East Hampton Gardens Launches Its First Pop-Up Featuring Hunt Slonem

If there was an artist with a secret knack for interior design populating the sets on Alice In Wonderland, it would be Hunt Slonem. He is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker who is known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings of rabbits, tropical birds, and butterflies. In fact, he has kept a personal aviary where about one hundred birds of various species live.

From June through August, the Barn space at East Hamptons Gardens will be transformed into a gilded-age wonderland showcasing the fantastical exotica world of world-renowned artist Hunt Slonem.

The Barn will showcase his style of “collectorating,” filling entire spaces with bright colors and unusual wall treatments, with countless numbers of 19th century paintings hanging salon-style, and his collections arranged with antique furniture and other goods throughout.

For sale will be a wide array of must-have items from such as the Rabbit Run gold-rimmed plates and bowls, the best-selling Bunny Portrait plates in a rainbow of colors, indoor-outdoor placemats, trays, coaster box sets, lacquered boxes, cashmere throws, silk and velvet hand-embroidered decorative pillows, canvas tote bags, hats, and more. The shop will feature the full collection of tabletop, bedding, blankets, decorative pillows, and gifts, all featuring Hunt’s “exotica” of bunny, bird, and butterfly motifs manufactured in the finest mills and factories all over the world. The collection is priced from $35 to $950, and will include seasonal items perfect for summer entertaining.

Hunt Slonem is best known for his whimsical bunny, bird, and butterfly portraits that grace top museums and galleries all over the world. His work has attracted many well-known athletes and Hollywood art collectors such as Kris Jenner, Ayesha and Steph Curry, Jennifer Lopez, Brooke Shields, and Kate Hudson to name a few.

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Ty Wenzel

Co-Publisher & Contributor

Ty Wenzel, a recent breast cancer survivor, started her career as a fashion coordinator for Bloomingdale’s followed by fashion editor for Cosmopolitan Magazine. She was also a writer for countless publications, including having published a memoir (St. Martin's Press) and written features for The New York Times. She is an award-winning writer and designer who covers lifestyle, real estate, architecture and interiors for James Lane Post. She previously worked as a writer and marketing director for The Independent. She has won multiple PCLI and NYPA awards for journalism, social media and design, including best website design and best magazine for James Lane Post, which she co-founded in 2020. Wenzel is also a co-founder of the meditation app for kids, DreamyKid, and the Hamptons social media agency, TWM Hamptons Social Media.