Art of the Heart
By Mary Emmerling and Jim Arndt
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The iconic symbol of love everlasting in charming, quirky, gorgeous collectibles.
As jewelry, fashion, and home décor, the stylized, iconic heart wins us over. We wear it around our necks and on our classy cowgirl boots; it enhances our horse gear and saddle bags; it distinguishes our style from head to toe and lavishes our home with love and sweetness. Here are more than 250 examples of the heart in exquisitely crafted silver and myriad other materials, doing what it does best—capturing our hearts!
Mary Emmerling is the best-selling author of more than 25 books. She was the creative director of Country Home Magazine for ten years. She hosted HGTV’s Country At Home show, worked as the decorating editor for House Beautiful, and was editor-in-chief of her own Mary Emmerling Country Magazine for the New York Times. She now lives in Santa Fe. She authored Art of the Cross and Art of Turquoise with Jim Arndt.
Jim Arndt is the author of How to Be a Cowboy and photographed Art of the Cross, Art of Turquoise, and several Cowboy Boot books. He lives in Santa Fe.
Mary Emmerling
One of the best-known names in American decorating, Mary Emmerling is the author of twenty books, many of them part of her American Country series. She is creative director of Country Home magazine and host of the Country at Home series on HGTV as well as a designer and collector. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Phoenix, Arizona.
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Art of the Heart - Mary Emmerling
art of the heart
MARY EMMERLING
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JIM ARNDT
art of the heart
Digital Edition 1.0
Text © 2012 Mary Emmerling
Photographs © 2012 Jim Arndt
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means whatsoever without written permission from the publisher, except brief portions quoted for purpose of review.
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To Patti Kenner, who gives me the BEST antique and fun hearts.
To all my friends who have given me wonderful antique hearts and contemporary hearts all my life, I truly thank you. This includes my children, Samantha and Jonathan Emmerling, who have lived with all the hearts and my love of them.
To Jim, with thanks for beautiful photography. Thank you to all our friends in Santa Fe and across the country.
To Reg Jackson, who stole my heart and has loved me since we met in Santa Fe sixteen years ago. —ME
To the girl who lassoed my heart, the queen of my heart, Nathalie. —JA
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Table of Contents
For the Love of Hearts A Heart to Hold Western Design Folk Art Sacred Heart Home Is Where the Heart Is Material Heart Jewelry Resources Acknowledgments
For the Love of Hearts
My true Love of Hearts started in New York City, where I lived for forty years. I had a store called American Country Store. One of my favorite places to go was the Museum of American Folk Art. There were hearts of many kinds in those pieces of art, and I was enamored with them all. I’ve also frequented antiques shows and looked for hearts. Some of my favorite shows were Heart of Country, Brimfield, Pier Shows in NYC, Round Top in Texas—they were all wonderful opportunities to find hearts. I would look for me, for the store, for presents, and also keep an eye out for hearts that my friends and loved ones would relish. I was never at a loss on Valentine’s Day!
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