Portfolio

Everything has a story. For Sallie, writing means bringing to light the stories inherent in things large and small. This portfolio of work is the result of an unquenchable curiosity and ongoing dialogue with people, places, and ideas that enlighten and inspire her.

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Featured Stories

A Loquat Love Story A Loquat Love Story Garden & Gun
Ted Flato’s Kickapoo Ranch Ted Flato’s Kickapoo Ranch Garden & Gun
Kate Turpin’s Palette of Calm Kate Turpin’s Palette of Calm Rock & Vine Magazine
Antiquing in Round Top Antiquing in Round Top Garden & Gun
Natasja Sadi’s Dutch Sugar Garden Natasja Sadi’s Dutch Sugar Garden Galerie Magazine
Bridging Cultures Through Poetry Bridging Cultures Through Poetry San Antonio Magazine
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection Nuvo Magazine
Colin Field at Maison Proust Colin Field at Maison Proust Nuvo Magazine
Venice Biennale 2024 Guide Venice Biennale 2024 Guide Hemispheres Magazine
Hotel Bardo Savannah Hotel Bardo Savannah Wallpaper*
J.J. Martin of La Double J J.J. Martin of La Double J Virtuoso Magazine
Guide to Carmel By The Sea Guide to Carmel By The Sea NUVO Magazine
NYC Guide for Design Lovers NYC Guide for Design Lovers Veranda
Glenstone Gardens Glenstone Gardens Garden & Gun
Inside Dale Chihuly’s Private Studio Inside Dale Chihuly’s Private Studio Nuvo Magazine
The Rugged Splendors of Sonoma County’s Coast The Rugged Splendors of Sonoma County’s Coast San Francisco Magazine
Meet the Veronica(s) Beard Meet the Veronica(s) Beard Nuvo Magazine
Shifting Gears at Ranch Motel Shifting Gears at Ranch Motel Garden & Gun
Hotel Wailea Pays It Forward Hotel Wailea Pays It Forward Veranda Magazine
Hôtel Swexan in Dallas, Texas Hôtel Swexan in Dallas, Texas Galerie Magazine
Sam Heughan on Life, Travels, and the Last Season of Outlander Sam Heughan on Life, Travels, and the Last Season of Outlander Virtuoso, The Magazine
Dolan Geiman: The Collage King Dolan Geiman: The Collage King Rock & Vine Magazine
El Palace Barcelona El Palace Barcelona Galerie Magazine
Port Aransas: An Ode to a Texas Treasure Port Aransas: An Ode to a Texas Treasure Garden & Gun
La Vie En Rose In Louisville La Vie En Rose In Louisville Nuvo Magazine
Getting a Taste of College Station, Texas Getting a Taste of College Station, Texas Garden & Gun
Bloom & Grow With Chloe Hedden Bloom & Grow With Chloe Hedden Rock & Vine Magazine
Carolina Bucci’s Florence Flagship Carolina Bucci’s Florence Flagship Galerie Magazine
Setting Sail With DVF Setting Sail With DVF Virtuoso, The Magazine
Dom Pérignon in Japan Dom Pérignon in Japan Nuvo Magazine
Meet The Carpenters Meet The Carpenters Garden & Gun
Bulgari Hotel Roma Bulgari Hotel Roma WSJ Magazine
Rae Liu’s Texas Garden Rae Liu’s Texas Garden Garden & Gun
Andrew McCarthy Andrew McCarthy Virtuoso, The Magazine
The Birds of Brackenridge The Birds of Brackenridge San Antonio Magazine
Minerva Parker Nichols Minerva Parker Nichols Dwell
Lady Gaga X Dom Perignon Lady Gaga X Dom Perignon WSJ. Magazine
Isaac Hernandez Isaac Hernandez Virtuoso Magazine
Fredericksburg’s Time To Shine Fredericksburg’s Time To Shine Conde Nast Traveler
Brenda Kingery Brenda Kingery Garden & Gun
Small Town Life in Mount Pleasant Small Town Life in Mount Pleasant San Antonio Magazine
Wildsam Field Guides Wildsam Field Guides Texas Monthly
The Beauty of Amangiri The Beauty of Amangiri San Antonio Magazine
The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern The WSJ Magazine
First Look: Carriqui First Look: Carriqui Garden & Gun
Toronto’s Ace Hotel Toronto’s Ace Hotel DWELL
Texas’ First and Only Sake Brewery Texas’ First and Only Sake Brewery Texas Highways
Alber Elbaz: Love Brings Love Alber Elbaz: Love Brings Love VOGUE
Pedro Diego Alvarado Pedro Diego Alvarado Garden & Gun
Restaurant Lasserre Restaurant Lasserre YOLO Journal
