“With her, beauty comes. The winds flee before her and the storm clouds; sweet flowers embroider the earth; the waves of the sea laugh; she moves in radiant light. Without her there is no joy or loveliness anywhere.” ~ Edith Hamilton, Mythology There she is, in LOVEly company at Dick Blick Art Materials. You can […]
In addition to the Black Cloud Art Bazaar, I also perused Park Schreck’s gallery on Friday evening. Through FUSEDChicago I had learned that encaustic artist Jane Michalski was exhibiting as part of “Boundaries†with painter Ted Stanuga. My shyness kicked in at this gallery so I snapped shots outside but not inside. Jane Michalski’s pieces are abstract […]
It seems that the cocooning and reflection of the past month ended with a bang on February 1. There has been a surge of energy, various affirmations and a lot of busy-ness that I almost need to recover from after being so accustomed to peace and quiet. First up, I’ll share a favorite outing this […]
Happy Friday! It’s been surprisingly mild and the sun is coming out more often again, which puts a smile on my face.  As a breather from my book research, I read about John James Audubon’s interesting life while sipping hot chocolate recently. Reading about him coincided with watching a wonderful documentary about birds with […]
“Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu’avec le cÅ“ur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”  ~ Antoine de Saint Exupéry, The Little Prince […]
“It is more important to live intensely and love wholeheartedly than it is to worry whether you’re doing the wrong thing. Trust your inner knowledge.  Slow down, you will deal with the future when it is present.†~Cassandra Lorius in Mandalas and Meditations Last week a lot of snowmen melted, and so did my resolve. Snowman […]
“I prefer the title Goddess. Queens have realms that are entirely too limited.” ~Demeter in P.C. Cast’s Goddess of Spring I submitted my love-themed collage to Dick Blick, which had me perusing my photos from Greece, where I photographed the Goddess of Love a few times. This one, Sassy Aphrodite, will go up on the […]
  “The best way to predict the future is to create it.†~Valerie Beck, with help from Gayle Newcomb Friday’s Women’s Innovation Circle was about doing business in the UK. The British Consulate-General Chicago’s Head of Trade and Investment Colette Buscemi and Vice Consul of Innovation and Economics Chipo Nyambuya spoke about how to best prepare […]
This week has been about aspiration. I’ve been working on a love piece for Dick Blick’s, which is filled with aspirations about love. On Thursday I attended a Chicago Artists Coaltion‘s Collector’s Circle talk at Perspective Gallery, where Katsy Johnson explained her process for creating her beautiful encaustic photographs in the “Schools Out Forever” series. […]
Last week I returned to the Field Museum for another wing exploration. This time Evolving Planet  was on the schedule (a permanent exhibit, so come on up and see it for yourself with your kiddos). I also viewed a fabulous 3-D movie (T-Rex) about Sue, the most complete skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex found to date, discovered […]
