Anne Wallentine

Los Angeles

Writer and Creative Director at Freelance

Don't much tweet, but I do write about arts, culture, and health. she/they

Articles

Learn Glassblowing at Park City's Red Flower Studios

3 weeks ago | parkcitymag.com | Anne Wallentine

Watching red-hot, molten glass gather on the end of a long metal rod (a punty), it’s hard to conceive that in mere minutes it can be blown and shaped into a delicate utensil. At Red Flower Studios, hands-on experiences allow people to try (with expert guidance) the fascinating process of glassblowing. Red Flower, which opened its Park City space in 2018, recently expanded to a larger space in Salt Lake, where it can take on grander projects, including custom lighting and chandeliers.
The crafted home: faithful and fantastical takes on heritage oak joinery

3 weeks ago | ft.com | Anne Wallentine

“I could often be found in a church underneath a table, with a vicar saying, ‘What are you doing?’” recalls Jerry Fisher of his early...
The Catholic nun (turned pop art maverick) who taught Angelenos how to love

2 months ago | ft.com | Anne Wallentine

For years, the Corita Art Center (CAC) was confined to a narrow hallway running through the administrative offices of Los Angeles’...
Park City Chamber of Commerce Looks to the Future

Jan 20, 2025 | parkcitymag.com | Anne Wallentine

As Park City continues to grow, so do the evolving needs of our community. We chatted with Scott House, senior director of partner services at the Park City Chamber of Commerce, to learn more about the chamber’s plans to address the concerns of residents while continuing to welcome visitors, as well as promote sustainable tourism and local business. We also got the scoop on the chamber’s recently launched Mountainkind Card and more. Editor’s note: Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
House museums #94: Charles Dickens, London

Dec 2, 2024 | ft.com | Anne Wallentine

Charles Dickens, the Victorian novelist renowned for his compassionate and humorous characters and his insights on poverty and class, had...
House museums #93: Frederic Edwin Church’s Olana

Nov 18, 2024 | ft.com | Anne Wallentine

From across the Hudson River, you can see the turrets of Olana jutting from the woods at the apex of a hill.
House museums #89: Hearst Castle

Oct 21, 2024 | ft.com | Anne Wallentine

Before it was Hearst Castle, the magnificent hilltop estate on the Californian coast was called La Cuesta Encantada — the enchanted hill.
‘This is still the place’: Salt Lake City moves with the times

Oct 9, 2024 | ft.com | Anne Wallentine

In 1856, Glasgow-born Elizabeth Ruth Caldwell Wallentine froze the toes on one of her feet during the infamous Willie handcart...
How Artists, Writers and Scientists of the Past Documented Climate Change

Oct 8, 2024 | smithsonianmag.com | Anne Wallentine

“By the plague wind, every breath of air you draw is polluted,” wrote English art critic John Ruskin in 1884. He described the air pollution caused by industrialization as “the storm cloud—or, more accurately, plague cloud” of the 19th century, prefiguring the rapid development of anthropogenic, or human-caused, climate change.
House museums #86: Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, Long Island

Sep 24, 2024 | ft.com | Anne Wallentine

The tour guides say Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner were happy here.