Bishop’s Lodge, Santa Fe Bishop’s Lodge, Santa Fe Conde Nast Traveler
The Things We Carry The Things We Carry Blackberry Magazine
The Birds Are Back in Town The Birds Are Back in Town Garden & Gun
Where To Stay, Eat & Shop In San Angelo Where To Stay, Eat & Shop In San Angelo Texas Monthly
The Goat Heads The Goat Heads Dwell Magazine
Q&A with Foundrae’s Beth Bugdaycay Q&A with Foundrae’s Beth Bugdaycay Texas Monthly
Saba Rock Saba Rock Conde Nast Traveler
Il Borro Il Borro MILIEU
A Fiesta Designer’s Floral Tiaras Are Always in Bloom A Fiesta Designer’s Floral Tiaras Are Always in Bloom Texas Monthly
Bulgari’s Paris Debut Bulgari’s Paris Debut Architectural Digest
Hacienda AltaGracia Hacienda AltaGracia The WSJ Magazine
Setting The Table With Skye McAlpine Setting The Table With Skye McAlpine Veranda
James Turrell’s South American Skyspace James Turrell’s South American Skyspace The WSJ Magazine
Fredericksburg’s Albert Hotel Fredericksburg’s Albert Hotel Texas Highways
50th Anniversary of The Godfather 50th Anniversary of The Godfather Aspen Modern Luxury
Stephanie Lynton’s Holiday Home Stephanie Lynton’s Holiday Home Flower Magazine
100 Years of Chanel No.5 100 Years of Chanel No.5 The WSJ Magazine
Sylvie Corbelin: Antiquarian Turned Jeweler Sylvie Corbelin: Antiquarian Turned Jeweler Nuvo Magazine
Jon Flaming’s Cowboy Pop Jon Flaming’s Cowboy Pop Rock & Vine
Martha Schneider’s Raleigh Residence Martha Schneider’s Raleigh Residence Flower Magazine
Mad Hatters Mad Hatters Rock & Vine
The Water Lily Whisperer The Water Lily Whisperer Garden & Gun
Hacienda de San Antonio Hacienda de San Antonio Milieu
A Life Well Seasoned A Life Well Seasoned Cherry Bombe
Texas Sophisticate: Inside Designer Trish Sheats’ Latest Project Texas Sophisticate: Inside Designer Trish Sheats’ Latest Project Flower Magazine
Fredericksburg’s Hill Top Cafe Fredericksburg’s Hill Top Cafe Texas Highways
Molly Wilkinson’s New Book + One-Bite Texas Sheet Cake Truffles Molly Wilkinson’s New Book + One-Bite Texas Sheet Cake Truffles Texas Monthly
Willow Crossley’s Virtual Floristry Lessons Willow Crossley’s Virtual Floristry Lessons Hemispheres
Finding Travel Inspiration in My Grandparents’ Vacation Journals Finding Travel Inspiration in My Grandparents’ Vacation Journals Conde Nast Traveler
Diane Von Furstenberg’s Secrets to Living Well at 74 Diane Von Furstenberg’s Secrets to Living Well at 74 The WSJ Magazine
Petrossian’s Centennial Anniversary Petrossian’s Centennial Anniversary Town & Country
Fredericksburg: A Texas Town on the Rise Fredericksburg: A Texas Town on the Rise Garden & Gun
Ode to Mies van der Rohe Ode to Mies van der Rohe Dwell
Spiral Jetty & Sun Tunnels Spiral Jetty & Sun Tunnels Architectural Digest
Texas Craftsmen Texas Craftsmen Rock & Vine
Hunt-Ing For Hydroponics Hunt-Ing For Hydroponics Rock & Vine
Bridging The Gap Bridging The Gap Texas Highways
Fred Fisher’s Ojai Residence Fred Fisher’s Ojai Residence Dwell
Hotel Magdalena Hotel Magdalena Garden & Gun
Prickly Pear Margaritas Prickly Pear Margaritas Garden & Gun
The Rothko Chapel The Rothko Chapel The WSJ Magazine
The Chapel on the Dunes The Chapel on the Dunes Texas Highways
Gift from the Sea Gift from the Sea VIE Magazine
Artist Brenda Bogart’s River House Artist Brenda Bogart’s River House Dwell
Cooking in Gascony Cooking in Gascony The Lily
The Spice King The Spice King American Way
Gone Country Gone Country VIE Magazine
Galapagos Islands Galapagos Islands Inviato Travel
Some Like It Hot Some Like It Hot Garden & Gun
Back to Collage Back to Collage American Way
Hats Off to Behida Dolic Hats Off to Behida Dolic Nuvo Magazine
Adventures in The Andes Adventures in The Andes Inviato Travel
Golden Globes Golden Globes The WSJ Magazine
Write This Way Write This Way Hemispheres
Cut It Out Cut It Out Texas Highways
Globes & Commodes Globes & Commodes American Way
