All Things Art

Both Lisa & Sara have always had a deep love and appreciation for art. Lisa and her husband started collecting art when they lived in Kansas City and decided to take part in the burgeoning art scene there. Personally, she loves art with color and expressive style, and has quite a diverse collection of folk art and mixed media procured over the years.

Now especially, with Sara’s background in art business, Lisa Queen Design is striving to make sure art is at the forefront of design. With educational roots from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Sara worked with a fellow Sotheby’s alumna, Pauli Ochi, when Pauli was first launching her namesake gallery, Ochi Projects. This is where Sara was first introduced to Zio Ziegler, the artist that inspired her continuing passion around what she calls “street to studio” artists, and where she personally acquired her first work of art. Sara has travelled to Mexico City, Hong Kong, NYC and Miami to explore artists, galleries, and collections around the world. She brings her deep passion and knowledge to LQD by deepening the value of art as an integral part of the design practice.

Whether you have an existing art collection you want to design around and integrate, or if you are new to the art scene and would like to tap into our knowledge of emergent artists, LQD will help you fill your walls and your home with art that is meaningful to you.

Browse some of our art projects below.

Art by KIMBER BERRY; interiors by lisa queen design; PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL WELLS

Art Curation, A Growing Collection

We had a friend of a client call us and say, “I hear you girls are good at art!”. Yes! Art is such a personal touch to a home and aesthetically speaking, it can really make a space speak! We love helping source, procure, and place art for our clients.

For this client in particular, we placed a bright beautiful work by artist Kimber Berry in the dining room (pictured above), and a classic Slim Aarons print in a bedroom. We also created two gorgeous art hallways complete with paint, furniture, a long carpet runner, lighting, accessories, and of course art.

This plain hallway was transformed into a “gallery hall” and was truly transformational. We created a similar effect downstairs but with all black and white family photography.

art by butterflymush; interiors by sara queen; photography by mary omel

Artist Commissions

Working in tandem with Tappan Collective and one of our favorite artists of the moment, Kelsey Shultis, we created a custom art pairing for a client who shares our love for Shultis’ work. The two works, both oil on paper, are such a gem. You experience them every time you enter the master suite and as you pass through to the back bedrooms. The works have so much texture and life, they seem to leap right out of the frames. Especially with the works being a commission, they feel so genuine to the energy and color of the space.

Sara is a personal fan of commissioned work; she commissioned a personal piece by bold artist, Butterflymush (above/right). The work started out as a statement piece for her bedroom, and it was the first piece she and her husband purchased together. In their new home, the work now adorns her dining room for everyone to experience.

At LQD, we make it a priority to collaborate with artists that we and our clients love and commission them to create something special if the occasion is right and if the artist is willing.

Care for a Collection While Under Construction

This project (above/left) is just in the beginning phases of design development. We haven’t even started construction. It’s the perfect example of the kind of care we take to ensure each piece of existing art is carefully considered in the design plan from integration into the design to proper care and storage during construction.

In this case, especially since the client has many valuable artworks by artists like David Hockney & Roy Lichtenstein, we connected them with a professional art storage, packing, and crating company to help manage their art collection while the house is under construction.

During our intake, we measured and photographed each artwork, adding it to our inventory of the home, and as we design the house we make sure there is a special place for each work of art.