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Ovid would be right at home in this sensitive setting, with its depths of feeling and its bow to other epochs and long-ago ages. CLOCKWISE: Still Life with Mirror and Leaf: Werner-Vaughn���s vignettes resemble a Dutch or Renaissance painting. This one was formed from a lavish bolt of silk (acquired from close friend Carol Isaak Barden) and a square of sample damask left to Werner-Vaughn from the estate of a favorite upholsterer. To this setting, she has added her own artwork, beginning with a mirror sculpture that channels antiquity. Above the table hangs her canvas, Within, 1967. Roman Reveal: A Roman-style head, cast at United Metalsmiths and gifted to WernerVaughn by the foundry���s owner Tom Cole, rests on a marbleized wooden pedestal painted by the artist. Time Travel: This little residence could pass for a forgotten palazzo in the Italian hills, if it weren���t for the fairly contemporary wooden blinds; custom-ordered from Blinds.com, they were designed to recall the energy of a less complicated age. The cornices, which Werner-Vaughn has owned for years, were brought from her house across the street, which bears its own moniker, Now and Then. The artist marbleized the columns, another salvaged relic from her collection, which give the tiny space an air of Venetian decay. SEPTEMBER | PAGE 61 | 2012