Monthly Archives: March 2017

Black History Education at the Cultural Center

Last week I commuted downtown and decided to stroll over to the Chicago Cultural Center. First, Angel and I passed the Monument with Standing Beast by Jean Dubuffet. I walked in on a prototype of the story chair from the Conrad Sulzer Regional Library, which apparently doubles as a table and turns into a throne as […]

Reading-deprived word girl

Well wouldn’t you know it, the week after I organized my bookshelf I wasn’t allowed to read anything. I am going through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way with a local group of lovely women, and Week 4 is when we aren’t supposed to read anything. This is really, really hard for me. In the spirit […]

Assemblage at The Collage cafe

I joined the Grown*UP Girls Club this year at The Collage Cafe and I am loving it. While I have my own studio where I can create, there is something about gathering around women, being in a different space, and having someone else prescribe a project that soothes the soul and takes me out of my […]

Book Organizing

Last week a winter storm kept me house bound, and it gave me the opportunity to re-organize my bookshelves. The winterscape was lovely for a bit, until white-out conditions made my windows hard to see through. So I started pulling out the books that graced my shelves, to give them a thorough dusting and get […]

Affair of the Arts Spring Show

Last Sunday took me to the Shores of Turtle Creek in Spring Grove for the Affair of the Arts Spring Show. The grounds are so pretty and I can imagine the festive events that are held here. Like the holiday show, we had ample setup time. The load in was smooth, and soon my table […]

Reconnecting with the Sewing Machine

During my corporate life, I took a pencil skirt class at Vogue Fabric and of course gathered materials to build on that, except that my inherited sewing machine thwarted me and I gave up.  Eventually I got a brand-new machine, but I only used it for small projects and never went back to my UFOs, especially […]

Exploring Crystal Lake

On Friday I was scheduled for an evening art fair at the Immanuel Lutheran School in Crystal Lake, a suburb I had never visited before. So prior to the 4:30 pm setup time I decided to take the afternoon to explore the town. An online search produced an intriguing map of a nice walkable cluster […]

Dragonflies in the shop

Last week was Dragonfly week and I uploaded a few of my favorite odonata. There will be more to come, and I have a few in my head. With spring coming I want to make more plant stakes. I also did neck shots and earring shoots as the sunlight permitted. I don’t have a photo […]

Spring Grove Show Sunday

Affair of the Arts Spring 2017

On Sunday I will be making my way to the beautiful Turtle Creek Lodge in Spring Grove. Affair of the Arts, a Fine Art & Artisan Gift Show, is held Sunday, March 5, 10 am to  5 pm at The Shores of Turtle Creek, 7908 Winn Road, Spring Grove, Illinois 60081. The spacious lodge will […]

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