Meet Yvonne Claveloux

Westport artist, Yvonne Claveloux is known for her vibrant artwork. She said, “I love color and by merging paint, bold strokes and organic shapes, I strive to create modern artwork that elicits joy.”

Yvonne has taken art classes but she is primarily self-taught and she enjoys experimenting and mixing all types of mediums in her paintings. Yvonne has always been creative and studied fashion design in Milan then became an interior designer and the Head Stylist for atHome Magazine.

Today, Yvonne works from her home studios in Westport and Miami. She exhibits and sells her artwork at the following galleries and retail locations:

· Swoon, Westport

· Monika Olko Gallery, Sag Harbor

· Eclectic Home, Greenwich

· Cyrilla Home, Jupiter

Yvonne also loves donating her artwork to charitable causes.

This month Yvonne is proud to support the following organizations:

· World Woman Fund

· Pinkaid

· Circle of Care

· Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants

· MoCA

Check out Yvonne’s beautiful artwork at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in September.

www.yclavelouxart.com

IG: @yclavelouxart

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Pink Spoon Sweets

Meet Fairfield County resident Ashley Popoli, creator of Pink Spoon Sweets and mother to 18-month-old beautiful Zara! I knew I was going to love this mom just by the title of her business, Pink Spoon Sweets. This led me to think of Elle Woods from Legally Blonde (which I adore) and thoughts of sweetness and magic start to fill my head! With a bite of Ashley’s Oreo Funfetti chip cookie I go straight to my happy place! A bite of chocolate heaven, a hint of Oreo and a splash of Funfetti fun all rolled into one! Ashley explained before Pink Spoon Sweets was created, she baked with a pink spoon in her kitchen. The color pink is more than just a color to Ashley; pink is sweet, nice, tender, affectionate, peaceful and happy. The color pink describes Ashley’s dynamic personality!

This busy mom has a corporate job too at Deloitte! Deloitte’s company culture encourages employees to give back to the community. And Ashley wanted to do just that during the pandemic. A friend had mentioned to Ashley she was looking for people to donate food to a local public high school. Ashley immediately went into action and baked over 50 dozen cookies in the first month! She loves that her cookies bring these kids happiness and this brings her happiness as well!

We tried a batch of Ashley’s handcrafted cookies at our home. After my oldest son JR took his first bite, he stopped short and said one word, “Wow!” The cookies did not last a minute! My favorite is the decadent Oreo Funfetti followed super closely by the snickerdoodle! Happiness for my mouth!

Ashley’s Fun Fact: “I am one of 5 girls!! So needless to say our Italian family functions are a bit crazy and full of many cookies :)”

Ashley has a helper in the kitchen, her daughter Zara! We cannot wait to see what lies ahead for these two amazing humans!

To order your Pink Spoon Sweets cookie platter text or call 203-442-6004.

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I Love Summer Street!

Meet Fairfield County art director, marketing consultant, food stylist, celebration creator, AND jewelry designer Paula Winicur – founder of Summer Street Studio @ilovesummerstreet (and single mom to a precocious and entrepreneurial 11-year-old daughter @sweetdreamsbytj).

With Summer Street Studio, Paula designs beautiful, inspiring, one-of-a-kind jewelry, combining her experience and vision to carefully curate quality materials inspired by nature and the sea, creating moments of peace within life’s storms.

Paula began making jewelry many years ago, when her mother had a very special family event. She had been ill for many years, which made finding an outfit she loved difficult. Together they found the perfect ensemble, but her mother felt it was missing something, and since jewelry always fits, Paula suggested they make a necklace to complement it. Her mother was so delighted with the custom necklace Paula designed for her, that after she wore it, she hung it inside a frame on her wall to display it as art, and to remind her of a moment that made her feel truly special.

Realizing the power of helping women feel their beauty, Paula started making jewelry as gifts, and the more people asked her to create custom pieces for them, organically Summer Street Studio was born. Sadly Paula lost her mom to the illness, and that loss taught Paula the importance of concentrating on what became her tagline: Find the Beauty in Every Day.

“There is abundant beauty in the world around us, and my mission is to find beauty in every day – it’s not always obvious, but it’s there, sometimes you just have to look hard to find it – and elevate it so that others can appreciate it too.”

Paula loves to help women connect to the inspiration that drives them, and the vision of who they can become. “Meaningful everyday connections inspire me and keep me going.” She creates pieces full of inspired moments and beautiful possibilities, jewelry designed to inspire.

You can purchase Summer Street Studio jewelry through instagram (@ilovesummerstreet) or on Paula’s (ilovesummerstreet.com).

Photos by@melanilustphototgraphy