Austin Power Austin Power The WSJ Magazine
Festivals Without Borders Festivals Without Borders Garden & Gun
The Louvre’s New Conservation Facility The Louvre’s New Conservation Facility The WSJ Magazine
Regan Baker’s San Fran Abode Regan Baker’s San Fran Abode Dwell
South Texas Siren South Texas Siren Virtuoso Life
Behind The Scenes With Harry Benson Behind The Scenes With Harry Benson Architectural Digest
Fortuny Fortuny The Hideaway Report
Tarpon Springs Tarpon Springs Garden & Gun
Raising The Bar At The Ritz Paris Raising The Bar At The Ritz Paris VIE Magazine
The Oldest Anatomical Theatre The Oldest Anatomical Theatre National Geographic
Homeward Bound Homeward Bound VIE Magazine
The Language of Louboutin The Language of Louboutin Dallas Modern Luxury
The Butterflies’ Great Migration The Butterflies’ Great Migration The Atlantic
150 Years of Burials at Arlington 150 Years of Burials at Arlington The Atlantic
All That Glitters All That Glitters Virginia Living
Timeless Treasures Timeless Treasures VIE Magazine
The Best Of Times The Best Of Times Odyssa Magazine
Bespoke Buckles Bespoke Buckles Texas Highways
Message in a (Wine) Bottle Message in a (Wine) Bottle My Little Bird
The Castellana of the Langhe The Castellana of the Langhe VIE Magazine
Notable Beginnings Notable Beginnings Andrew Harper Traveler
Wildflower Man Wildflower Man Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine
A Hill Country Smokehouse A Hill Country Smokehouse Texas Highways
High Society High Society VIE Magazine
Annecy, France Annecy, France The Hideaway Report
The Change Makers The Change Makers Dallas Modern Luxury
Swimsuits with a Southern Twist Swimsuits with a Southern Twist Garden & Gun
Adventurous Pursuits in Mexico & Central America Adventurous Pursuits in Mexico & Central America Andrew Harper Traveler
Some Like It Hot Some Like It Hot Texas Highways
The Magic of Mexico’s Valle de Bravo The Magic of Mexico’s Valle de Bravo Andrew Harper Traveler
A Perfect Day In Georgetown A Perfect Day In Georgetown The Hideaway Report
Bent on Boats Bent on Boats Texas Highways
An Interview With Charlie Weber An Interview With Charlie Weber Dallas Modern Luxury
A Perfect Day In San Antonio A Perfect Day In San Antonio Andrew Harper Blog
Guten Co. Guten Co. San Antonio Magazine
Great Small Towns Near DC: Ligonier Great Small Towns Near DC: Ligonier Washingtonian
The Rise of Wellness Travel The Rise of Wellness Travel Andrew Harper Traveler
The Viceroy Zihuatanejo The Viceroy Zihuatanejo Forbes Travel Guide
Jenna Owens & Tyler Haney Jenna Owens & Tyler Haney Dallas Modern Luxury
Articulture Designs Articulture Designs Tribeza
Emily Waldmann Emily Waldmann Tribeza
Bringing Up Bébé Bringing Up Bébé Tribeza
Supply Showroom Supply Showroom Tribeza
Kettle & Brine Kettle & Brine Tribeza
The Hammers Takes Highland Park Village The Hammers Takes Highland Park Village Dallas Modern Luxury
RH & Gary Friedman RH & Gary Friedman Tribeza
Flower Magazine Lavender Fields Forever Lavender Fields Forever Flower Magazine
Weathered Coalition Weathered Coalition Tribeza
Esby Apparel Esby Apparel Tribeza
The Lone Star The Lone Star Dallas Modern Luxury
The Paper + Craft Pantry The Paper + Craft Pantry Tribeza
Kit & Ace Kit & Ace Tribeza
The DNA of Genetic Conditions The DNA of Genetic Conditions San Antonio Magazine
Pretty Little Statements Pretty Little Statements D.C. Modern Luxury
Scott Haze Scott Haze Dallas Modern Luxury
NPR NPR The Georgetowner
Karla Colletto’s Aquatic Couture Karla Colletto’s Aquatic Couture The Georgetowner
Maryland’s Eastern Shore Maryland’s Eastern Shore The Georgetowner
Retail Oracle Iraklis Karabassis Retail Oracle Iraklis Karabassis The Georgetowner
Middleburg’s Magnestism Middleburg’s Magnestism The Georgetowner
Unit D Pizzeria Unit D Pizzeria Tribeza
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