Journal

  • Musings of Place - Daniella Mooney & Mary MacGill

    A conversation between artists Daniella Mooney & Mary MacGill on the relation between art and place. Their latest work is on view in Germantown this fall. 
  • Lookbook :: Trade Winds

    A dependable wind, the direction is the same as it has always been, forward into a fall laden with texture, color and shifting light. Featuring wardrobe from Rachel Comey, Jesse Kamm, Organic by John Patrick, Shaina Mote, and LOQ alongside a new iteration of suspended pearls and turquoise.

  • Annual Layers - Jonathan Kline

    Jonathan Kline’s process is dedicated to the woods that surround his homestead near Trumansburg, New York. This spring we had the opportunity to visit Jonathan’s studio and home, and were inspired by the wholistic simplisity of his lifestyle and creative process. On view in Germantown, NY this summer.
  • Layers of Abstraction - Matthew Johnson

    On assignment — a conversation with our friend, photographer Matthew Johnson about wayfinding, influences, and a dive into editorial work with our last campaign.

  • Legacy : Pace / MacGill Archives - Peter MacGill

    In celebration of father’s day, our latest journal features a conversation between Mary & her father, Peter MacGill, where he shares insightful anectodes from his expansive career as a gallerist. 

  • Scent Notes - Carolyn & Darcy of 2 Note

    In welcoming our latest collaboration between MM, and Carolyn and Darcy of 2 Note, Hudson. Inspired by 2 Note’s gorgeous skincare line, Mary asked if the duo would explore creating a moisturizing body oil laced with the scents of summer on Block Island. We asked 2 Note to share a bit about their process creating perfectly evocative scents.
  • Sarah Rhymes With Clara - Susan Paulsen

    Revisiting her book “Sarah Rhymes With Clara”, our latest journal features an interview between Mary and her mother, photographer Susan Paulsen. A thoughtful conversation exploring the inextricable roles of the muse, place, home, and family.
  • Rae Wilson - Working with Impermanence

    Introducing our newest ceramicist, Rae Wilson. We worked with Rae as a model for our early Spring concept and found that her work and creative process resonated beautifully with our world.
  • Tucson Gem Show

    Every year, Mary travels to Tucson, Arizona for the annual Gem Show to source stones for new collections. The city presents an array of incredible material mined all over the world. An interview with Mary on this trip’s treasured finds and inspiration.  

  • The Knot Ring

    A 1st Century gold wire ring, a wave, automatic drawings, lines of the hand, artifact, intimacy, ends meeting, looping, imperfect, simplicity -- Mary shares her inspiration for the Knot Ring, which she re-envisioned this past fall as her own wedding band.
  • Chris Mottalini - Here is the House

    A look inside Chris Mottalini’s 1950’s-era stone house in the Hudson Valley. He shares his journey photographing houses. In his words “Places that feel a bit rougher, somewhat handmade. Just real places… which happen to be designed by geniuses.”
  • Susan Sellers Shifting Perspective

    Focusing on our creative community: Susan Sellers, a founder of the prolific creative agency 2x4 shares her design ethos, inspiration, and how the Block Island landscape has become an integral part of her process.