Arts InSight

Houston’s Mariquita Masterson Fuses Jewelry and Fashion to Create Wearable Art

Posted on · The Masterson family has given a lot to the world of art – writer Horton Foote, director Peter Masterson, actress Mary Stuart Masterson, and Houston jewelry designer Mariquita Masterson. Raised in Mexico City, Mariquita had the opportunity to be exposed to many art forms early in life – from music to museums – but it […]

Arts InSight

New Planets Discovered, and an Expansion in Renewable Energy: Thursday’s Show (March 2, 2017)

Posted on · (Above: This artist’s rendering depicts the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system, based on available data about their diameters, masses and distances from the host star. The cool, reddish star is about 40 light-years awayfrom Earth. Image Courtesy: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Here in Space City, we talk a lot about what’s next in space travel and the role we may […]

Houston Matters

Collection of Rare Bulgari Jewelry on Display at HMNS

Posted on · A collection of approximately 150 jewels, jewel-encrusted evening bags and timepieces created by the Italian luxury goods company Bulgari is on view now at the Houston Museum of Natural Science in a special collection celebrating Bulgari’s 130th anniversary. The exhibition features one of the largest collections of Bulgari heritage jewels ever shown and many jewels […]

Houston Matters

Hobbies Help Houstonians Unplug from Technology

Posted on · It's easy in 2014 to be tethered to technology – from the smart phones we can't live without to high-tech appliances to entertainment that revolves around an HDTV, streaming services, cable, satellite, game systems, video on demand. These days, you really have to intentionally unplug. In such an automated, connected world, working creatively with our […]