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PHOTOGRAPHY BY LISA RICHOV (GORDON); RYAN STRANZ (NAYAK). HAIR BY LOuISe RuSK/MIZu. MAKeuP BY TAVI De LA ROSA AND HeATHeR MCLAuGHLIN 24 bostoncommon-magazine.com Break out the Bongo drums, people—it's s-s-s-s-summer! You know, the season we wait for all year—sandy flip-flops, white linen shirts, lip-smacking margaritas, glori- ous crashing waves. It all inspires my creative energy to throw caution to the wind; pop open my watercolor set and smash blues and greens into one groovy cerulean explosion. Who am I kidding, I can't draw for beans, but Rachel Perry sure can. The cover star for our annual Summer Arts issue (see page 79) is literally living the dream as an (award-winning) artist, painting, sculpting, and sketching sea- side in the north of Boston. During our shoot, I spent the day with Perry, who is the current artist-in-residence at the Isabella Gardner Stewart Museum, and found her artistic instincts and bound- ary-less approach to be courageous. Frankly, having artistic boundaries is not an option for her: Perry was born to express her take on the world as it exists right here, right now. I believe she takes us to another level of understanding, but you see for yourself. Creative points of view have been a prominent theme for me the last few months, first as a speaker at the Etsy Roadshow, where I was asked to share editorial tools to help artists and entrepreneurs "sell" their story, and where I moderated a panel on the challenges of brick and mortar and digital ventures. Then, I crossed paths at Saks Fifth Avenue with Aquazzura founder and designer Edgardo Osorio, whom you might consider a "shoe prodigy," having roared up the ranks of Salvatore Ferragamo and Roberto Cavalli before starting his own collec- tion at the tender age of 24. His sexy, strappy stilettos notwithstanding, I did put in a request for extra-sturdy summer flip-flops—perfect for stomping around in the sand. from left: Crowned with a beautiful hat courtesy of Marc Hall Designs, I joined event chair Julie Hume Gordon at the annual Party in the Park to benefit the Justine Mee Liff Fund; cover star Taniya Nayak graced the party celebrating our inaugural home design issue. lisa pierpont LETTER From THE EDITor-IN-CHIEF