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OBSESSIONS: Art community building is the hallmark of the beautiful Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell Green, London. Very high on my list of inspirational spaces and fine dining art experiences. You will recognize this as an Art Community Building niche market for our partnership with Quintessance Design, because it is a concept that I am intimately acquainted with! I had the seed of this idea for decades and never said a word. I quietly started fishing around on my own in 2013 for architecturally diverse spaces that spoke to me and the visionary concepts I had. Then the brick hit me upside the head because there aren’t any places willing to do this. Never mind enough artists to build this kind of community, and an exceptional chef to make it a destination. I did regional searches again, doing due diligence to flesh out endeavors and independent proposals while seeking art investors as the art gallery went on the market for the final time. Sessions found me during all of this foundation work over 5 years ago! This is an amazing process! But what was I thinking here? A friend of mine then told me that I needed to throw a wider net! Boy, did she hit the nail on the head!! So here I am, throwing the net into creative business development, with more visionary ideas. One thing I know from Sessions is that I was on the right track. My concept is possible. I know it can flourish and inspire people because I experienced it myself. I am seeking innovative thinkers and business owners interested in creating inspired environments so their teams can thrive. Co-creating unique branded environments that showcase the local art community embodies immersion design in a nutshell. London inspired it. I can build it. It will rock the socks off the naysayers! #behousedesign #artlife #designdevelopment #artcommunitybuilding

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December 13, 2025/by Tessa Wood

JUST PUTTERING AROUND THE HOUSE, in Vanderbilt style. Our very own castle in North Carolina is the French Renaissance-style Biltmore Estate. If I could live on this property, I would grow my own food, take care of a herd of horses, and completely isolate myself from the current mayhem of misinformation and malignant ignorance. It was like being in Europe, surrounded by well-preserved and curated architectural works of art. I must have undiscovered manor house genes because the genteel life speaks volumes to me. The artisan restorationist here was Derek Tickle, who trained and certified me as a master wood grainer. I feel quite proud of his stunning accomplishments here. I know my training and my place in this work are valid and necessary yet invisible here. A day among a colleague’s beautiful accomplishments restores my determination to find home. My lovely UK brother thinks I should live in a National Trust property in England and work as a restorationist there!! He is absolutely correct!!!! #behousedesign #findinghome #restoration #preservation #artlife

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