“I wanted to create a retreat,” says artist James C. Christensen, “a secluded little nook filled with art and books where a woman could really get away from it all. Here, the tension melts away as lilting strains of lute music drift across the overstuffed cushions. The objects in the room represent the things that I believe are important to a full and satisfying life: Rembrandt’s painting Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer (culture and the arts); the medieval Unicorn Tapestries (magic and belief); maps (curiosity and exploration); sheet . . .