Emma Life Blog

“I always got a great vibe from Pearl’s old buildings at night… I could put myself in the mindset of the people of that time period.”

— Scott Martin, Artist

“The inspiration for the paintings came from…the story, the narrative.”

— Lloyd Walsh
   Painter

“This library is personal and particular and very human.”   

— Sherry Kafka Wagner, author, playwright, urban planner, historian

Expect the unexpected at Curio, Hotel Emma’s gift shop, which is so much more, thanks to Vicky Zachry, “retail curator.”

“Ruins, for me, are the beginning. With the debris, you can construct new ideas. They are symbols of a beginning.”    

– Anselm Kiefer

“I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.”    

– Freddie Mercury