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CATE STEWART & WILL HENRY BUYER AT LEAP AND REGISTRAR AT INMAN , GALLERY, RESPECTIVELY Dynamic couple Cate Stewart and Will Henry represent the perfect pairing of art and fashion. Stewart is currently buyer at Leap boutique, while Will is an artist represented by Hiram Butler Gallery and preparator at Inman Gallery. Henry was one of three ���nalists for the prestigious 2012 Texas Prize, a program highlighting professional artists working in our state. Music depends ��� Frankie Rose, STATS: Cate, 33; Will, 43. Beach House. YOUR HOME: ARCHITECT/ TREND-SPOTTING. AGE/NEIGHBORHOOD. CS: My favorites, which are CS: 1920s bungalow in the Heights. CS: Eclectic, modern with a little southwestern and vintage Americana thrown in. exclusives to Leap in Houston, include Isabel Marant, Rachel Comey, Zero + Maria Cornejo, Girl by Band of Outsiders, and LD Tuttle. We���re also adding Boy by Band of Outsiders. DESIGNER/ARCHITECT. DOWNTIME. DECORATING STYLE. CS: None ��� although, fortunately for me, my mother is an interior decorator. She has an amazing eye, and while our taste might be different, she understands what Will and I like, and I seek her input often. My younger sister just married an interior designer from Dallas, Breck Woolsey. Between my mother and brother-in-law, I can always get an opinion ��� or two! TOP TREASURES OR CURATED COLLECTIONS. CS: My great aunt Dodie was an artist who attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in the 1940s. I have a small portrait of her, painted by a classmate. GALLERIES AND SOURCES TO COLLECT ART. CS: There are so many great galleries in Houston. Of course, I put Hiram Butler Gallery and Inman at the top of my list. Devin Borden���s new gallery in Isabella Court is showing some exciting new artists, including Geoff Hippenstiel. WISH LIST/NEXT ACQUISITIONS. CS: This is a hard question, because there are so many artists whose work I would love to own. On the list would have to be Yuko Murata, a Japanese painter whose work is at Inman. She makes serene, luscious and yet almost minimalist paintings of natural things ��� a rock, a deer, a bird. For fashion ��� Boy by Band of Outsiders Shibori Dye Quilted Shawl Collar Jacket is my big splurge for Spring 2013. I would also buy every pair of shoes from LD Tuttle���s spring collection if I could. CLASSIC DINNER PARTY. CS: Having friends over for very casual dinners. I tend to make rich, non-diet-friendly dishes when I entertain: lamb bolognese, homemade pizza or roasted pork shoulder. I���ve made braised short ribs a few times, but I haven���t mastered the sauce yet. I love to serve red wine or Prosecco and cheeses before dinner ��� the selection at Houston Dairymaids is amazing. CS: I love to garden, to cook and to read. I have a small vegetable garden that I���d like to expand, and an herb garden. I���m also a magazine junkie (Vogue, Harper���s Bazaar and Elle Decor, Bullett, Russh). And I like spending time with family and at the family farm in New Ulm, near Round Top. THE ART MAP: NEW YORK, L.A. OR HOUSTON. WH: Houston is very strong and a force to be reckoned with. We are not New York or L.A., but we have great diversity, a good quality of life for artists and great opportunities to show work. While the collector base may be smaller here, there is a greater opportunity for artists to make friendships that would be less likely in larger markets. FIRST BRUSH. WH: I grew up in a rural area outside of Austin, and there weren���t a lot of other kids around. As a child, I was always drawing. PROCESS AND CHALLENGES. WH: The current series of paintings tend to inform one other. As the works develop, they play off each another in a sort of evolution. The paintings, landscapes, become a stage for my work, with different elements and layers serving as action. As an artist, I am self-conscious about the work I create. I want to know how each painting is looking, what needs to be done and how the work can continue to grow without repeating itself. ON WHY 2012 WAS A BANNER YEAR. WH: I was one of three ���nalists for the Texas Prize in 2012, which included an exhibition at AMOA [Austin Museum of Art]-Arthouse in Austin that coincided with the nomination. I also recently participated in a group show at James Harris Gallery in Seattle, which received critical acclaim from New American Paintings [online] and I had a solo show at The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas. Clockwise from top left: Will Henry���s Installation, 2012, at Hiram Butler Gallery. Stewart wears a jacket and blouse from Collection by Giada Forte at Leap. Stewart and Henry on their porch. She wears a Jesse Kamm dress and Rachel Comey boots. A Nina Bovasso painting. Behind Henry is his own piece ��� a gift for his wife. In the living room, Stewart rests in Piamita silk pajamas. On the dresser, a portrait of Stewart���s great aunt. ���I FEEL [THE HOUSTON ART WORLD] IS VERY STRONG AND A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.��� ��� Will Henry