and of course horses. Alexandra's work is informed by minimalism, organic architecture, and the natural qualities of plant and animal. Her work transmits a meditative, healing essence through the stillness of simple design and equine spirit. We sat down to talk about her artistic path, the spaces...