I Was Blocked From the Table and Told to “Wait With the Staff”—The Call I Made That Night Ended Everything

and above all, light. Lots of light. Blake’s enormous portrait was replaced by a spectacular contemporary abstract piece I won at auction. The house was no longer a cold declaration of status. It became a sanctuary. My sanctuary.

My work became my passion and refuge. I plunged fully into Marcus’s hotel project, traveling to Palm Springs and Charleston,continue reading …