TroysArt’s Ten Christmas Gift Ideas for Him, + One.

Last year, Ellen and I had a whole conversation about gifts.  In a debate about what she might get Christmas, my answer was, of course, wine and Yankee Candles.  At a certain point, people become impossible to shop for. My friends and family are not only capable of buying what they want and when they want it; they're also very particular. And I think that men are more difficult to buy for.  What do you buy for the man who has everything? A nice tie no longer passes muster, and Isotoner slippers from Kroger seem very much an afterthought. Here are some ideas that Ellen and I came up with, along with links in red to the products.  But keep ...

By |2025-12-08T08:30:15-05:00December 5, 2025|Entertainment, Lifestyle|

A Painting Party with John Palmer

John Palmer directs Shanon Watson & Cody Soutar during the Painting Party. Regular TroysArt readers know how much I adore the blending of art, food, and booze—so it should come as no surprise that I must rave about the June Painting Party with John Palmer. I have known John Palmer since his first showings. (In fact, in the late 90s when I was the designer responsible for the restoration and conversion of the old Southern Pacific Building in downtown Houston into Bayou Lofts, I commissioned some large paintings by John for the lobby.)  Since then I have come to know that anyone who loves art loves John; and anyone who loves a fun guy especially loves this one. John is one of the hardest working artists I ...

By |2016-06-03T22:30:55-05:00June 3, 2016|Artists, Entertainment|

Another exciting Best Friends Brunch benefitting aniMeals

Troy Broussard & Delta Dawn, 2016 Best Friends Brunch benefitting aniMeals. My dog should be an international socialite... Once again this year Delta Dawn rocked the ballroom of a fancy hotel! The occasion was another exciting Best Friends Brunch benefitting aniMeals on Wheels at Houston’s fabulous Hotel Zaza. aniMeals on Wheels, a division of Interfaith Ministries Meals on Wheels program, was conceived after Interfaith administrators for the Meals on Wheels program questioned drivers about what they were learning on their routes.  Seems recipients were not finishing their meals in order to save portions for their pets. The aniMeals program was created to provide pet food so that home-bound seniors would not feel compelled to share their limited food. Delta ...

By |2016-02-20T12:04:37-05:00February 20, 2016|Entertainment, Lifestyle|

Remember that time I was on TV? The Big Switch

Troy Broussard of The Big Switch, cover of OutSmart Magazine, November 2002. Does anyone remember that time I was on TV? The Big Switch was a home design challenge sponsored by Houston PBS KUHT, Houston Chronicle, OutSmart Magazine, and Bassett Furniture. Emmy award winning Ernie Manouse hosted the two day challenge in which designers Jennifer Lowe and myself transformed the interiors of neighboring Habitat for Humanity homes. Not only did we have two days but we had a budget of $1,500, part of which we had to use at least one piece of Bassett furniture. The Big Switch was the most watched original program in the 2002 Houston PBS broadcast season. Incidentally, after the show aired I was ...

By |2015-11-22T02:54:23-05:00November 22, 2015|Entertainment, Furniture & Design, Lifestyle, TroysArt|

Naked & Afraid’s Billy Berger, and my new Cufflinks

Custom sterling & mahogany obsidian cufflinks with points by Naked & Afraid's Billy Berger. Have you seen Discovery Channel’s hit show Naked & Afraid? And are you wondering what Naked & Afraid star Billy Berger has to do with my newest pair of cufflinks? To enlighten unaware TroysArt readers, Naked & Afraid is a reality TV show that matches two specialists in the art of survival, a man and a woman, who meet in a Godforsaken hellhole and are given the task of surviving for 21 days, naked. The participants disrobe, meet, get down to the almost impossible task of finding potable water, food, and shelter before making a journey to an extraction point where they are rescued. They don’t even have ...

By |2015-04-23T22:42:50-05:00April 23, 2015|Artists, Entertainment|
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