Below you’ll find links to some of my favorite projects and articles. If you’d like to work with me, don’t find what you’re seeking, want to see more or notice broken links, email me at penfemme@gmail.com.
Enjoy reading samples of my work
(Note: A few pieces on this list are not linked due to outlet site migrations and redesigns, but the titles and publications remain to illustrate the breadth of my work.)
Hot Off The Presses
Artist George Marks Recommends His Go-to Spots in Arnaudville: Maps out a weekend plan with good food, art and soul, Louisiana Life, LA Rambler Column, May-June 2025
Less Recent Work
3 Design Pros Share Their Favorite Southwest Florida Historic Buildings, Gulfshore Life
Louisiana Life magazine, issue archive (editor 2016-2023) – Press Club of New Orleans Excellence in Journalism Awards Winner for 2024 Alex Waller Memorial Best in Show Award.
Acadiana Profile magazine, issue archive (editor 2016-2023)
New Orleans Homes, magazine, issue archive (editor 2016-2023)
New Orleans Bride Magazine, issue archive (editor 2014-2023)
Bon Vivant blog (award-winning blog about living well and artfully in New Orleans and beyond), MyNewOrleans.Com
Lâche Pas: Sustaining and spreading the tradition of Cajun boucherie, Acadiana Profile Magazine – International Regional Magazine Award of Merit for an Arts & Culture feature
Ardent Spirits, installment of “Along the Way” column that published in Louisiana Life magazine
Southern Charm, installment of former monthly Biz Etiquette Column in Biz New Orleans Magazine.
Julia Reed’s South: An Interview with the late author about her book, the New Orleans food scene and learning to make cocktails as a child in Mississippi, Bon Vivant
High Rollin’: VIPs live large in Louisiana’s luxurious casinos, Louisiana Life Magazine
Light and Day: An uptown villa glimmers with sunny interiors and sumptuous surfaces, New Orleans Homes & Living Magazine
Proof of Pampering: A burgeoning spa business is rubbing it in, New Orleans Magazine
Lifelike, review of Blanton Museum exhibit in Austin, Arts + Culture Texas magazine
Timely Twists: Houston textile designer Rusty Arena celebrates 25 colorful years, ModernLuxury Interiors Texas
Houston Brides Magazine Fall/Winter 2013 (editor in chief) – ModernLuxury
Easy Southern Escapes, Spencer’s former column for ShermansTravel
Travel Postcard: 48 Hours in Houston, Texas – Reuters
In Armstrong’s Austin, Beer-fueled disappointment – Reuters
Former first lady Barbara Bush: ‘I’m tired now of the elections’ – Chicago Tribune
White House kids talk growing up presidential – Austin American-Statesman
Red carpet, choppers, champagne greet Formula One in Texas – Reuters
Prep is back: Old is new again 30 years later with author of ‘True Prep’ – Austin American-Statesman
Houstonians have long embraced sleek, sexy mid-century design – Houston Chronicle
Butlers leading a life of intrigue in service to Houston’s upper crust – Houston Chronicle
Western wear isn’t just for the rodeo: The cool kids don pearl snaps – Houston Chronicle
