Last Wednesday The Network of Entrepreneurial Women met in Lemont to peruse Emergency Vehicle Night. Organized by Lemont Legends, Cruise Nights are held during the summer on Wednesday evenings in Downtown Historic Lemont. We gathered at Aurora Rose Boutique for some small talk and browsing. Megan K’s dress also had an EMS theme. We then […]
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Can you do me a favor? Would you do a sunshine dance for me on Saturday? I’ll be making bargains with the weather deities as I prepare for one more outdoor show. My next Pop Up will be on August 30 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Platt A Palooza. Platt Hill Nursery is hosting […]
It’s my birthday today! Round birthdays are fun, but the year after always feels a bit weird. I’d rather stay at 40 than become ‘early forties’. My fortieth year was fabulous though. I didn’t really have a theme, but I feel a sense of opening. I trust more, I embrace more, I try more, I […]
Last week I took another field trip to the Field Museum. I was supposed to meet NEW in the afternoon so I made a day of it. A seagull decided to pose at his best angles as I admired the glorious day and Chicago’s skyline. The Field currently has a Biomechanics exhibit called The Machine […]
I’ve loaded some new pieces to Etsy last week while reviewing what I have in stock. Anything created since then will debut at Platt-A-Palooza on August 30 and make their way to Etsy after that (if it doesn’t go home with someone). My newly loaded pendants include Lime-Green Abstract Circle, Peace be with You, Write in […]
This month several FUSEDChicago artists are participating in a blog hop. I was asked to participate by Alicia Forestall-Boehm, whom I see at various FUSEDChicago exhibits. Her work is quite fascinating, as it takes encaustics to a sculptural level, and I love how she takes cheesecloth, wood and wire and turns them into abstract yet […]
I haven’t been taking many jewelry selfies lately, though I always get compliments on the Maraviglia I am wearing. Earlier this summer I wore Blessed are you among Women out paired with my favorite twinsy spirals. At NEW’s anniversary party I wore my bangles, which pretty much go with all my outfits and can be […]
Some calls for art are best for others, as was the case with Morpho Gallery’s latest encaustic showcase. I had seen the Unbound(ed) call for art, but in spite of my freewheeling summer felt too confined in my work to create a piece for it. So I let the deadline pass, and instead got to […]
July was full of fun summer adventures, including a wonderful barbecue with NEW. We claimed a pavilion at Busse Woods and brought salad, sweets and meat to grill. It was lovely to listen to nature right in the middle of a large suburb. Nature was quite close as we had a defensive pair of bird […]
On my last day of the Utica excursion I decided to give Buffalo State park another chance. I had visited it years before, excited about the earth sculptures, only to get hot in the harsh sun of the prairie landscape. To let a speeding truck pass me I pulled into the Illinois & Michigan Canal […]
